Assisted Living
Longview, an Ithacare Community
1 Bella Vista Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850 · Map
Licensed for 96 residents · Ithacare Center Service Company, Inc.
Longview, an Ithacare Community is a state-licensed assisted living community in Ithaca, New York. It is licensed for 96 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 96 residents
Adult Home / ALR, EALR 730-E-002, current license dated Dec 12, 1998. Licensee Ithacare Center Service Company, Inc..
Nearest emergency room
4.1 miles
Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca, rated 3 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview, an Ithacare Community this community | 96 | Not published | Active | 33 violations, 3 enforcement actions | |
| Bridges Cornell Heights - The Colonial | 2.9 mi | 9 | Not published | Active | 1 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Bridges Cornell Heights - The Tudor | 2.9 mi | 15 | Not published | Active | 1 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Brookdale Ithaca Assisted Living | 3.3 mi | 85 | $8,790/mo | Active | 8 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Brookdale Ithaca Memory Care | 3.3 mi | 36 | Not published | Active | 14 violations, 1 enforcement actions |
State inspection record33 violations, 3 enforcement actions
- Last inspection report
- March 3, 2026
- Inspections
- 25, 33 violations cited
- Complaint inspections
- 21, 29 violations cited
- Enforcement actions
- 3
Enforcement actions (Stipulation and Order issued)
- March 27, 2026: Stipulation and Order ACF-26-022
- October 23, 2025: Stipulation and Order ACF-25-066
- June 10, 2024: Stipulation and Order ACF-24-020
Inspection reports
- March 3, 2026, complaint survey: 1 violation (Individualized Service Plan) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- November 19, 2025, relicensure, complaint survey: 5 violations (General requirements, Smoke and fire protection, Maintenance, Disaster and emergency planning, Medication Management) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- November 10, 2025, other survey: 1 violation (Records and reports) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- June 20, 2025, relicensure, complaint, follow-up survey: 1 violation (Smoke and fire protection) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- June 17, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
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- January 16, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- December 16, 2024, relicensure, complaint survey: 11 violations (Requirements before submitting a request for, Admission standards, Supervision, Food service, Smoke and fire protection, Safety procedures, Maintenance, Disaster and emergency planning, Individualized Service Plan, Medication Management) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- September 25, 2024, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- and 17 more on the state’s site
Read the full record on the state’s site →
DOH: “The Department conducts inspections for certification purposes every 12 to 18 months at each ACF, as well as follow-up inspections to ensure that any previously cited deficiencies are corrected. Additional investigations are conducted as a result of complaints and incident reports received by the Department.” DOH: “Violations under dispute through the Inspection Review Process (IRP) are not displayed.” Under 18 NYCRR Part 486, DOH may assess civil penalties against an adult care facility for violating its regulations. This community is certified for 96 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Inspection reports themselves are not online; you can request copies from DOH (how to request reports), and each facility must post its most recent report in a public area. Source: New York State Department of Health, Division of Adult Care Facilities and Assisted Living Surveillance, NYS Health Profiles, data as of October 15, 2026, covering April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Ithacare Center Service Company, Inc.
- License type
- Adult Home / ALR, EALR
- License number
- 730-E-002
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 1998-12-12
- Licensed capacity
- 96
- Licensee
- Ithacare Center Service Company, Inc.
- County
- Tompkins County
Source: New York state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in New York, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in New York
- Assisted Living Program (ALP). Medicaid can pay for services through the Assisted Living Program (ALP), which is only for people who qualify for nursing home care. Medicaid recipients must have ALP services approved ahead of time by the local social services district. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Aug 23, 2004 to Dec 1, 2005. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Longview, an Ithacare Community (Ithacare Center Service Company, Inc.). Case 1426415.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 4.1 mi, nursing home 1.2 mi, pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca, Ithaca. 4.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Oak Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center, Ithaca. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vns Ithaca Tompkins Co Chha, Ithaca. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 14850 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Ithaca Dialysis Center, Ithaca, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 14850.
Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, office in Ithaca, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- United Health Services Hospitals, Inc., Candor. 15.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in March 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked15 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Department of Health, Division of Adult Care Facilities and Assisted Living Surveillance inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| New York Medicaid provider list | Jun 30, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| New York State Department of Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Longview, an Ithacare Community provide?
Longview, an Ithacare Community is licensed by the state of New York for assisted living in Ithaca, New York. Its licensed capacity is 96 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Longview, an Ithacare Community?
No. We publish state licensing details for Longview, an Ithacare Community but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Longview, an Ithacare Community cost?
Assisted Living in New York typically starts at $4,800 to $7,950 a month. Based on 80 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Longview, an Ithacare Community does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Longview, an Ithacare Community?
Use Longview, an Ithacare Community's website, ithaca.edu/longview/#http://www.ithaca.edu/longview/#, or visit at 1 Bella Vista Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850.
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