Nursing home
Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center
800 West Chestnut Street, Rome, NY 13440 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Mayer Family (11 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rome, New York. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.62 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Sep 11, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center compares
This facility vs. the New York and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New York avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.28 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.0% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the September 11, 2024 inspection was corrected by October 25, 2024
What inspectors found at Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2022
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2022 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 800 West Chestnut Street
Rome, NY 13440 - CMS certification #
- 335732
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 97.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-09-12
- Chain
- The Mayer Family (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Mayer Family
The Mayer Family operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Mayer Family facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2006
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Staff pay and workplace safety
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 Dec 25, 2016 to Dec 22, 2018. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $2,105 owed to 3 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center (Bethany Operating Co. LLC). Case 1868090.
- Findings for Sep 21, 2006 to Sep 13, 2008. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,523 owed to 10 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center (Bethany Operating Company, LLC dba). Case 1517023.
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 care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc, Rome. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rome Memorial Hospital, INC - R H C F, Rome. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vna Utica And Oneida Co Chha, Utica. 13.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 13440 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Utica Partners LLC, Rome, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc Rome Dialysis, Rome, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc St Luke Inc Dialysis, Utica, 13.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 13440.
Hospice And Palliative Care Inc New Hartford, office in New Hartford, 12.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Trustees Of The Masonic Hall And Asylum Fund, Utica. 17.0 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 risk
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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center staffed?
Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center reports 3.62 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center have?
Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center is certified for 100 beds.