Nursing home
Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
302 Swart Hill Road, Amsterdam, NY 12010 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Upstate Services Group (17 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Amsterdam, New York. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.15 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Dec 10, 2024 cited 15 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $47,879In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | 3.15 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.85 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.7% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $47,879, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual 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 · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 302 Swart Hill Road
Amsterdam, NY 12010 - CMS certification #
- 335543
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 114.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-10-01
- Chain
- Upstate Services Group (17 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Upstate Services Group
Upstate Services Group operates 17 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Upstate Services Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Pets allowed
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2012
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 Feb 19, 2013 to Aug 7, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $4,361 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Capstone Center for Rehabilitation (CSRNC, LLC). Case 1737262.
- Findings for Feb 28, 2012 to Feb 27, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $55,924 owed to 81 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Capstone Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing (CSRNC, LLC). Case 1720731.
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
- St Marys Healthcare, Amsterdam. 6.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- River Ridge Living Center, Amsterdam. 5.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Ballston Lake. 15.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 9.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 12010 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fms-Amsterdam Dialysis Center, Amsterdam, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mohawk Valley Dialysis Center, Inc., Amsterdam, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fms-Capital District Dialysis Center, Schenectady, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 12010.
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Gloversville, 14.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Community Hospice, Inc, The, office in Albany, 18.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Our Lady Of Mercy Life Center, Guilderland. 17.9 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively 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 relatively 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 Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing staffed?
Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing reports 3.15 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing have?
Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is certified for 120 beds.