Nursing home
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
104 North Washington Street, Herkimer, NY 13350 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Wecare Centers (13 facilities) · 163 certified beds
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Herkimer, New York. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.76 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Jan 29, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 2.76 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.50 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.4% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the January 29, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 19, 2025
What inspectors found at Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
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
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2025 · 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 · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2025 · 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 · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 30, 2023 - 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 · Jun 30, 2023
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
- 104 North Washington Street
Herkimer, NY 13350 - CMS certification #
- 335510
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 163
- Avg residents/day
- 137.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-03-01
- Chain
- Wecare Centers (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Wecare Centers
Wecare Centers operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wecare Centers 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 Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
At ADHS, we provide personalized, patient-centered care that supports the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of each registrant through engaging activities, medical supervision, daily meals, transportation, and on-site rehabilitation services in a safe, welcoming environment.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Private Rooms When Available
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Little Falls Hospital, Little Falls. 7.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Valley Health Services INC, Herkimer. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Acacia Certified Home Care Co, Utica. 10.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 13350 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Herkimer Dialysis, Herkimer, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Bassett Healthcare Little Falls Dialysis, Little Falls, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Usrc Masonic Care Community Dialysis, Utica, 10.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 13350.
Hospice And Palliative Care Inc New Hartford, office in New Hartford, 18.4 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. 10.9 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 very low, tornado relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation staffed?
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation reports 2.76 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation have?
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is certified for 163 beds.