Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Iroquois Nursing Home
4600 Southwood Heights Drive, Jamesville, NY 13078 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 160 certified beds
Iroquois Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jamesville, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.42 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Aug 20, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $3,174In 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 Iroquois Nursing Home 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) | 3.42 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.4% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $3,174, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Iroquois Nursing Home
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
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · 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 · Aug 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 20, 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 · Aug 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 20, 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 11, 2023 · 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 · Jul 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2020
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
- 4600 Southwood Heights Drive
Jamesville, NY 13078 - CMS certification #
- 335764
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 149.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-11-04
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
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 11, 2023 to Feb 8, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $6,839 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Iroquois Nursing Home (Iroquois Nursing Home, Inc.). Case 2001434.
- Findings for Apr 17, 2003 to Apr 16, 2005. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $4,970 owed to 52 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Iroquois Nursing Home (Iroquois Nursing Home, Inc.). Case 1402845.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Oct 30, 2006.
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
- Crouse Hospital, Syracuse. 3.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center, Syracuse. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nascentia Health At Home, Syracuse. 4.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kinney Drugs. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 13078 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis, Syracuse, 3.4 miles away, straight line
Upstate Pediatrics Dialysis Unit, Syracuse, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Dci - University Dialysis Center, Syracuse, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 13078.
Hospice Of Central New York, office in Liverpool, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Upstate Community Medical, PC, Syracuse. 2.7 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 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 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.
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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Iroquois Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Iroquois Nursing Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Iroquois Nursing Home staffed?
Iroquois Nursing Home reports 3.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Iroquois Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Iroquois Nursing Home have?
Iroquois Nursing Home is certified for 160 beds.