Nursing home
Wesley Health Care Center
131 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 356 certified beds
Wesley Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Saratoga Springs, New York. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Nov 19, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wesley Health Care 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) | 3.85 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.39 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.8% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Wesley Health Care 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2024 · 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 · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 19, 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 · Nov 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 5, 2021 - Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 5, 2021
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
- 131 Lawrence Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 - CMS certification #
- 335394
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 356
- Avg residents/day
- 283.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Wesley Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, pets allowed
- Staff pay 4 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2002
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Wesley Health Care 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.
- Provides transportation.
Public transportation is also available at our door, and we provide free shuttle service to two major supermarkets on a regular schedule.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet Friendly
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Our affordable studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments are ideal for active seniors who want a maintenance-free lifestyle within a 62 and over community.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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 Apr 2, 2020 to Apr 1, 2022. Violations found: Overtime, Wages on federal service contracts. Back wages: $217 owed to 5 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Wesley Health Care Center (Wesley Health Care Center Inc.). Case 1962078.
- Findings for Mar 19, 2013 to May 15, 2013. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Wesley Healthcare Center (Wesley Healthcare Center Inc.). Case 1694839.
- Findings for May 3, 2005 to May 2, 2007. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $10,507 owed to 68 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Wesley Health Care Center, Inc.. Case 1474873.
- Findings for Oct 4, 2002 to Mar 19, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $184,876 owed to 147 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Wesley Health Care Center, Inc.. Case 1346881.
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
- Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Seton Health at Schuyler Ridge Residential H C, Clifton Park. 15.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Ballston Lake. 12.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 12866 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs, 0.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Freedom Center Of Clifton Park, Clifton Park, 14.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 12866.
Community Hospice, Inc, The, office in Albany, 24.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs. 0.4 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective August 16, 1995), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wesley Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wesley Health Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wesley Health Care Center staffed?
Wesley Health Care Center reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Wesley Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wesley Health Care Center have?
Wesley Health Care Center is certified for 356 beds.