Albany Senior AdvisorPathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1805 Providence Avenue in Niskayuna, is a 112-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the Town of Niskayuna, Schenectady County, licensed by New York under certificate 4652302N. Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's Care Compare star ratings?
Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 3 on health inspections, 2 on staffing and 5 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 3 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 112 / 105.6 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Individual |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No listed chain |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | April 5, 1989 |
| New York operating certificate | 4652302N, 112 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Niskayuna Operating Company, LLC |
About 106 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 94% of certified beds, close to the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
What did recent inspections find at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
The latest standard health inspection CMS reports for Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is dated January 10, 2025 and produced 5 health deficiencies: 5 on the standard survey and 1 from complaint investigations.
In the previous cycle, with a standard survey on April 19, 2022, CMS counted 1 deficiency, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Capital Region median for the latest cycle is 12, which puts Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at or below the regional middle.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports no fines and 0 payment denials.
How much nursing time do residents at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center get?
CMS credits Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with 3.96 nursing hours per resident day, higher than the Capital Region median of 3.60; registered nurses account for 1.65 hours, higher than the Capital Region median of 0.56.
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3.39 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 42.5% (lower than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 34.1%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period. New York's staffing law (Public Health Law 2895-b) requires 3.5 hours a day, including at least 2.2 from aides and 1.1 from licensed nurses; using CMS's reported numbers (2.03 aide, 1.93 licensed), this home does not meet that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
Which nursing homes are closest to Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Its 112 certified beds make it smaller than the Schenectady County median of 200; the nearest other certified nursing home is Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Glenville, about 2.9 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 297 North Ballston Avenue, Scotia 12302 | 2.9 | 262 | 1 of 5 | June 15, 2026 | 17 |
| Glendale Home-Schdy Cnty Dept Social Services 59 Hetcheltown Road, Scotia 12302 | 3.1 | 200 | 2 of 5 | April 28, 2026 | 15 |
| Schenectady Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 526 Altamont Ave, Schenectady 12303 | 3.1 | 240 | 2 of 5 | August 19, 2025 | 15 |
| Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc 323 Kings Road, Schenectady 12304 | 3.7 | 160 | 4 of 5 | August 26, 2024 | 3 |
| Seton Health at Schuyler Ridge Residential Healthcare 1 Abele Boulevard, Clifton Park 12065 | 6.5 | 120 | 1 of 5 | March 4, 2025 | 14 |
What surrounds Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Niskayuna?
Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is in the Town of Niskayuna, Schenectady County; its closest general hospital is Ellis Hospital (Ellis Medicine), about 1.3 miles away by straight line.
St. Peter's Hospital comes next at about 12.8 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What questions does the record of Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center raise?
Let the CMS figures steer the visit: ask how Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center held its latest inspection to 5 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies regardless.
- Turnover of 42.5% is at or under the regional median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- With occupancy near 94%, ask about the waiting list and whether rehab beds are kept separate.
- CMS shows a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will pay later, confirm that Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on NYS Health Profiles.
