Albany Senior AdvisorWesley Health Care Center Inc, 131 Lawrence Street in Saratoga Springs, is a 356-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, licensed by New York under certificate 4501301N. Wesley Health Care Center Inc holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are Wesley Health Care Center Inc's Care Compare star ratings?
Wesley Health Care Center Inc holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 1 on health inspections, 4 on staffing and 3 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 4 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 356 / 280.7 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No listed chain |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | January 1, 1974 |
| New York operating certificate | 4501301N, 342 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Wesley Health Care Center Inc |
About 281 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 79% of certified beds, below the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
Which deficiencies has CMS recorded for Wesley Health Care Center Inc?
The latest standard health inspection CMS reports for Wesley Health Care Center Inc is dated November 19, 2024 and produced 12 health deficiencies: 8 on the standard survey and 5 from complaint investigations.
The cycle before (standard survey October 5, 2021) logged 4 deficiencies, with 0 more from infection-control reviews. Compared with the regional median of 12 latest-cycle deficiencies, this home does no worse than the typical regional home.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports no fines and 0 payment denials.
CMS also marks this home with its abuse icon, given for an abuse citation in the past year or potential-abuse citations in each of the past two years.
What are staffing and turnover like at Wesley Health Care Center Inc?
Wesley Health Care Center Inc reports 4.13 total nursing hours per resident each day, higher than the Capital Region median of 3.60, with registered nurses supplying 0.54 of them (about the same as the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3.56 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 46.2% (lower than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 25.7%. 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 (2.57 aide, 1.56 licensed), this home meets that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
How does Wesley Health Care Center Inc compare with other nursing homes nearby?
Its 356 certified beds make it larger than the Saratoga County median of 120; the nearest other certified nursing home is Seton Health at Schuyler Ridge Residential Healthcare in Clifton Park, about 15.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Health at Schuyler Ridge Residential Healthcare 1 Abele Boulevard, Clifton Park 12065 | 15.2 | 120 | 1 of 5 | March 4, 2025 | 14 |
| Glendale Home-Schdy Cnty Dept Social Services 59 Hetcheltown Road, Scotia 12302 | 16.0 | 200 | 2 of 5 | April 28, 2026 | 15 |
| Fort Hudson Nursing Center, Inc. 319 Upper Broadway, Fort Edward 12828 | 16.1 | 196 | 4 of 5 | December 6, 2024 | 6 |
| Glens Falls Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 152 Sherman Avenue, Glens Falls 12801 | 16.5 | 117 | 2 of 5 | December 18, 2023 | 9 |
| The Pines at Glens Falls Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation 170 Warren Street, Glens Falls 12801 | 17.2 | 120 | 2 of 5 | March 18, 2026 | 10 |
What surrounds Wesley Health Care Center Inc in Saratoga Springs?
Wesley Health Care Center Inc is in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County; its closest general hospital is Saratoga Hospital (Albany Med Health System), about 0.4 miles away by straight line.
Glens Falls Hospital comes next at about 16.8 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What questions does the record of Wesley Health Care Center Inc raise?
Let the CMS figures steer the visit: ask how Wesley Health Care Center Inc held its latest inspection to 12 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies regardless.
- Turnover of 46.2% is at or under the regional median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- With occupancy near 79%, ask which units have open beds and why.
- CMS shows a none council here; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will pay later, confirm that Wesley Health Care Center Inc keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: Wesley Health Care Center Inc on NYS Health Profiles.
