Albany Senior AdvisorBaptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 297 North Ballston Avenue in Scotia, is a 262-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the Town of Glenville, Schenectady County, licensed by New York under certificate 4620300N. Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's Care Compare star ratings?
Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 1 on health inspections, 2 on staffing and 2 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 2 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 262 / 182.5 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No listed chain |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | November 9, 1977 |
| New York operating certificate | 4620300N, 262 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc |
About 182 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 70% of certified beds, below the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
How did Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center do in its latest health inspections?
Surveyors completed Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's most recent standard health inspection on June 15, 2026. CMS tallies 17 health deficiencies for that cycle, 17 from the survey and 4 from complaints.
Earlier, the October 24, 2023 survey recorded 8 deficiencies, and infection-control visits produced 0 citations. Next to the nine-county median of 12 deficiencies, the most recent count is on the high side.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports no fines and 0 payment denials.
How much nursing time do residents at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center get?
Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.62 total nursing hours per resident each day, about the same as the Capital Region median of 3.60, with registered nurses supplying 0.33 of them (lower than the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3.18 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 52.0% (higher than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 58.6%. 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 (2.25 aide, 1.37 licensed), this home meets that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
How does Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center compare with other nursing homes nearby?
Its 262 certified beds make it larger than the Schenectady County median of 200; the nearest other certified nursing home is Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Niskayuna, about 2.9 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 4 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1805 Providence Avenue, Niskayuna 12309 | 2.9 | 112 | 4 of 5 | January 10, 2025 | 5 |
| Schenectady Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 526 Altamont Ave, Schenectady 12303 | 3.2 | 240 | 2 of 5 | August 19, 2025 | 15 |
| Glendale Home-Schdy Cnty Dept Social Services 59 Hetcheltown Road, Scotia 12302 | 3.5 | 200 | 2 of 5 | April 28, 2026 | 15 |
| Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc 323 Kings Road, Schenectady 12304 | 4.7 | 160 | 4 of 5 | August 26, 2024 | 3 |
| Seton Health at Schuyler Ridge Residential Healthcare 1 Abele Boulevard, Clifton Park 12065 | 9.0 | 120 | 1 of 5 | March 4, 2025 | 14 |
Where is Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and what shares its campus?
Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is in the Town of Glenville, Schenectady County; its closest general hospital is Ellis Hospital (Ellis Medicine), about 2.1 miles away by straight line.
St. Peter's Hospital comes next at about 14.5 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What questions does the record of Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center raise?
Let the CMS figures steer the visit: ask for the plan of correction covering the 17 deficiencies cited on June 15, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 52.0% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- With occupancy near 70%, ask which units have open beds and why.
- CMS shows a both council here; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will pay later, confirm that Baptist Health 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: Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on NYS Health Profiles.
