Albany Senior AdvisorEddy Village Green, 421 W Columbia Street in Cohoes, is a 192-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the City of Cohoes, Albany County, licensed by New York under certificate 0102001N. Eddy Village Green holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are Eddy Village Green's Care Compare star ratings?
Eddy Village Green 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 | 192 / 189.2 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | Trinity Health (18 facilities nationwide) |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | February 1, 1989 |
| New York operating certificate | 0102001N, 192 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Capital Region Geriatric Center Inc |
About 189 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 99% of certified beds, above the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
How did Eddy Village Green do in its latest health inspections?
The latest standard health inspection CMS reports for Eddy Village Green is dated April 3, 2025 and produced 14 health deficiencies: 14 on the standard survey and 1 from complaint investigations.
The cycle before (standard survey April 28, 2022) logged 7 deficiencies, with 0 more from infection-control reviews. Compared with the regional median of 12 latest-cycle deficiencies, this home has more than most nearby.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports 1 fine totaling $97,383 and 0 payment denials.
How is Eddy Village Green staffed?
Eddy Village Green reports 4.33 total nursing hours per resident each day, higher than the Capital Region median of 3.60, with registered nurses supplying 0.62 of them (higher than the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3.96 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 38.3% (lower than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 41.2%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure 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 (3.08 aide, 1.26 licensed), this home meets that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
How does Eddy Village Green compare with other nursing homes nearby?
Its 192 certified beds make it larger than the Albany County median of 176; the nearest other certified nursing home is Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center in Troy, about 3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center 2256 Burdett Avenue, Troy 12180 | 3.8 | 80 | 4 of 5 | August 9, 2024 | 9 |
| Eddy Heritage House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2920 Tibbits Avenue, Troy 12180 | 4.3 | 120 | 1 of 5 | February 27, 2024 | 18 |
| Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 100 Heritage Lane, Albany 12211 | 5.0 | 250 | 1 of 5 | May 18, 2026 | 19 |
| Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 49 Marvin Avenue, Troy 12180 | 5.4 | 78 | 2 of 5 | February 12, 2024 | 12 |
| Van Rensselaer Manor 85 Bloomingrove Drive, Troy 12180 | 6.2 | 362 | 1 of 5 | April 1, 2026 | 13 |
What surrounds Eddy Village Green in Cohoes?
Eddy Village Green is in the City of Cohoes, Albany County; its closest general hospital is Samaritan Hospital (St. Peter's Health Partners), about 3.8 miles away by straight line.
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus comes next at about 6.9 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
Also at this address: Eddy Village Green (nursing home, 192 beds).
What should we ask when touring Eddy Village Green?
The public data points to specific questions: ask for the plan of correction covering the 14 deficiencies cited on April 3, 2025 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 38.3% is at or under the regional median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- Ask what led to $97,383 in CMS fines and whether the underlying problem is resolved.
- With occupancy near 99%, 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 Eddy Village Green keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: Eddy Village Green on NYS Health Profiles.
