Albany Senior AdvisorElderwood at North Creek, 112 Ski Bowl Road in North Creek, is a 82-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the Town of Johnsburg, Warren County, licensed by New York under certificate 5655303N. Elderwood at North Creek holds a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What rating has CMS given Elderwood at North Creek in North Creek, NY?
Elderwood at North Creek holds a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 3 on health inspections, 1 on staffing and 3 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 3 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 82 / 71.5 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | Elderwood (17 facilities nationwide) |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | October 2, 1974 |
| New York operating certificate | 5655303N, 82 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | 112 Ski Bowl Road Operating Company, LLC |
About 72 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 87% of certified beds, below the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
What did recent inspections find at Elderwood at North Creek?
The latest standard health inspection CMS reports for Elderwood at North Creek is dated September 20, 2024 and produced 6 health deficiencies: 6 on the standard survey and 1 from complaint investigations.
In the previous cycle, with a standard survey on April 8, 2022, CMS counted 1 deficiency, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Capital Region median for the latest cycle is 12, which puts Elderwood at North Creek at or below the regional middle.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports no fines and 0 payment denials.
What are staffing and turnover like at Elderwood at North Creek?
Payroll-based data from CMS shows residents of Elderwood at North Creek getting about 2.59 hours of nursing time daily (lower than the Capital Region median of 3.60), 0.26 hours of it from RNs (lower than the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2.27 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 38.2% (lower than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 55.6%. 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 (1.84 aide, 0.74 licensed), this home does not meet that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
How does Elderwood at North Creek compare with other nursing homes nearby?
Its 82 certified beds make it smaller than the Warren County median of 100; the nearest other certified nursing home is Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Queensbury, about 27.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 42 Gurney Lane, Queensbury 12804 | 27.1 | 80 | 1 of 5 | April 15, 2026 | 21 |
| Glens Falls Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 152 Sherman Avenue, Glens Falls 12801 | 31.2 | 117 | 2 of 5 | December 18, 2023 | 9 |
| The Pines at Glens Falls Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation 170 Warren Street, Glens Falls 12801 | 31.9 | 120 | 2 of 5 | March 18, 2026 | 10 |
| Slate Valley Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 10421 State Route 40, Granville 12832 | 35.5 | 88 | 4 of 5 | April 18, 2025 | 2 |
| Fort Hudson Nursing Center, Inc. 319 Upper Broadway, Fort Edward 12828 | 35.8 | 196 | 4 of 5 | December 6, 2024 | 6 |
Which hospitals are near Elderwood at North Creek?
Elderwood at North Creek is in the Town of Johnsburg, Warren County; its closest general hospital is Glens Falls Hospital (Albany Med Health System), about 31.8 miles away by straight line.
Saratoga Hospital comes next at about 43.2 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What should families ask Elderwood at North Creek before choosing it?
The public data points to specific questions: ask how Elderwood at North Creek held its latest inspection to 6 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies regardless.
- Turnover of 38.2% is at or under the regional median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- With occupancy near 87%, ask which units have open beds and why.
- CMS shows a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will pay later, confirm that Elderwood at North Creek keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: Elderwood at North Creek on NYS Health Profiles.
