Albany Senior AdvisorVan Rensselaer Manor, 85 Bloomingrove Drive in Troy, is a 362-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County, licensed by New York under certificate 4102307N. Van Rensselaer Manor holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What rating has CMS given Van Rensselaer Manor in Troy, NY?
Van Rensselaer Manor holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 2 on health inspections, 3 on staffing and 1 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 2 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 3 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 1 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 362 / 270.0 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Government - County |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No listed chain |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | October 1, 1968 |
| New York operating certificate | 4102307N, 362 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Rensselaer County |
About 270 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 75% of certified beds, below the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
How did Van Rensselaer Manor do in its latest health inspections?
Surveyors completed Van Rensselaer Manor's most recent standard health inspection on April 1, 2026. CMS tallies 13 health deficiencies for that cycle, 10 from the survey and 9 from complaints.
In the previous cycle, with a standard survey on May 1, 2023, CMS counted 14 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Capital Region median for the latest cycle is 12, which puts Van Rensselaer Manor above the regional middle.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports 1 fine totaling $21,645 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 Van Rensselaer Manor?
Payroll-based data from CMS shows residents of Van Rensselaer Manor getting about 3.38 hours of nursing time daily (lower than the Capital Region median of 3.60), 0.57 hours of it from RNs (about the same as the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2.78 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 44.9% (lower than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 41.9%. 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 (1.73 aide, 1.65 licensed), this home does not meet that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
Which nursing homes are closest to Van Rensselaer Manor?
Its 362 certified beds make it larger than the Rensselaer County median of 82; the nearest other certified nursing home is Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Troy, about 0.9 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 49 Marvin Avenue, Troy 12180 | 0.9 | 78 | 2 of 5 | February 12, 2024 | 12 |
| Eddy Heritage House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2920 Tibbits Avenue, Troy 12180 | 3.1 | 120 | 1 of 5 | February 27, 2024 | 18 |
| Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 284 Troy Road, Rensselaer 12144 | 3.2 | 80 | 1 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 31 |
| Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center 2256 Burdett Avenue, Troy 12180 | 3.3 | 80 | 4 of 5 | August 9, 2024 | 9 |
| Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 325 Northern Boulevard, Albany 12204 | 3.8 | 200 | 1 of 5 | June 12, 2024 | 12 |
Which hospitals are near Van Rensselaer Manor?
Van Rensselaer Manor is in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County; its closest general hospital is Samaritan Hospital (St. Peter's Health Partners), about 3.2 miles away by straight line.
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus comes next at about 3.5 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What questions does the record of Van Rensselaer Manor raise?
Start with what its CMS record raises: ask for the plan of correction covering the 13 deficiencies cited on April 1, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 44.9% is at or under the regional median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- Ask what led to $21,645 in CMS fines and whether the underlying problem is resolved.
- With occupancy near 75%, 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 Van Rensselaer Manor keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: Van Rensselaer Manor on NYS Health Profiles.
