Overview
Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lake Placid. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 99% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 2, 2024, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the New York average of 8.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 31% of New York nursing homes have been fined.
Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid is a for-profit facility with 156 certified beds, caring for about 147 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1968.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 2, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.57 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.56 hrs
- Nurse aides1.44 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 156
- Average residents per day
- 147
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 4, 1968
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes