Overview
Mountainside Residential Care Center 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 Margaretville. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 69% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 26, 2024, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the New York average of 8.0. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,512 in the past three years.
Mountainside Residential Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 82 certified beds, caring for about 65 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1971. It is located inside a hospital.
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
- July 26, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,512
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.82 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.90 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.75 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 65
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 14, 1971
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes