Tompkins County, New York
County inventory for Tompkins County, New York is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Nursing-home inventory signature
5 nursing homes put Tompkins County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 468 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 New York cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet NY-TOMPKINS-NEW-YORK · Tompkins, NY
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 468 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #728/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $7,110/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Tompkins County
Tompkins County, New York sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 468 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.0/5 (1 at 4★+, 4 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 New York medians: assisted living $7,110/mo, semi-private nursing $15,528/mo, private nursing $16,729/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $3,120/mo. Local Tompkins providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (40% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Kendal at Ithaca. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Tompkins, NY
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Tompkins County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal at Ithaca | Ithaca | 4/5 | 48 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Ithaca | 2/5 | 160 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Oak Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center | Ithaca | 2/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Ithaca | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Groton Community Health Care Ctr Res Care Fac | Groton | 1/5 | 80 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Tompkins County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Vns Ithaca Tompkins Co Chha | Ithaca | 3.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Tompkins County, NY, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the New York overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the New York elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New York state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Tompkins County.