Our Lady of Mercy Life Center
Nursing home in Guilderland, New York, CMS certification number 335767
2 Mercycare Lane, Guilderland, NY 12084 · Albany County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 160
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 15, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Our Lady of Mercy Life Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Our Lady of Mercy Life Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Our Lady of Mercy Life Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.85
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.02
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.98
- Weekend total hours
- 3.66
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 48.8%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 15, 2024 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 14, 2022, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 147.5 residents live here, about 92% of its 160 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 147.5
- Certified since
- July 1, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Our Lady of Mercy Life Center
- Legal business name
- Our Lady of Mercy Life Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 18 homes nationally under Trinity Health, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Our Lady of Mercy Life Center
- The Grand Rehabilitation and NRSG at Guilderland428 State Route 146, Altamont 12009
- Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center180 Washington Ave Ext, Albany 12203
- Teresian House Nursing Home Co Inc200 Washington Ave Ext, Albany 12203
- Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck40 Autumn Drive, Slingerlands 12159
- Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc323 Kings Road, Schenectady 12304
Who inspects nursing homes in New York
New York's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Our Lady of Mercy Life Center
What is the CMS star rating of Our Lady of Mercy Life Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Our Lady of Mercy Life Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Our Lady of Mercy Life Center?
Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.