Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc
Nursing home in Watertown, New York, CMS certification number 335431
133 Pratt St, Watertown, NY 13601 · Jefferson County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 272
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 20, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- $9,113 (1)
Does Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Samaritan Keep Nursing Home 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Samaritan Keep Nursing Home 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
- 0.26
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.96
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.63
- Weekend total hours
- 3.05
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 20, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 1, 2024, found 7.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Samaritan Keep Nursing Home. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Samaritan Keep Nursing Home 1 time in the past 3 years, for $9,113 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 259.9 residents live here, about 96% of its 272 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 272
- Average residents per day
- 259.9
- Certified since
- January 1, 1975
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc
- Legal business name
- Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc
- Samaritan Senior Village, Inc22691 Campus Drive, Watertown 13601
- Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing1045 West Street, Carthage 13619
- Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit7785 North State Street, Lowville 13367
- Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc232 Academy Street, Boonville 13309
- Pontiac Nursing Home303 East River Road, Oswego 13126
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.
Compare all nursing homes in New York, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc, 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 Samaritan Keep Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc?
Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.