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Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

134 HOMER AVENUE, CORTLAND, NY, 13045

(607) 756-3909

80 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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134 Homer Avenue

Cortland, NY 13045

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

335768

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cortland

Facility name

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

Street address

134 HOMER AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Cortland, NY 13045

Phone

(607) 756-3909

About this facility — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Cortland, New York. It is licensed for 80 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Cortland and 596 skilled nursing facilities across New York. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Guthrie Cortland Medical Center 42 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $255,876 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Guthrie

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Ali, Mohammad

Director — since 2021

Hayes, Patrick

Director — since 2014

Johnson, David

Director · Officer — since 2014

Latten, Darlene

Director — since 2020

Macafee, Francis

Managing employee · Officer — since 2022

Neuman, Matthew

Director — since 2018

Parvizi, Nasrin

Director — since 2018

Patel, Darshan

Director — since 2019

Puzo, Joseph

Director · Officer — since 2018

Raymond, Mark

Director · Officer — since 2013

Settineri, Marc

Director — since 2016

The Guthrie Clinic

Operational control — since 2020

Vangorder, Garry

Director · Officer — since 2012

Vervalin, Paul

Director — since 2019

Wirtz, David

Director — since 2017

Wright, Mary

Managing employee · Officer — since 2013

Yartym, Jennifer

Managing employee · Director · Officer — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming this facility · 20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1993-10-27

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$255,876 total

Last standard inspection

2026-02-25

Nurse staffing

4.7 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-03-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-07-17

2026-02-25Health inspection5 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2026-04-09

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-04-09

F-0692

K · Immediate jeopardy

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2026-04-09

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2026-04-09

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2026-04-09

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (36 citations)

2024-03-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

F-0577

C · No harm found

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0726

D · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0760

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-04-30

2023-09-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-11-03

F-0684

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-11-03

F-0711

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

Corrected 2023-11-03

2021-12-17Health inspection1 citation

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2022-02-14

2026-02-25Fire-safety inspection8 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2026-04-09

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2026-04-09

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2026-04-09

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2026-04-09

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-04-09

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-04-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-04-09

2024-03-15Fire-safety inspection12 citations

K-0133

E · No harm found

Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0311

D · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0907

D · No harm found

Ensure medical gas and vacuum systems have documented maintenance programs.

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-04-08

K-0921

E · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2024-05-14

2021-12-17Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0133

E · No harm found

Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.

Corrected 2022-02-03

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2022-02-03

K-0311

D · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2022-02-03

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2022-02-03

K-0901

D · No harm found

Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

Corrected 2022-02-16

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2022-02-03

K-0921

E · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2022-02-03

Federal penalties

2026-02-11Fine$185,442

2023-09-11Fine$70,434

Total fines$255,876

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 335768.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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