Overview
Pontiac Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 4 nursing homes in Oswego. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 67% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 12, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the New York average of 8.0. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 31% of New York nursing homes have been fined.
Pontiac Nursing Home is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 55 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1977.
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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Top 57%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.37 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.82 hrs
- Nurse aides2.02 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 55
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1977
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes