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Lutheran Home Cottages

114 Utica Road, Clinton, NY 13323 · Oneida County · (315) 801-5261

Adult home · licensed for 14 residents · Licensed since 2019 · Operator: The Lutheran Home of Central New York, Inc.

Assisted Living Residence (ALR): 14 bedsEnhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR): 14 bedsSpecial Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR): 14 beds
8inspections, 2022 to 2026
6violations cited, 2022 to 2026
0enforcement actions
14licensed capacity

New York State Department of Health data as of October 8, 2026 · Certificate 510-E-009 · See the state record

The record in brief

Lutheran Home Cottages is an adult home, one of the two kinds of adult care facility New York licenses, with 14 beds on its operating certificate, including 14 ALR, 14 EALR, 14 SNALR.

Between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2026 the Department of Health cited 6 violations from 8 inspections; the latest report was issued on January 16, 2026.

The state lists no enforcement actions against the operator in that period.

On the state's assisted living quality page it has 0 food and dining violations at its latest recertification survey and an average of 8 direct care staff (2025, reported by the residence).

State inspections

The Department of Health's own summary: "A total of 6 violations resulted from 8 inspections of this facility from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2026, including 5 inspections resulting in no violations."

January 16, 2026Complaint Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
October 8, 2025Complaint Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
June 17, 2025Relicensure, Follow-up Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
November 12, 2024Relicensure Survey · 1 violation · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
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    Resident services.
    18 NYCRR 1001.10 (i) (5-8)
April 16, 2024Complaint Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
November 10, 2023Relicensure, Follow-up Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
July 28, 2023Relicensure Survey · 4 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
  1. §
    Personnel
    18 NYCRR 487.9 (a) (8)
  2. §
    Environmental standards
    18 NYCRR 487.11 (h) (5)
  3. §
    Environmental standards
    18 NYCRR 487.11 (k) (1-3)
  4. §
    Consumer and resident protections.
    18 NYCRR 1001.8 (f) (1)-(2) (i-ii)
March 24, 2023Other Survey · 1 violation · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
  1. §
    Records and reports
    18 NYCRR 485.11 (b)

Enforcement actions

The state lists no enforcement actions against the operator from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026.

Violations under dispute through the state's Inspection Review Process are not shown by the state. Regulation sections are Title 18 of New York's codes (NYCRR). Source: NYS Health Profiles.

New York's assisted living quality measures

0food and dining violations at the latest recertification survey
8direct care staff, 2025 average (reported weekly by the residence)

Source: New York State Department of Health, Assisted Living Residence Quality, read October 8, 2026. The page's third measure, confirmed complaint allegations, was not listed in its table when we read it.

Memory care

Certification on the operating certificateBedsSince
Assisted Living Residence (ALR)14April 2019
Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR)14April 2019
Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR)14April 2019

Lutheran Home Cottages is certified for memory care in New York's terms. What memory care certification means.

A special needs assisted living residence (SNALR) serves people with special needs, including people with dementia or cognitive impairments, under an individualized service plan.health.ny.gov

An enhanced assisted living residence (EALR) lets residents age in place: it may admit or keep residents who need another person's physical help to walk or use stairs, depend on medical equipment and need frequent help from medical staff, or have chronic unmanaged incontinence.health.ny.gov

Costs

The Department of Health had not posted a Consumer Summary with starting rent for Lutheran Home Cottages when we read its quality page. Ask the home for its full rate sheet, including care level fees and any one-time community fee, before you sign.

Assisted living residents in New York have the right to written notice of any fee increase at least 45 days before it takes effect, unless they agree in writing to a specific increase for added care, services or supplies.health.ny.gov

Under Public Health Law section 4656(7), signed February 14, 2025, an assisted living residence must post its monthly service rate and starting rent range in the facility and online.health.ny.gov

Website listed by the Department of Health: www.lutherancare.org

Who runs it

Operator in the state file: The Lutheran Home of Central New York, Inc. (a not-for-profit corporation).

Other assisted living nearby

Nursing homes nearby

For care beyond what assisted living provides. Each has a federal inspection record on this site.

If you have a concern

NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints. New York's Department of Health investigates complaints about licensed homes, and the long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents.

New York's ombudsman program advocates for older adults and people with disabilities who live in nursing homes, assisted living and other licensed adult care homes.aging.ny.gov

To reach a New York long-term care ombudsman, call 1-855-582-6769.aging.ny.gov

Common questions

Is Lutheran Home Cottages licensed?
New York's Department of Health lists it as licensed, certificate 510-E-009, adult home, since April 1, 2019 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Lutheran Home Cottages care for?
Its licence is for 14 residents.
Has Lutheran Home Cottages had violations?
6 violations from 8 inspections from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026, per the New York State Department of Health.
Does Lutheran Home Cottages offer memory care?
Its operating certificate includes 14 special needs assisted living (SNALR) beds, the New York certifications for dementia care.

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