# Morningstar Residential Care Center

Morningstar Residential Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Oswego, NY, CMS Certification Number 335489, with 120 certified beds and about 107 residents per day. CMS rates it 1/5 overall (health inspections 1/5, staffing 1/5, quality measures 3/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 17 Sunrise Terrace, Oswego, NY 13126 (Oswego County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Corporation
- State license: New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH); license 3702315N (facility ID 731), active, 120 licensed beds, licensee Morningstar Care Center, Inc., as of 2026-10-23

- Operator (legal business name): [Morningstar Care Center](https://carefield.site/operator/op-morningstar-care-center)
- CMS chain: not part of a CMS-reported chain

- Phone: 3153424790
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/335489

## Inspection record
11 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2025-08-14); 58 citations (33 health, 25 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 2 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2025-08-14 — [F-0578](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0578) Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. — scope/severity J (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2024-03-04 — [F-0678](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0678) Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. — scope/severity J (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-08-12 — [F-0686](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0686) Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Past non-compliance; complaint survey
- 2025-05-02 — [E-0015](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0015) Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0161](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0161) Use approved construction type or materials. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0211](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0211) Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0223](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0223) Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0225](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0225) Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0281](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0281) Install proper backup exit lighting. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0321](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0321) Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0345](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0345) Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0351](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0351) Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0353](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0353) Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0511](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0511) Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0521](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0521) Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0741](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0741) Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0918](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0918) Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0920](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0920) Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [K-0923](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0923) Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-05-02 — [F-0550](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0550) Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- …and 38 more on the source page.

## Penalties
- 2025-08-12 — Civil money penalty (fine): $102,216
- 2024-03-04 — Civil money penalty (fine): $20,248

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 3.17985 (state avg 3.68718, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.37656
- Nursing staff turnover: 56.9%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- Joseph Murabito — Direct owner, 100%, since 2012-02-01
- Joseph Murabito — Operational / managerial control, since 2012-02-01

## Nearby nursing homes
- [St Luke Residential Health Care Facility Inc](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-335746) — 2.9 km, CMS overall 2/5
- [Pontiac Nursing Home](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-335590) — 2.9 km, CMS overall 2/5
- [Seneca Hill Manor Inc](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-335815) — 8 km, CMS overall 5/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=335489&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=335489&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=335489&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=335489&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=335489&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=335489&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-335489 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.