Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Buffalo, NY

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Buffalo
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Buffalo has a total of 44 active skilled nursing facilities and 6,820 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Buffalo of 914,341, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 134.07 persons in Buffalo. There were 5,749 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 84.30 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Buffalo has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Buffalo and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.61	0.71 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.20	2.20 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.97	0.80 / 0.88
All Staff	3.78	3.71 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for New York.

COVID-19 Infections in Buffalo Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Buffalo there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Buffalo

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Buffalo Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Buffalo, NY. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Buffalo

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Buffalo based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Garden Gate Health Care Facility 2365 UNION ROAD CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	12.67
Lockport Rehab and Health Care Center 909 LINCOLN AVE LOCKPORT, NY	16.00
Medina Memorial Hospital S N F 200 OHIO STREET MEDINA, NY	7.33
Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility 55 MELROY AVENUE LACKAWANNA, NY	1.33
Fox Run at Orchard Park ONE FOX RUN LANE ORCHARD PARK, NY	1.33
Elderwood at Lancaster 1818 COMO PARK BLVD LANCASTER, NY	4.00
Elderwood at Grand Island 2850 GRAND ISLAND BLVD GRAND ISLAND, NY	5.33
Eden Rehabilitation Nursing Center 2806 GEORGE STREET EDEN, NY	8.67
Degraff Memorial Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility 445 TREMONT STREET NORTH TONAWANDA, NY	8.67
Schofield Residence 3333 ELMWOOD AVENUE KENMORE, NY	16.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Buffalo based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Williamsville Suburban, L L C 163 SOUTH UNION ROAD WILLIAMSVILLE, NY	60.00 /
Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 822 CEDAR AVENUE NIAGARA FALLS, NY	43.33
Ellicott Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing 200 SEVENTH STREET BUFFALO, NY	52.00
Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility 1031 MICHIGAN AVE BUFFALO, NY	148.83 /
Elderwood at Amherst 4459 BAILEY AVE AMHERST, NY	50.83
Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, L L C 2799 SHERIDAN DRIVE TONAWANDA, NY	73.50
Comprehensive Rehab and Nursing Ctr at Williamsville 147 REIST STREET WILLIAMSVILLE, NY	179.33
Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 64 HAGER STREET BUFFALO, NY	332.17 /
Elderwood at Cheektowaga 225 BENNETT ROAD CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	31.33
Schoellkopf Health Center 621 TENTH STREET NIAGARA FALLS, NY	24.67

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