1031 Michigan Ave, Buffalo, NY 14203 (opens Google Maps) · Erie County · (716) 748-3101· 300 certified beds · avg 258 residents/day · certified since Dec 5, 2001 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Abuse citation flag (CMS)
The abuse flag means inspectors cited this facility for abuse that caused harm to a resident within the past year, or potential for harm in each of the last two years. Source: CMS.
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Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, widespread · Sep 16, 2024 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (L): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was widespread: a systemic or pervasive problem. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Nov 15, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Sep 16, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Nov 15, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 30 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint F-0600
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint F-0689
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · from a complaint F-0695
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · from a complaint · F-0695 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, widespread | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · from a complaint · F-0610 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · F-0835 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. · F-0867 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · F-0580 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint · F-0677 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. · F-0700 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint · F-0760 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | C · Potential for minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | C · Potential for minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · F-0625 |
| May 22, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint · F-0609 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · F-0609 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. · F-0688 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · F-0756 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not perform required COVID-19 testing on residents and staff. · F-0886 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility's menus did not meet residents' nutritional needs, or were not prepared in advance, followed as written, kept up to date, or reviewed by a dietician. · F-0803 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · F-0610 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. · F-0688 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · F-0804 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (7 → 11).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | E |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | L ▲ |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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1 fine totaling $129,149.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2024 | Fine | $129,149 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | New York avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.01 | 3.58 | 3.95 | top 5% in New York; top 13% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.08 | 0.68 | 0.69 | top 8% in New York; top 13% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.28 | 3.13 | 3.50 | top 7% in New York; top 16% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.75 | 0.48 | 0.48 | top 14% in New York; top 14% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 31.6 | 40.3 | 45.8 | top 33% in New York; top 17% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 16.7 | 39.8 | 42.9 | top 6% in New York; top 9% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 5.41, RN 1.16, weekend 4.62.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.41 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleida Health | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/03/2011 |
| Aquino, Nicholas | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2015 |
| Barkowski, Rakhi | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Barrett, Ian | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2022 |
| Beauford, Thomas | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2022 |
| Boyd, Donald | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/11/2022 |
| Boyd, Donald | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2009 |
| Bryant, Shannon | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2020 |
| Chevli, K | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2022 |
| Chisholm, Hugh | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Chisholm, Hugh | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Clemo, Lorrie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2017 |
| Crosby, Gary | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2017 |
| Drake, Matthew | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/05/2021 |
| Drake, Matthew | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/05/2021 |
| Dunn, Jennifer | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Eddib, Abeer | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Hardy, Stephen | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/11/2019 |
| Hardy, Stephen | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/11/2019 |
| Hart, Jonathan | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
Showing 20 of 39 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 19 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
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| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | 0.8 mi | Buffalo, NY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin | 1.2 mi | Buffalo, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | 1.3 mi | Buffalo, NY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 1.6 mi | Buffalo, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuseSFF |
| St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center | 2.2 mi | Buffalo, NY | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Terrace View Long Term Care Facility | 2.5 mi | Buffalo, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C | 5.4 mi | Buffalo, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| McAuley Residence | 5.5 mi | Kenmore, NY | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility | 5.5 mi | Lackawanna, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Elderwood at Amherst | 5.8 mi | Amherst, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, L L C | 5.8 mi | Tonawanda, NY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Garden Gate Health Care Facility | 5.8 mi | Cheektowaga, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
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CMS records place this facility in Erie, NY — 33 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 335834.
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