Overview
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. It ranks 7th of 8 nursing homes in Buffalo. It scores best on staffing (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 84% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2025, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the New York average of 8.0. 8 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $139,721 in the past three years.
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a for-profit facility with 200 certified beds, caring for about 187 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1980.
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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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $139,721
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.99 hrs
- Nurse aides2.56 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 187
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 8, 1980
- 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