Overview
Elderwood at Wheatfield has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Niagara Falls. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 88% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 14, 2024, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the New York average of 8.0. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 31% of New York nursing homes have been fined.
Elderwood at Wheatfield is a for-profit facility with 123 certified beds, caring for about 113 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
Top 100%
Top 73%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 14, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.00 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.79 hrs
- Nurse aides1.49 hrs
- Physical therapists0.29 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 113
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 18, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes