Overview
Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. It ranks 5th of 8 nursing homes in Buffalo. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 16, 2024, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the New York average of 8.0. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $129,149 in the past three years.
Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility is a nonprofit facility with 300 certified beds, caring for about 254 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2001.
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 63%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 16, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $129,149
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.35 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.11 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.98 hrs
- Nurse aides3.25 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 300
- Average residents per day
- 254
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 5, 2001
- 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