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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
Buffalo, New YorkMedicare inspection record
About Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Buffalo, New York provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care focused on helping patients regain independence. Our dedicated medical team works closely with each person to create personalized recovery plans that support their health goals and quality of life.
Community at a glance
Capacity
160 residents
Location
Buffalo, NY
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
200 SEVENTH STREET, Buffalo, New York 14201
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2025, state inspectors cited 12 health deficiencies (the New York average is 8.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 29 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the New York average.
Medicare fined Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing once in the last three years, $10,868 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 26 minutesBelow the New York average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 61%Above the New York average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
14 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
February 13, 2025 · Standard inspection · 12 citations
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 2, 2025Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 2, 2025Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 2, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 2, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 8, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 2, 2025Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 2, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 2, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 2, 2025Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)AdministrationCorrected Apr 2, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 8, 2025Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Apr 2, 2025
February 7, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected May 8, 2025
November 13, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Nov 11, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $10,868 in the last three years.
- February 7, 2025Fine: $10,868
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Waterfront Operations Associates LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 158
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- April 1, 1975
- Part of a chain
- Centers Health Care, 36 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 335437
Location
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200 SEVENTH STREETBuffalo, NY 14201
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Questions about Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
How did Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on February 13, 2025 and cited 12 health deficiencies, 4 of them from complaint investigations. The New York average is 8.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 29 minutes with each resident per day, including 26 minutes from registered nurses. 61% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing once in the last three years, totaling $10,868.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.