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Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Nursing home in Buffalo, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)SFF candidate (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
64 Hager Street, Buffalo, NY 14208
Phone
(716) 886-4377
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
335164
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
173
Average residents per day
155
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Nhrc Acquisition LLC
Chain
The Sherman Family (7 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 335164. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Oct 10, 2025. CMS lists 45 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 9, 2023 to Jun 9, 2026): 19 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 3 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years. CMS lists this facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 9, 2026Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 9, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 27, 2026Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 27, 2026Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 27, 2026Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 27, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Oct 10, 2025Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2025Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 10, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 45. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $270,666 in the last three years.

Oct 10, 2025Fine: $198,200
May 23, 2024Fine: $72,466

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.04 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.41 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.00 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.80 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
60%
RN turnover (yearly)
56%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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