Schoellkopf Health Center
Nursing home in Niagara Falls, NY
Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 621 Tenth Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14302
- Phone
- (716) 278-4578
- Listed under
- Nonprofit, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 335376
- Overall star rating
- 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 112
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Schoellkopf Health Center
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jan 3, 1973
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 22, 2025. CMS lists 19 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 23, 2021 to Aug 22, 2025): 5 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | B |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with… | D |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | F |
| May 6, 2025 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | F |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | F |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.76 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.43 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.31 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.53 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 54%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 67%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
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.