Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing

Public-record details

Address

200 Seventh Street, Buffalo, NY 14201

Phone

(716) 847-2500

Listed under

For-profit

Medicare CCN

335437

Overall star rating

1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆

Health inspection rating

1 of 5

Staffing rating

1 of 5

Quality measures rating

2 of 5

Certified beds

160

Average residents per day

158

Ownership

For-profit, limited Liability company

Legal business name

Waterfront Operations Associates LLC

Chain

Centers Health Care (36 facilities)

Certified for

Medicare and Medicaid

First approved by Medicare/Medicaid

Apr 1, 1975

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 335437. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 13, 2025. CMS lists 33 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 22, 2021 to Feb 13, 2025): 9 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Showing the 12 most recent of 33. 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 1 fine totalling $10,868 in the last three years.

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

3.48 hours

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day

0.44 hours

Nurse aide time per resident per day

2.09 hours

Total nurse staffing on weekends

2.90 hours

Nursing staff turnover (yearly)

61%

RN turnover (yearly)

50%

Administrators who left in the past year

1

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