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Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing

Nursing home in Buffalo, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
1014 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209
Phone
(716) 883-6782
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
335638
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
200
Average residents per day
187
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Delaware Operations Assoc LLC
Chain
Centers Health Care (36 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 8, 1980
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 335638. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 17, 2025. CMS lists 36 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 18, 2022 to Nov 12, 2025): 14 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher. 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.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Nov 12, 2025Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 12, 2025Timely 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
Nov 12, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 12, 2025Protect 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
G
Actual harm, isolated
Nov 12, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Jul 1, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 1, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 1, 2025Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration · complaint inspection
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jul 1, 2025Protect 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
H
Actual harm, pattern
Jun 17, 2025Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Jun 17, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services
C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Jun 17, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 36. 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 $139,721 in the last three years.

Nov 12, 2025Fine: $36,478
Jun 17, 2025Fine: $103,243

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
4.22 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.52 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.70 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.77 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
60%
RN turnover (yearly)
80%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

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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