Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility
Nursing home in Buffalo, NY
Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon
Public-record details
- Address
- 1031 Michigan Ave, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 748-3101
- Listed under
- Nonprofit
- Medicare CCN
- 335834
- Overall star rating
- 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 1 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 300
- Average residents per day
- 258
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Kaleida Health
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Dec 5, 2001
- 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
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 16, 2024. CMS lists 30 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 5, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 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.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | C |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | C |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 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 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | F |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | F |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 1 fine totalling $129,149 in the last three years.
| Sep 16, 2024 | Fine: $129,149 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.41 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.16 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 3.13 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 4.62 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 32%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 17%
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.
Other nursing homes in Buffalo
St Catherine Laboure Health Care CenterMedicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)Terrace View Long Term Care FacilityMedicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse iconDelaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and NursinMedicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse iconHumboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterMedicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)SFF candidate (CMS)CMS abuse iconSafire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L CMedicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And NursingMedicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse iconEllicott Center for Rehabilitation and NursingMedicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)