Canterbury Woods: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Canterbury Woods is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Williamsville, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% above the New York average of 2.15, and 54.4% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Canterbury Woods
725 Renaissance DriveWilliamsville, NY 14221
Erie County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Canterbury Woods, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, 25% above the New York average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 111 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.48 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.93 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
54.4% of nursing staff at Canterbury Woods left over the year CMS measured, against a New York average of 40.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Canterbury Woods holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Canterbury Woods
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Episcopal Church Home & Affiliates Life Care Community Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 2, 1999
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Canterbury Woods
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Elderwood at Williamsville Williamsville | 0.6 | 200 | 2.10 | 3.71 | 72.4% | 2 | $75,553 |
| Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Williamsville | 2.6 | 142 | 1.67 | 3.02 | 72.7% | 1 | $37,138 |
| Beechwood Health Care Center, Inc. Getzville | 2.8 | 272 | 2.14 | 3.97 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Harris Hill Nursing Facility, L L C Williamsville | 3.3 | 192 | 1.96 | 3.26 | 53.2% | 5 | None |
| Williamsville Suburban, L L C Williamsville | 3.3 | 220 | 2.07 | 3.30 | 57.1% | 1 | $43,973 |
| Elderwood at Amherst Amherst · abuse citation | 4.9 | 92 | 2.22 | 3.80 | 57.4% | 2 | $25,262 |
| Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, L L C Tonawanda | 5.6 | 100 | 2.15 | 3.79 | 39.2% | 1 | None |
| Brothers of Mercy Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Clarence | 6.7 | 240 | 2.27 | 3.97 | 49.6% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.