Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 216-bed for-profit nursing home in Dunkirk, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the New York average of 2.15, and 49.7% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
10836 Temple RoadDunkirk, NY 14048
Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.62 hours per resident per day, 25% below the New York average. With about 206 residents a day, that works out to roughly 334 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.62 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.87 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.41 | 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
49.7% of nursing staff at Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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 52.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $8,926 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $2,634 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $2,098 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,194 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Dunkirk Operating, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Dunkirk | 1.8 | 40 | 1.86 | 3.29 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Gowanda | 22.2 | 160 | 1.95 | 3.27 | 29.9% | 3 | $23,520 |
| Heritage Green Rehab & Skilled Nursing Greenhurst | 24.4 | 134 | 1.32 | 2.42 | 51.1% | 1 | None |
| Eden Rehabilitation Nursing Center Eden | 27.0 | 40 | 2.04 | 3.42 | 46.9% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Park Rehab & Skilled Nursing Jamestown | 27.3 | 146 | 1.46 | 2.34 | 46.3% | 1 | None |
| Autumn View Health Care Facility L L C Hamburg | 32.3 | 230 | 1.90 | 3.33 | 44.7% | 5 | None |
| Elderwood at Hamburg Hamburg | 32.6 | 166 | 1.69 | 3.02 | 71.7% | 3 | $16,900 |
| Fiddlers Green Manor Rehab and Nursing Center Springville · abuse citation | 35.2 | 82 | 1.67 | 2.90 | 38.8% | 2 | $16,556 |
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.