Elderwood at Lancaster: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elderwood at Lancaster is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Lancaster, New York, part of Elderwood. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% below the New York average of 2.15, and 77.2% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Elderwood at Lancaster
1818 Como Park BlvdLancaster, NY 14086
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 Elderwood at Lancaster, nurse aides logged 1.56 hours per resident per day, 27% below the New York average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 135 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.56 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.36 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.76 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.51 | 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
77.2% of nursing staff at Elderwood at Lancaster 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 65.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 22, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 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. Elderwood at Lancaster holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Elderwood at Lancaster
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Elderwood, 17 homes
- Legal name: 1818 Como Park Boulevard Operating Company, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elderwood at Lancaster
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Greenfield Health & Rehab Center Lancaster | 2.7 | 160 | 2.60 | 4.58 | 48.9% | 4 | None |
| Elderwood at Cheektowaga Cheektowaga | 3.1 | 172 | 1.91 | 3.27 | 63.0% | 1 | None |
| Garden Gate Health Care Facility Cheektowaga | 3.7 | 184 | 2.04 | 3.70 | 52.1% | 2 | None |
| Harris Hill Nursing Facility, L L C Williamsville | 4.4 | 192 | 1.96 | 3.26 | 53.2% | 5 | None |
| Williamsville Suburban, L L C Williamsville | 5.6 | 220 | 2.07 | 3.30 | 57.1% | 1 | $43,973 |
| Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Williamsville | 6.0 | 142 | 1.67 | 3.02 | 72.7% | 1 | $37,138 |
| Seneca Health Care Center West Seneca | 6.2 | 160 | 2.25 | 3.81 | 45.7% | 3 | $9,110 |
| 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.