Elderwood at Wheatfield: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elderwood at Wheatfield is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Niagara Falls, New York, part of Elderwood. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% below the New York average of 2.15, and 59.3% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Elderwood at Wheatfield
2600 Niagara Falls BoulevardNiagara Falls, NY 14304
Niagara 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 Wheatfield, nurse aides logged 1.49 hours per resident per day, 31% below the New York average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 172 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.49 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.95 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.40 | 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
59.3% of nursing staff at Elderwood at Wheatfield 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 14, 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 Wheatfield holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Elderwood at Wheatfield
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Elderwood, 17 homes
- Legal name: 2600 Niagara Falls Boulevard Operating Company, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 18, 1995
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elderwood at Wheatfield
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| North Gate Health Care Facility North Tonawanda | 2.5 | 200 | 1.90 | 3.55 | 63.8% | 4 | None |
| Degraff Memorial Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility North Tonawanda · staffing data not validated | 5.1 | 80 | — | — | 53.6% | 3 | None |
| Elderwood at Grand Island Grand Island | 5.2 | 90 | 1.74 | 3.18 | 61.8% | 3 | None |
| Schoellkopf Health Center Niagara Falls | 7.3 | 120 | 2.31 | 3.76 | 54.3% | 3 | None |
| Schofield Residence Kenmore | 7.3 | 120 | 2.69 | 4.20 | 66.5% | 4 | None |
| Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Niagara Falls | 7.4 | 160 | 1.68 | 2.72 | 32.7% | 2 | None |
| Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence Lewiston | 7.9 | 250 | 1.90 | 3.39 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| McAuley Residence Kenmore | 8.0 | 160 | 2.21 | 4.27 | 50.5% | 5 | 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.