Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Buffalo, New York, part of Centers Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the New York average of 2.15, and 61.3% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
200 Seventh StreetBuffalo, NY 14201
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 Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 3% below the New York average. With about 158 residents a day, that works out to roughly 329 aide hours a day, or about 41 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.48 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
61.3% of nursing staff at Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $10,868 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2025 | Fine | $10,868 |
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. Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing holds 1 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Centers Health Care, 36 homes
- Legal name: Waterfront Operations Associates LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility Buffalo · abuse citation | 1.3 | 300 | 3.13 | 5.41 | 31.6% | 2 | $129,149 |
| Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing Buffalo · abuse citation | 1.5 | 200 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 60.2% | 1 | $139,721 |
| Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin Buffalo · abuse citation | 1.9 | 95 | 2.01 | 3.23 | 47.4% | 2 | None |
| Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Buffalo · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.7 | 173 | 2.00 | 3.04 | 59.5% | 2 | $270,666 |
| St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center Buffalo | 3.2 | 80 | 2.43 | 4.30 | 33.0% | 5 | None |
| Terrace View Long Term Care Facility Buffalo · abuse citation | 3.7 | 390 | 2.38 | 4.28 | — | 3 | $30,843 |
| Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility Lackawanna | 5.6 | 84 | 2.75 | 4.68 | 43.7% | 5 | None |
| Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C Buffalo | 5.6 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.44 | 43.4% | 2 | 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.