Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Gowanda, New York, part of Personal Healthcare Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the New York average of 2.15, and 29.9% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
100 Miller StreetGowanda, NY 14070
Cattaraugus 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 Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 9% below the New York average. With about 157 residents a day, that works out to roughly 306 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 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
29.9% of nursing staff at Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 6.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $23,520 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Fine | $23,520 |
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. Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Personal Healthcare Management, 21 homes
- Legal name: Gornc Operating LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 16, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fiddlers Green Manor Rehab and Nursing Center Springville · abuse citation | 13.5 | 82 | 1.67 | 2.90 | 38.8% | 2 | $16,556 |
| Eden Rehabilitation Nursing Center Eden | 14.1 | 40 | 2.04 | 3.42 | 46.9% | 5 | None |
| Autumn View Health Care Facility L L C Hamburg | 19.8 | 230 | 1.90 | 3.33 | 44.7% | 5 | None |
| Elderwood at Hamburg Hamburg | 20.2 | 166 | 1.69 | 3.02 | 71.7% | 3 | $16,900 |
| Dunkirk Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Dunkirk | 20.4 | 40 | 1.86 | 3.29 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Father Baker Manor Orchard Park | 21.1 | 160 | 2.26 | 3.89 | 46.3% | 5 | $21,645 |
| Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Dunkirk | 22.2 | 216 | 1.62 | 2.87 | 49.7% | 1 | $8,926 |
| Salamanca Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Salamanca | 22.9 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.19 | 46.3% | 4 | 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.