Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 173-bed for-profit nursing home in Buffalo, New York, part of The Sherman Family. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the New York average of 2.15, and 59.5% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
64 Hager StreetBuffalo, NY 14208
Erie County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 7% below the New York average. With about 155 residents a day, that works out to roughly 311 aide hours a day, or about 39 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.80 | 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
59.5% of nursing staff at Humboldt House 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 56.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $270,666 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | Fine | $198,200 |
| May 23, 2024 | Fine | $72,466 |
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. Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Sherman Family, 7 homes
- Legal name: NHRC Acquisition LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center Buffalo | 0.7 | 80 | 2.43 | 4.30 | 33.0% | 5 | None |
| Terrace View Long Term Care Facility Buffalo · abuse citation | 1.0 | 390 | 2.38 | 4.28 | — | 3 | $30,843 |
| Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin Buffalo · abuse citation | 1.1 | 95 | 2.01 | 3.23 | 47.4% | 2 | None |
| Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing Buffalo · abuse citation | 1.3 | 200 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 60.2% | 1 | $139,721 |
| Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility Buffalo · abuse citation | 1.6 | 300 | 3.13 | 5.41 | 31.6% | 2 | $129,149 |
| Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Buffalo | 2.7 | 160 | 2.09 | 3.48 | 61.3% | 1 | $10,868 |
| Elderwood at Amherst Amherst · abuse citation | 4.2 | 92 | 2.22 | 3.80 | 57.4% | 2 | $25,262 |
| Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, L L C Tonawanda | 4.3 | 100 | 2.15 | 3.79 | 39.2% | 1 | 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.