Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Buffalo, New York, part of Sapphire Care Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average of 2.15, and 43.4% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C
300 Dorrance AvenueBuffalo, NY 14220
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 Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average. With about 113 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.44 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.04 | 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
43.4% of nursing staff at Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C 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 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Sapphire Care Group, 8 homes
- Legal name: Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, L L C
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility Lackawanna | 0.6 | 84 | 2.75 | 4.68 | 43.7% | 5 | None |
| Seneca Health Care Center West Seneca | 1.6 | 160 | 2.25 | 3.81 | 45.7% | 3 | $9,110 |
| Garden Gate Health Care Facility Cheektowaga | 4.2 | 184 | 2.04 | 3.70 | 52.1% | 2 | None |
| Elderwood at Cheektowaga Cheektowaga | 5.2 | 172 | 1.91 | 3.27 | 63.0% | 1 | None |
| Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility Buffalo · abuse citation | 5.4 | 300 | 3.13 | 5.41 | 31.6% | 2 | $129,149 |
| Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Buffalo | 5.6 | 160 | 2.09 | 3.48 | 61.3% | 1 | $10,868 |
| Fox Run at Orchard Park Orchard Park | 5.8 | 60 | 2.68 | 4.59 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing Buffalo · abuse citation | 6.2 | 200 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 60.2% | 1 | $139,721 |
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.