Schoellkopf Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Schoellkopf Health Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Niagara Falls, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the New York average of 2.15, and 54.3% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Schoellkopf Health Center
621 Tenth StreetNiagara Falls, NY 14302
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 Schoellkopf Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 7% above the New York average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 259 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.76 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 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
54.3% of nursing staff at Schoellkopf Health 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 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Schoellkopf Health Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Schoellkopf Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 3, 1973
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Schoellkopf Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Niagara Falls | 0.3 | 160 | 1.68 | 2.72 | 32.7% | 2 | None |
| Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence Lewiston | 4.3 | 250 | 1.90 | 3.39 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| Elderwood at Grand Island Grand Island | 5.1 | 90 | 1.74 | 3.18 | 61.8% | 3 | None |
| Elderwood at Wheatfield Niagara Falls | 7.3 | 123 | 1.49 | 2.95 | 59.3% | 2 | None |
| North Gate Health Care Facility North Tonawanda | 9.4 | 200 | 1.90 | 3.55 | 63.8% | 4 | None |
| Degraff Memorial Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility North Tonawanda · staffing data not validated | 10.6 | 80 | — | — | 53.6% | 3 | None |
| Schofield Residence Kenmore | 11.3 | 120 | 2.69 | 4.20 | 66.5% | 4 | None |
| McAuley Residence Kenmore | 11.5 | 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.