St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center is a 80-bed nonprofit nursing home in Buffalo, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the New York average of 2.15, and 33.0% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center
2157 Main StreetBuffalo, NY 14214
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 St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 13% above the New York average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 179 aide hours a day, or about 22 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) | 2.43 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.30 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.55 | 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
33.0% of nursing staff at St Catherine Laboure Health Care 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 21.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Sisters of Charity Hospital of Buffalo New York
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 10, 1974
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.