Terrace View Long Term Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Terrace View Long Term Care Facility is a 390-bed government-run nursing home in Buffalo, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the New York average of 2.15.
Terrace View Long Term Care Facility
462 Grider StreetBuffalo, NY 14215
Erie County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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 Terrace View Long Term Care Facility, nurse aides logged 2.38 hours per resident per day, 11% above the New York average. With about 378 residents a day, that works out to roughly 901 aide hours a day, or about 113 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.38 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.28 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.81 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Terrace View Long Term Care Facility in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 26, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $30,843 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | Fine | $30,843 |
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. Terrace View Long Term Care Facility holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Terrace View Long Term Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Erie County Medical Center Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 25, 1982
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Terrace View Long Term Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center Buffalo | 1.0 | 80 | 2.43 | 4.30 | 33.0% | 5 | None |
| Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Buffalo · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.0 | 173 | 2.00 | 3.04 | 59.5% | 2 | $270,666 |
| Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin Buffalo · abuse citation | 2.1 | 95 | 2.01 | 3.23 | 47.4% | 2 | None |
| Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing Buffalo · abuse citation | 2.3 | 200 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 60.2% | 1 | $139,721 |
| Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility Buffalo · abuse citation | 2.5 | 300 | 3.13 | 5.41 | 31.6% | 2 | $129,149 |
| Elderwood at Amherst Amherst · abuse citation | 3.5 | 92 | 2.22 | 3.80 | 57.4% | 2 | $25,262 |
| Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Buffalo | 3.7 | 160 | 2.09 | 3.48 | 61.3% | 1 | $10,868 |
| Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, L L C Tonawanda | 3.8 | 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.