The Highlands at Brighton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Highlands at Brighton is a 145-bed nonprofit nursing home in Rochester, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 37% above the New York average of 2.15, and 47.3% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
The Highlands at Brighton
5901 Lac De Ville BoulevardRochester, NY 14618
Monroe 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 The Highlands at Brighton, nurse aides logged 2.96 hours per resident per day, 37% above the New York average. With about 138 residents a day, that works out to roughly 406 aide hours a day, or about 51 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.96 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.58 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.15 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.31 | 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
47.3% of nursing staff at The Highlands at Brighton 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 21.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. The Highlands at Brighton holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About The Highlands at Brighton
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Meadows at Westfall Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 9, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Highlands at Brighton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Woodside Manor Nursing Home Inc Rochester | 0.3 | 44 | 2.31 | 3.88 | 62.3% | 4 | None |
| Jewish Home of Rochester Rochester | 0.9 | 362 | 2.94 | 4.80 | 32.8% | 5 | None |
| The Brightonian, Inc Rochester | 1.0 | 54 | 2.02 | 3.95 | 62.5% | 5 | None |
| Monroe Community Hospital Rochester | 1.2 | 566 | 2.31 | 3.89 | 45.3% | 1 | $94,936 |
| The Hurlbut Rochester | 1.4 | 160 | 1.79 | 3.34 | 51.2% | 2 | None |
| St. John's Health Care Corporation Rochester | 1.6 | 455 | 2.28 | 4.24 | 46.8% | 1 | $141,034 |
| Church Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church Rochester | 2.2 | 182 | 2.43 | 4.23 | 38.8% | 3 | None |
| Kirkhaven Rochester · no staffing data submitted | 2.8 | 147 | — | — | — | 1 | $8,278 |
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.