Unity Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Unity Living Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average of 2.15, and 29.4% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Unity Living Center
89 Genesee StreetRochester, NY 14611
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 Unity Living Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 254 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.41 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.08 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
29.4% of nursing staff at Unity Living 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 18.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,868 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fine | $12,868 |
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. Unity Living Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Unity Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Rochester Regional Health, 5 homes
- Legal name: The Unity Hospital of Rochester
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1978
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Unity Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Church Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church Rochester | 1.2 | 182 | 2.43 | 4.23 | 38.8% | 3 | None |
| St. John's Health Care Corporation Rochester | 1.8 | 455 | 2.28 | 4.24 | 46.8% | 1 | $141,034 |
| Kirkhaven Rochester · no staffing data submitted | 2.0 | 147 | — | — | — | 1 | $8,278 |
| Lilac Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Rochester | 2.5 | 200 | 2.00 | 3.49 | 70.0% | 1 | None |
| Monroe Community Hospital Rochester | 2.7 | 566 | 2.31 | 3.89 | 45.3% | 1 | $94,936 |
| Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Rochester | 2.9 | 124 | 1.98 | 3.27 | 61.1% | 1 | $9,315 |
| The Brightonian, Inc Rochester | 3.0 | 54 | 2.02 | 3.95 | 62.5% | 5 | None |
| Woodside Manor Nursing Home Inc Rochester | 3.2 | 44 | 2.31 | 3.88 | 62.3% | 4 | 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.