Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
Nursing home in Buffalo, New York, CMS certification number 335638
1014 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209 · Erie County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 200
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $139,721 (2)
Does Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.56
- Weekend total hours
- 3.58
- Nursing staff turnover
- 61.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 63%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 17, 2025 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 7, 2024, found 3.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing 2 times in the past 3 years, for $139,721 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 186.6 residents live here, about 93% of its 200 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 186.6
- Certified since
- April 8, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
- Legal business name
- Delaware Operations Assoc LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 36 homes nationally under Centers Health Care, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
- Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin1205 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo 14209
- Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility1031 Michigan Ave, Buffalo 14203
- Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center64 Hager Street, Buffalo 14208
- Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing200 Seventh Street, Buffalo 14201
- St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center2157 Main Street, Buffalo 14214
See also all nursing homes in Buffalo.
Who inspects nursing homes in New York
New York's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in New York, the 8 in Buffalo, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing
What is the CMS star rating of Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing?
Delaware Operations Assoc LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.