Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Nursing home in Buffalo, New York, CMS certification number 335164
64 Hager Street, Buffalo, NY 14208 · Erie County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 173
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 20
- Fines in 3 years
- $270,708 (2)
Does Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 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
- 3.51
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.45
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.67
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.38
- Weekend total hours
- 3.05
- Nursing staff turnover
- 55.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 52.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 10, 2025 and cited 20 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 23, 2024, found 11.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $270,708 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 145.5 residents live here, about 84% of its 173 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 145.5
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- NHRC Acquisition LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 7 homes nationally under The Sherman Family, 2.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center2157 Main Street, Buffalo 14214
- Terrace View Long Term Care Facility462 Grider Street, Buffalo 14215
- Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin1205 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo 14209
- Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing1014 Delaware Ave, Buffalo 14209
- Highpointe on Michigan Health Care Facility1031 Michigan Ave, Buffalo 14203
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 Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 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 Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
20 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
NHRC Acquisition LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.