Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
Nursing home in Lackawanna, New York, CMS certification number 335308
55 Melroy Avenue, Lackawanna, NY 14218 · Erie County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 84
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility 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
- 4.87
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.19
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.01
- Weekend total hours
- 4.37
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 38.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 2, 2024, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 82.7 residents live here, about 98% of its 84 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 82.7
- Certified since
- July 1, 1970
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
- Legal business name
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 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 Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
What is the CMS star rating of Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility?
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.