St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center
Nursing home in Buffalo, New York, CMS certification number 335419
2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214 · Erie County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 13, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. St Catherine Laboure Health Care 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours St Catherine Laboure Health Care 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
- 4.77
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.69
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.26
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.82
- Weekend total hours
- 3.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 13, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 1, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 71.4 residents live here, about 89% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 71.4
- Certified since
- June 10, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Sisters of Charity Hospital of Buffalo New York
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
Other nursing homes near St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center
- Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center64 Hager Street, Buffalo 14208
- 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 St Catherine Laboure Health Care 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 St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center?
Sisters of Charity Hospital of Buffalo New York, non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.