Nursing home
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
1014 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Centers Health Care (35 facilities) · 200 certified beds
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Buffalo, New York. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Jun 17, 2025 cited 23 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 2 fines totaling $170,403In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing compares
This facility vs. the New York and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New York avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.25 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.81 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.9% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 23.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the November 12, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 29, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $170,403, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1014 Delaware Ave
Buffalo, NY 14209 - CMS certification #
- 335638
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 200
- Avg residents/day
- 188.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-04-08
- Chain
- Centers Health Care (35 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Centers Health Care
Centers Health Care operates 35 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Centers Health Care facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 6 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2011
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 19, 2022 to Feb 17, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $11,221 owed to 38 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: DBA Buffalo Center Nursing Home (Delaware Operations Association, LLC.). Case 1989290.
- Findings for Feb 7, 2016 to Jul 1, 2017. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $62,724 owed to 94 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $40,000. DOL marked the employer as a repeat and willful violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing (Delaware Operations Associates LLC). Case 1816147.
- Findings for Feb 7, 2016 to Oct 1, 2016. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $437 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation (Delaware Operation Associates LLC). Case 1848142.
- Findings for Aug 30, 2015 to Feb 6, 2016. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $34,189 owed to 104 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Delaware Nursing and Rehabilitation (Delaware Heights Receiver LLC). Case 1802460.
- Findings for Jun 1, 2014 to Aug 29, 2015. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $130,096 owed to 200 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $44,000. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Delaware Nursing and Rehabilitation (Delaware Heights Receiver LLC). Case 1761636.
- Findings for Nov 1, 2011 to Oct 31, 2013. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Delaware Nursing & Rehab Center (BTNH Inc.). Case 1704586.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaleida Health, Buffalo. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursi, Buffalo. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Willcare Chha (Buffalo), Buffalo. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 14209 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Oishei Children'S Hospital Of Buffalo, Buffalo, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center, Amherst, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 14209.
Hospice Buffalo Inc, office in Cheektowaga, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Niagara Hospice Inc, office in Lockport, 20.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Academic Medicine Services, Inc., Buffalo. 0.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing staffed?
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing reports 4.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies.
How many beds does Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing have?
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is certified for 200 beds.