Nursing Homes in Niagara Falls, NY- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of March 31, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Niagara Falls
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on March 31, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Niagara Falls has a total of 42 active skilled nursing facilities and 6,575 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Niagara Falls of 47,720, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 7.26 persons in Niagara Falls. There were 5,609 residents in nursing homes as March 31, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 85.31 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Niagara Falls has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Niagara Falls and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.59 | 0.69 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.14 | 2.15 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.97 | 0.79 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.70 | 3.63 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for New York.
COVID-19 Infections in Niagara Falls Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Niagara Falls there were a total of 21 new cases and 21 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 31, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Niagara Falls
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Niagara Falls Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Niagara Falls, NY. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Niagara Falls
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Niagara Falls based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
Facility | Rating |
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Degraff Memorial Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility 445 TREMONT STREET NORTH TONAWANDA, NY |
8.67 |
Elderwood at Wheatfield 2600 NIAGARA FALLS BOULEVARD NIAGARA FALLS, NY |
4.67 |
Fox Run at Orchard Park ONE FOX RUN LANE ORCHARD PARK, NY |
1.33 |
Elderwood at Lancaster 1818 COMO PARK BLVD LANCASTER, NY |
4.00 |
Beechwood Homes 2235 MILLERSPORT HIGHWAY GETZVILLE, NY |
6.00 |
Brothers of Mercy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 10570 BERGTOLD ROAD CLARENCE, NY |
8.67 |
Elderwood at Grand Island 2850 GRAND ISLAND BLVD GRAND ISLAND, NY |
6.00 |
Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility 55 MELROY AVENUE LACKAWANNA, NY |
1.33 |
Elderwood at Lockport 104 OLD NIAGARA ROAD LOCKPORT, NY |
13.33 |
Father Baker Manor 6400 POWERS ROAD ORCHARD PARK, NY |
11.33 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Niagara Falls based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Williamsville Suburban, L L C 163 SOUTH UNION ROAD WILLIAMSVILLE, NY |
51.33 |
Safire Rehabilitation of Southtown, L L C 300 DORRANCE AVENUE BUFFALO, NY |
34.67 |
Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, L L C 2799 SHERIDAN DRIVE TONAWANDA, NY |
70.17 |
Comprehensive Rehab and Nursing Ctr at Williamsville 147 REIST STREET WILLIAMSVILLE, NY |
87.67 |
Newfane Rehab and Health Care Center 2709 TRANSIT RD NEWFANE, NY |
32.00 |
Elderwood at Amherst 4459 BAILEY AVE AMHERST, NY |
49.50 |
Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 64 HAGER STREET BUFFALO, NY |
62.00 |
Greenfield Health and Rehab Center 5949 BROADWAY LANCASTER, NY |
42.33 |
Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing 1014 DELAWARE AVE BUFFALO, NY |
104.83 / |
Absolut Ctr For Nursing and Rehab Aurora Park L L C 292 MAIN STREET EAST AURORA, NY |
18.00 |
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