01 / INSPECTION LEDGER
Survey cycles in this release
| Cycle | Health date | Health deficiencies | Fire date | Fire deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | 2024-09-16 | 13 | 2024-09-16 | 4 |
| Cycle 2 | 2022-08-30 | 8 | 2022-08-30 | 1 |
| Cycle 3 | 2020-01-22 | 9 | 2020-01-22 | 3 |
CMS CCN 3358342026-08-01 PROCESSING DATE
NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD
Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility
1031 Michigan Ave · Buffalo, NY 14203 · Erie County
Certified beds300CMS provider file
Recent citation rows38current CMS citation release
Penalty rows1current CMS penalties file
Read this record carefully.
The citation files cover the three most recent standard inspections plus qualifying complaint and infection-control inspections in the prior three years. A correction date is a CMS field; this site does not independently verify conditions. Absence from a file is not proof that no issue exists.
02 / CITATION DETAIL
38 rows in the current release
2 rows carry G–L scope/severity codes; 1 carry J–L. 7 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.
2026-03-05 · HEALTHF0600Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-05-04 · complaint2026-03-05 · HEALTHF0689Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-05-04 · complaint2025-04-24 · HEALTHF0695Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-06-23 · complaint2024-09-16 · HEALTHF0580Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · HEALTHF0600Severity L · widespread immediate jeopardy
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-15 · complaint2024-09-16 · HEALTHF0610Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-15 · complaint2024-09-16 · HEALTHF0623Severity C · widespread; potential for minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · HEALTHF0625Severity C · widespread; potential for minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · HEALTHF0677Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-15 · complaint2024-09-16 · HEALTHF0689Severity G · isolated actual harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-15 · complaint2024-09-16 · HEALTHF0700Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · HEALTHF0760Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-15 · complaint2024-09-16 · HEALTHF0835Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · HEALTHF0867Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · FIREK0345Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · FIREK0521Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Services Deficiencies
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-12-092024-09-16 · FIREK0781Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-09-16 · FIREK0918Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-11-152024-05-22 · HEALTHF0609Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-06-30 · complaint2022-08-30 · HEALTHF0609Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-10-282022-08-30 · HEALTHF0684Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-10-282022-08-30 · HEALTHF0688Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-10-282022-08-30 · HEALTHF0695Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-10-282022-08-30 · HEALTHF0756Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-10-2803 / ENFORCEMENT FILE
Penalties reported by CMS
Fine amounts and payment-denial days are shown exactly as aggregated from the current penalties file. They do not imply an unpaid balance.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Payment-denial days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-16 | Fine | $129,149 | 0 |
04 / OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURES
Who appears in the CMS file
- KALEIDA HEALTHOrganization · 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100% · since 12/03/2011
- PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LLC.Organization · 5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/1998
- BARKOWSKI, RAKHIIndividual · CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2024
- CHISHOLM, HUGHIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2024
- DRAKE, MATTHEWIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 12/05/2021
- DUNN, JENNIFERIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2024
- HARDY, STEPHENIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 03/11/2019
- HART, JONATHANIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2024
- MCCROREY, ANGELAIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 06/01/2019
- O'CONNELL, KATIEIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 06/01/2018
- ORMOND, JO ANNIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 08/19/2019
- SILVESTRINI, CORINIndividual · W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2024
- AQUINO, NICHOLASIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 05/01/2015
- BEAUFORD, THOMASIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2022
- BOYD, DONALDIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 07/11/2022
- CHEVLI, KIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2022
- CLEMO, LORRIEIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 05/01/2017
- CROSBY, GARYIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 05/01/2017
Names and roles are self-reported CMS disclosure fields. Exact-name pages do not prove that similarly named people or organizations are the same entity.
05 / CMS STAFFING FIELDS
Reported hours and turnover
Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.
Total nurse hours5.41per resident day
RN hours1.16per resident day
Weekend nurse hours4.62per resident day
Staff turnover31.6%CMS reported field
06 / LOCAL RECORDS
Open the Buffalo ledger →Other published facilities nearby
Buffalo Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing200 beds · CMS overall 1/559 citation rowsDelaware Oaks Center For Rehabilitation And Nursin95 beds · CMS overall 2/555 citation rowsEllicott Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing160 beds · CMS overall 1/563 citation rowsHumboldt House Rehabilitation And Nursing Center173 beds · CMS overall 2/584 citation rowsSt Catherine Laboure Health Care Center80 beds · CMS overall 5/536 citation rowsSafire Rehabilitation Of Southtowns, L L C120 beds · CMS overall 2/532 citation rowsTerrace View Long Term Care Facility390 beds · CMS overall 3/530 citation rows