Nursing home report
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY · Medicare-certified · 172 beds
Elderwood at Cheektowaga has an overall 2-star rating, with 2-star health inspection and staffing ratings but 4-star quality measures. It reports 3.27 nurse hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations related to vaccination documentation, pharmacist drug-regimen review, and antibiotic-use monitoring.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.2744 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2744.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to eligible people, and properly record vaccination status. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 887 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure a licensed pharmacist reviewed residents' medications each month and reported any problems as required. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 756 — 42 CFR §483.45(c) — S/S: E
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
