The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
GARDEN GATE HEALTH CARE FACILITY
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY · Medicare-certified · 184 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall
Garden Gate Health Care Facility in Cheektowaga, NY has a 2-out-of-5 overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating and 3-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection issues included food service, infection control, and food safety.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7089 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 19, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7089.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.42
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.32
- Nurse aides
- 1.97
- Weekend nursing
- 3.20
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 49%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
11.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.6%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.4%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.9%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.1%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.1%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
93.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.7%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
92.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of THE MCGUIRE GROUP · 6 homes · 3.8 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 173.4 residents on an average day (94% of 184 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 47 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.