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Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility

1031 Michigan Ave, Buffalo, NY 142037167483101Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 300Avg. daily residents: 258County: Erie
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The complete public record on Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Buffalo, New York, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. New York average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $129,149 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

5.41 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.62)
1.16 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.71)
4.62 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
31.6% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (40.4)
16.7% RN turnover

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

September 16, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
13 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (7.9)
9 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$129,149 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($23,619)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

30 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
March 5, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 5, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 24, 20250695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 16, 20240600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintL · Immediate jeopardy
September 16, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
September 16, 20240610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 16, 20240835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 16, 20240867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 16, 20240580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 16, 20240677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.