Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
The Highlands at Brighton
5901 Lac De Ville Boulevard, Rochester, NY · (585) 442-7960
- Certified beds
- 145
- Residents per day
- 136
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 9, 1995
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New York.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New York homes
The Highlands at Brighton carries 34 inspection points. That is fewer than 57% of New York's 589 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New York: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–12 pts
- 4★ 12–27 pts
- 3★ 27–46 pts
- 2★ 46–82 pts
- 1★ over 82 pts
Bars show every rated home in New York by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
25 health citations on record since 2021. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care8D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Resident Rights6D
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- B
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- B
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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Nursing and Physician Services2B
- B
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- B
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Infection Control2D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary1D
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Environmental1E
- E
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Inspection history
2025-08-13
9 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-10-04
7 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2021-12-06
9 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 13 min of nursing staff time a day, 37 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 13 min
New York average
3 h 41 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 46% of nursing staff and 6% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts worse | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.4 pts better | 94.2% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.9 pts better | 97.1% | 95.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.1 pts better | 1.0% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms12.3 pts better | 7.8% | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.7 pts worse | 7.4% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.8 pts worse | 20.0% | 13.2% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication14.8 pts worse | 28.5% | 13.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened3.9 pts worse | 15.0% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2 pts worse | 15.7% | 13.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts worse | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.2 pts better | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.7 pts better | 14.9% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2 pts worse | 8.5% | 6.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1 pts worse | 76.6% | 77.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.2 pts better | 6.2% | 9.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9 pts worse | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.7 pts worse | 74.2% | 78.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.4 pts better | 20.2% | 20.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
13 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett, Elizabeth | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Goldstein, Steven | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Hall, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Latella, Robert | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Magee, Robbie | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Muniak, Jennifer | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Muniak, Jennifer | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Riordan, Michael | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Vanstrydonck, Gerald | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Winiarczyk, Walter | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Winiarczyk, Walter | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Winiarczyk, Walter | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Yale, Elizabeth | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4E
- E
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3E
- E
Ensure gas and vacuum piping is labeled.
- E
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Services1F
- F
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Egress1E
- E
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
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