Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Western New York State Veterans Home
220 Richmond Avenue, Batavia, NY · (585) 345-2000
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 126
- Residents per day
- 124
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- State Of New York Comptroller's Office
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 30, 1995
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How this home got 5 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 (already 5)
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New York homes
Western New York State Veterans Home carries 1 inspection point. That is fewer than 99% 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
1 health citations on record since 2023. 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 Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspection history
2026-01-30
0 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2023-11-17
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2022-02-01
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 20 min of nursing staff time a day, 41 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 20 min
New York average
3 h 41 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 51% of nursing staff and 65% 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 days1.3 pts better | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7.8 pts better | 99.6% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.8 pts better | 100.0% | 95.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.8 pts better | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms17.6 pts better | 2.5% | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.5 pts worse | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.9 pts better | 5.3% | 13.2% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.8 pts better | 7.9% | 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 worsened2.9 pts worse | 14.0% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.3 pts worse | 19.0% | 13.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts better | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.4 pts worse | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence12.1 pts worse | 30.7% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.2 pts worse | 6.7% | 6.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine17 pts better | 94.6% | 77.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.1 pts better | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine15.2 pts better | 94.1% | 78.9% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asermily, Rachael | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Asermily, Rachael | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bierfeldt, Danielle | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bierfeldt, Danielle | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bonadio & Co Llp | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Buslovich, Steven | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Buslovich, Steven | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Furness, Michael | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Furness, Michael | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Furness, Michael | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcmaster, Jodi | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcmaster, Jodi | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Partners Medical Group Pllc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Partners Medical Group Pllc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Piselli, Lawrence | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Piselli, Lawrence | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Schultz, Matthew | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Schultz, Matthew | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Schultz, Matthew | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| State Of New York Comptrollers Office | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 5 facilities |
| State Of New York Comptrollers Office | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 5 facilities |
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Fire safety
6 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Egress1E
- E
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
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Other homes nearby
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The Grand Rehabilitation And Nursing At Batavia
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 33 min
- Fines
- $0
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Premier Genesee Center For Nrsg And Rehabilitation
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 9 min
- Fines
- $14,385
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Leroy Village Green Residential Health C F, Inc
Leroy, NY · Jonathan Bleier
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- D
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 25 min
- Fines
- $0