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Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin

1205 DELAWARE AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY, 14209

(716) 885-3838

95 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1205 Delaware Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14209

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

335640

Care type

Nursing home

County

Erie

Facility name

Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin

Street address

1205 DELAWARE AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Buffalo, NY 14209

Phone

(716) 885-3838

About this facility — Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin

Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Buffalo, New York. It is licensed for 95 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 18 senior care facilities in Buffalo and 596 skilled nursing facilities across New York. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Delaware Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Nursin 55 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

The Grand Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Partnership

Registered owners & officers

Strauss, Jeremy

Direct owner — 95% stake — since 2021

Strauss, Elliot

Direct owner — 5% stake — since 2021

Balan, Belinda

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Stern, Samuel

Officer — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1980-04-21

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

10 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-08-09

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$313 per day (≈ $9,520/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

81% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 4% private/other

Occupancy

92% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

36% below the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-11-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2026-01-19

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-01-19

2025-03-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-15

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (52 citations)

2024-08-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0584

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-10-07

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-10-07

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2024-10-07

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-10-07

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-10-07

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-10-07

F-0806

D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Corrected 2024-10-07

F-0925

F · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2024-10-07

2023-03-24Health inspection5 citations

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2023-05-12

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-05-12

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2023-05-12

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-05-12

F-0919

E · No harm found

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Corrected 2023-05-12

2021-04-14Health inspection5 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2021-06-08

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2021-06-08

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2021-06-08

F-0758

D · No harm found

Corrected 2021-06-08

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2021-06-08

2024-08-09Fire-safety inspection12 citations

E-0007

C · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2024-10-07

E-0039

C · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2024-09-26

K-0281

E · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0374

D · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-10-07

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-10-07

2023-03-24Fire-safety inspection15 citations

E-0007

C · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2023-05-12

E-0026

C · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0325

E · No harm found

Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0531

E · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0781

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-05-12

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-05-12

2021-04-14Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2021-06-08

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2021-06-08

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-06-08

K-0531

E · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2021-06-08

K-0921

E · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2021-06-08

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2021-06-08

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 335640.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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