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North Gate Health Care Facility

7264 NASH ROAD, NORTH TONAWANDA, NY, 14120

(716) 694-7700

www.mcguiregroup.com

200 licensed beds

CMS rates North Gate Health Care Facility 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 28 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

7264 Nash Road

North Tonawanda, NY 14120

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Bed capacity

200

CMS facility ID

335649

Care type

Nursing home

County

Niagara

Facility name

North Gate Health Care Facility

Street address

7264 NASH ROAD

City / state / ZIP

North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Phone

(716) 694-7700

Website

www.mcguiregroup.com

About this facility — North Gate Health Care Facility

North Gate Health Care Facility is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in North Tonawanda, New York. It is licensed for 200 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in North Tonawanda 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 North Gate Health Care Facility 28 times across 10 inspections in the last three years; 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 November 6, 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 Mcguire Group

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Vestra Spv1 Llc

Direct owner — 50% stake — since 2020

Vestra Spv2 Llc

Direct owner — 50% stake — since 2020

Farbenblum, Edward

Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2020

Grigg, Susan

Officer · Operational control — since 2024

Lieberman, Orly

Indirect owner — since 2020

Pawlowski, David

Operational control — since 2025

Phan, Tom

Officer — since 2024

Rosso, Ralph

Officer — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1982-01-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-13

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$681 per day (≈ $20,700/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

68% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 25% private/other

Occupancy

90% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

40% above the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

200

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-05-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2026-07-10

F-0686

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-07-10

2025-01-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-03-21

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (23 citations)

2024-05-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0690

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2024-06-19

2024-03-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2024-04-30

F-0656

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0839

D · No harm found

Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.

Corrected 2024-04-30

2022-05-17Health inspection1 citation

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2022-07-11

2026-05-13Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0293

D · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2026-07-10

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 2026-07-10

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-07-10

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2026-07-10

K-0918

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-07-10

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-07-10

2024-03-13Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0211

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-30

K-0345

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-30

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-04-30

K-0929

E · No harm found

Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

Corrected 2024-04-30

2022-05-17Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2022-07-11

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 2022-07-11

K-0325

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-07-11

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-07-11

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-07-11

K-0929

D · No harm found

Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

Corrected 2022-07-11

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 335649.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New York.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 38% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.7

Higher than 59% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

61%

Higher than 91% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 38%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the New York average on 10 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	10.1%	13.7%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	4.2%	5.7%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.7%	0.5%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	2.0%	1.2%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	5.2%	20.1%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	4.5%	3.1%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	97.4%	91.8%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	5.6%	11.1%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	14.5%	13.2%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	96.2%	95.2%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.5%	6.5%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	7.4%	18.6%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	18.4%	13.7%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.41	1.67	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.29	1.29	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	93.2%	77.6%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.2%	1.1%	1.5%	Near state average
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	92.5%	78.9%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	31.1%	20.6%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	8.9%	9.4%	11.8%	Near state average

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

K-0293 2 inspections. Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
K-0321 2 inspections. Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
K-0372 2 inspections. Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
F-0690 2 inspections. Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
K-0929 2 inspections. Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

What its owners also hold

Vestra Spv2 Llc has an ownership stake on file at 6 nursing homes, averaging 4.2 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Vestra Spv1 Llc has an ownership stake on file at 6 nursing homes, averaging 4.2 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in New York

Licensing: New York State Department of Health
File a complaint: 888-201-4563 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 855-582-6769. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 844-697-3505. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Kenmore Mercy Hospital, about 6.4 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Upstate New York Va Healthcare System (western Ny Va Healthcare System), about 8.5 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, about 9.4 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Brookdale Niagara Assisted Living, North Tonawanda, about 0.5 miles. 16 state visits on record.
Brookdale Niagara Memory Care, North Tonawanda, about 0.5 miles. 13 state visits on record.
Wheatfield Commons, North Tonawanda, about 2.0 miles. 10 state visits on record.
Elderwood Assisted Living At Wheatfield, Niagara Falls, about 2.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Degraff Memorial Hospital-skilled Nursing Facility, North Tonawanda, about 3.1 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

2.778 ratings on Google

★Snow Flake · 2026-07-29 · via Google
“I am very disappointed with the care provided at Northgate Health Care Facility in North Tonawanda, NY. The level of care and attention given to residents who need help is unacceptable. The nurses and staff often do not respond when they are needed. Residents who are unable to walk or care for themselves are left waiting for hours for assistance with their basic needs. This shows a serious lack o…”

★Brittany Manos · 2026-05-06 · via Google
“They don't even deserve the 1 star. The amount of HIPAA & OSHA violations happening in that place is absurd. My mother was ignored, refused medication, lied to several times about her medication (of course, narcotics) & I still haven't been able to drive an answer out of them on why she wasn't ordered meds on time, and why there are so many ordered that are unaccounted for. The fact that in one in…”

★★★★Pam Asarese · 2026-02-22 · via Google
“If I could give 4.5 stars, I would. I’m going to separate my rating into 3 categories. My overall rating could not be a 5 because of the age of the facility and the food, but the staff definitely deserve more than a 5. #1 is Staff at 5+ Stars There are 2 things you couldn’t pay me enough to do #1 is teach, but a very close 2nd is health care worker. My husband was a resident at Northgate for the l…”

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