Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2001-12-05. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (716) 748-3101 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 86.5/100, placing it #1233 of 14703 facilities nationally and #62 of 596 in New York. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility receives a reported average of 5 hours 27 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 6 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 20 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 41 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 34.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $129,149. 4 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $129,149, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 208.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Highpointe On Michigan Health Care Facility ranks 1233rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 86.5/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within NY, it ranks 62nd out of 596 nursing homes. In Buffalo, it ranks 2nd out of 8 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #664 nationally and RN hours rank #1,468 nationally (#53 in NY). Our composite quality score of 86.5/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Buffalo, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_york/buffalo/