M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1971-11-22. 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 (585) 396-6040 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (4★), 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 86.3/100, placing it #1309 of 14703 facilities nationally and #68 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 M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 59 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 40 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 2 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 16 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 33 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 32.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 11.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center ranks 1309th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 86.3/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within NY, it ranks 68th out of 596 nursing homes. In Canandaigua, it ranks 1st out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,983 nationally and RN hours rank #5,444 nationally (#202 in NY). Our composite quality score of 86.3/100 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 Canandaigua, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_york/canandaigua/