Overview
St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New York average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 8 nursing homes in Buffalo. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 95% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 31% of New York nursing homes have been fined.
St Catherine Laboure Health Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 71 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 13%
Top 23%
Top 22%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.77 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.69 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.26 hrs
- Nurse aides2.82 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 10, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes