HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY
HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY is a 300-bed nursing home in BUFFALO, New York. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2001-12-05. It averages 258.2 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY?
CMS lists 30 health-inspection deficiencies for HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY since 2020-01-22, 15 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E |
| 2026-03-05 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-04-24 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2024-09-16 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | L |
| 2024-09-16 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-09-16 | F0610, F0835, F0867 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F |
| 2024-09-16 | F0580, F0677, F0700, F0760 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2024-09-16 | F0623, F0625 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | C |
| 2024-05-22 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2022-08-30 | F0609, F0684, F0688, F0695, F0756, F0758, F0886 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | D |
| 2020-01-22 | F0803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E |
| 2020-01-22 | F0584, F0610, F0677, F0688, F0690, F0804, F0812 | 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
Why was HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-16 | Fine | $129,149 |
How is HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY staffed?
| Measure | This facility | NY average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 5.41067 | 3.62468 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 31.6 | 40.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 258.2 | 168.0 |
Who owns HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY?
HIGHPOINTE ON MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name KALEIDA HEALTH.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | KALEIDA HEALTH | since 12/03/2011 |
| 5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST | PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LLC. | since 04/01/1998 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | BARKOWSKI, RAKHI | since 04/01/2024 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | CHISHOLM, HUGH, DRAKE, MATTHEW, DUNN, JENNIFER, HARDY, STEPHEN, HART, JONATHAN, MCCROREY, ANGELA, O'CONNELL, KATIE, ORMOND, JO ANN, SILVESTRINI, CORIN | since 03/11/2019 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | AQUINO, NICHOLAS, BEAUFORD, THOMAS, BOYD, DONALD, CHEVLI, K, CLEMO, LORRIE, CROSBY, GARY, EDDIB, ABEER, JAVED, MUHAMMED, MAGGIO, WILLIAM, MATTHEWS, GEORGE, MCEVOY, TIMOTHY, O'LEARY, PAUL, PERSONS, JOHN, ROSS, CHRISTOPHER, RUSIN, MARY LOU | since 04/01/2018 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BARRETT, IAN, BOYD, DONALD, BRYANT, SHANNON, CHISHOLM, HUGH, DRAKE, MATTHEW, HARDY, STEPHEN, HUGHES, MICHAEL, MINEO, MICHAEL, NADLER, JAMIE, QUINT-BOUZID, MARJORIE, SNYDER, KENNETH, SPAULDING, ALYSON | since 03/11/2019 |
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