Rochester Senior AdvisorRochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 124-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 525 Beahan Road, Rochester, in the Town of Gates, Monroe County, operating under NYSDOH certificate 2753302N. CMS gives Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 2 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 124 / 117.6 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Centers Health Care (36 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | August 1, 1973 |
| NYSDOH operating certificate | 2753302N, 124 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Westgate Operations Associates, LLC |
On an average day it cares for about 118 residents, roughly 95% of its certified beds (above the 91% median across Rochester-area nursing homes).
How did Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing do on its latest inspections?
January 14, 2025 is the date of Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 18 cited deficiencies: 13 standard-survey and 9 complaint-related.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on October 31, 2023, recorded 8 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across Rochester-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 5, so Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing sits above the local middle.
CMS reports 2 fines totaling $62,141 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing?
Each resident at Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing receives about 3.55 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (lower than the Rochester-area median of 3.72), of which 0.42 hours come from registered nurses (lower than the Rochester-area median of 0.50).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.00 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 61.8% (higher than the Rochester-area median of 52.1%), and registered-nurse turnover is 71.4%. 2 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period. New York's minimum-staffing law (Public Health Law 2895-b) sets 3.5 hours a day, at least 2.2 from aides and 1.1 from licensed nurses; on CMS's reported figures (2.08 aide, 1.48 licensed) this home falls short of that standard, though the state checks compliance quarter by quarter.
How does Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 124 certified beds it is larger than the Monroe County median of 120 nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Unity Living Center in Rochester, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, rated 2 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Living Center 89 Genesee St, Rochester 14611 | 2.9 | 120 | 2 of 5 | July 25, 2024 | 3 |
| Monroe Community Hospital 435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester 14620 | 3.7 | 566 | 1 of 5 | December 20, 2024 | 5 |
| Church Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church 505 Mt Hope Avenue, Rochester 14620 | 3.7 | 152 | 3 of 5 | January 9, 2024 | 5 |
| St Johns Health Care Corporation 150 Highland Avenue, Rochester 14620 | 3.9 | 455 | 1 of 5 | June 9, 2025 | 14 |
| The Hurlbut 1177 East Henrietta Rd, Rochester 14623 | 4.3 | 160 | 3 of 5 | July 31, 2025 | 5 |
Where is Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing and what else is on its campus?
Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing sits in the Town of Gates, Monroe County; the nearest hospital is Strong Memorial Hospital (UR Medicine), about 3.1 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Highland Hospital at about 4.0 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
What questions does Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing's record raise?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 18 deficiencies cited on January 14, 2025, and what changed afterward.
- Nursing turnover of 61.8% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- Ask what the $62,141 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 95% occupancy, ask about the waiting list and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing keeps Medicaid residents in the same room after conversion, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
State record: Rochester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing on NYS Health Profiles.
