Terrace View Long Term Care Facility
462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY, 14215
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 390 · avg 381 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 32.9% — lower than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 20.5% — lower than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $47,450 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 335650
- Certified beds
- 390 beds · avg 381 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Erie County Medical Center Corporation
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (15 on record)
- Kinzer m Pointer
Corporate Director · since 2023
- John O'donnell
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Mark Blue
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Nicolette Wilson
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2020
- Jonathan t Swiatkowski
Corporate Officer · since 2020
- Christopher j O'brien
Corporate Director · since 2018
+ 9 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 19)
- G0689·Apr 17, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- G0600·Dec 31, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0760·Aug 26, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F0755·Aug 26, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0689·Aug 26, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0791·Aug 26, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- D0677·Aug 26, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0609·Dec 18, 2023Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $47K
Most recent events
- Dec 31, 2025Fine · $47K
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 26, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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