DeGraff Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility Achieves Five-star Quality Rating

Released: Friday, March 29, 2024 10:52 AM

DeGraff Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility Achieves Five-star Quality Rating

DeGraff Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility, a Kaleida Health long-term care facility, has once again achieved a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's Nursing Home Compare.

DeGraff Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility received five stars in overall quality as well as quality measures and four stars in health inspections and staffing. Nursing homes with five stars are considered to have above average quality care. "The staff at DeGraff are very dedicated to providing the highest quality care for our residents," said Beth Hughes, president of Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute and Long Term Care. "This outstanding achievement year after year demonstrates their commitment to excellence in the care they provide every day."

The publicly reported data helps consumers compare more than 15,000 nursing homes certified by Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S., based on categories including overall rating, quality measures and health inspections. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed Nursing Home Compare and the star rating system to provide the public with a means to search nursing home facilities and view the quality each provides. The data comes from CMS's health inspection database, a national database of resident clinical data known as the minimum data set and Medicare claims data.

DeGraff Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility is an 80-bed facility, offering 24-hour care to those who cannot care for themselves due to physical, emotional, or mental health problems. Staff provide quality health care, assistance with daily activities and emotional support in an environment geared toward independent, dignified living.

DeGraff Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility was also among the 19% of U.S. skilled nursing facilities recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2023-24 by U.S. News & World Report.