Niagara County, New York
County inventory for Niagara County, New York is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Nursing-home inventory signature
10 nursing homes put Niagara County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 1,389 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 New York cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet NY-NIAGARA-NEW-YORK · Niagara, NY
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-NONE · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 10 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,389 beds
- STAR-MID 3.1★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-HIGH #299/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Dallas
- AL-MID $7,110/mo
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 NH · 0 HH
Photo-finish peer: Dallas County, IA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Niagara County
Niagara County, New York sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 10 nursing homes and 1,389 licensed beds. Across 10 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.1/5 (5 at 4★+, 4 at 1–2★).
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 New York medians: assisted living $7,110/mo, semi-private nursing $15,528/mo, private nursing $16,729/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $3,120/mo. Local Niagara providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Niagara County break as 1 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 4 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (60% of 10 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, Degraff Memorial Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility, Elderwood at Lockport. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Niagara, NY
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Niagara County
10 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence | Lewiston | 5/5 | 250 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Degraff Memorial Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility | North Tonawanda | 4/5 | 80 | For profit - Corporation |
| Elderwood at Lockport | Lockport | 4/5 | 126 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lockport Rehab & Health Care Center | Lockport | 4/5 | 82 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| North Gate Health Care Facility | North Tonawanda | 4/5 | 200 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Schoellkopf Health Center | Niagara Falls | 3/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Absolut Ctr for Nursing & Rehab Gasport L L C | Gasport | 2/5 | 83 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Elderwood at Wheatfield | Niagara Falls | 2/5 | 123 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Newfane Rehab & Health Care Center | Newfane | 2/5 | 165 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Niagara Falls | 1/5 | 160 | For profit - Corporation |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Niagara County, NY, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the New York overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (10 here).
Continue on the New York elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New York state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Niagara County.