Nursing home report card · Pittsford, NY
Highlands Living Center
500 Hahnemann Trail, Pittsford, NY 14534
Call this home: (585) 383-1700
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Quick summary
Below-average Medicare rating
Overall rating is 2 of 5 stars. Its health-inspection rating is 2 of 5. Read the dated inspection findings and separate staffing and care ratings below.
Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.
How recent is this information?
- Medicare file prepared
- Aug 1, 2026
- Our record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last routine health inspection
- Feb 19, 2025
These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.
Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.
Below-average Medicare rating
Based on problems found during health inspections.
Below-average Medicare rating
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
Below-average Medicare rating
Based on reported health and care results.
Below-average Medicare rating
What do the ratings and warnings mean?
- Medicare ratings
- One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
- Inspection problems
- Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
- Abuse warning
- Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
- Nursing staff time
- Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.
At a glance
These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records
Medicare home ID: 335786
Inspection findings to read first
Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
May 28, 2026 · Inspection rule 0609
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
May 28, 2026 · Inspection rule 0610
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Could have caused harm · pattern case
Feb 19, 2025 · Inspection rule 0919
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Nursing staff time
These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.
about 27 minutes per resident per day
about 3 hr 33 min per resident per day
about 14 minutes per resident per day
Latest inspection summary
A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.
We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 2 stars
- Health inspection rating: 2 stars
- Staffing rating: 2 stars
- Registered nurse time per resident: 0.45 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 3.55 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages
Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; New York averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.
Other concerns in the records
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- Overall star rating is 2 or lower
- Health inspection rating is 2 stars or lower
- Recent citations include infection-control problems
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Could have caused harm18 citations
- Low risk of harm1 citation
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 19
- Fire safety
- 0
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as Non profit - Corporation.
- We do not have individual owner names for this home.
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
May 28, 20262 findings
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0609 · code D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
February 19, 20258 findings
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code E
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Environmental problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0919 · code E
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Environmental problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0921 · code E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0656 · code D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0677 · code D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0759 · code D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0760 · code D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
June 9, 20236 findings
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0791 · code D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0836 · code E
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0842 · code E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0695 · code D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0692 · code E
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
September 2, 20213 findings
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsLow risk of harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0732 · code B
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0885 · code E
Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- No fines or penalties appear in the records we have.
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