Nursing homes in Erie and Niagara counties will receive a total of $19.6 million in emergency federal funding to help with increased expenses related to Covid-19.
Nursing homes nationwide will each receive $50,000, plus another $2,5,00 per bed. Locally, awards range from $150,000 to Eden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to $1 million to Terrace View Long-Term Care Facility in Buffalo.
In addition to the awards in Erie and Niagara counties, the Western New York Veterans' Home in Batavia will receive $365,000.
In Erie County, 229 people have died from Covid-19 in nursing homes. There have been 38 deaths in nursing homes in Niagara County, according to the most recent data released by the state.
The larger local awards include $850,000 to Absolut Center at Aurora Park; $800,000 to HighPointe on Michigan in Buffalo; $730,000 to Beechwood Homes in Amherst; $675,000 to Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston; $650,000 to Brothers of Mercy in Clarence; $625,000 to Autumn View in Hamburg; and $600,000 to Williamsville Suburban.
The funds were included in the CARES Act that was approved by the House on March 27, according to Rep. Brian Higgins.
Nursing homes in New York State received a total of $317.8 million, out of $4.9 billion distributed nationwide.
The full list of awards in Erie and Niagara counties includes:
Absolut Center at Aurora Park, $850,ooo Absolut Center at Gasport, $257,500 Autumn View in Hamburg, $625,000 Beechwood Homes in Amherst, $730,000 Brothers of Mercy in Clarence, $650,000 Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, $550,000 Buffalo Community Healthcare Center, $287,500 Canterbury Woods in Amherst, $170,000 Comprehensive Rehabilitation at Williamsville, $405,000 DeGraff Skilled Nursing in Tonawanda, $250,000 Eden Rehabilitation and Nursing, $150,000 Elderwood at Amherst, $280,000 Elderwood at Cheektowaga, $480,000 Elderwood at Grand Island, $275,000 Elderwood at Hamburg, $465,000 Elderwood at Lancaster, $290,000 Elderwood at Lockport, $365,000 Elderwood at Wheatfield, $357,500 Elderwood at Williamsville, $550,000 Ellicott Center in Buffalo, $450,000 Father Baker Manor in Orchard Park, $450,000 Fiddlers Green in Springville, $255,000 Fox Run at Orchard Park, $200,000 Garden Gate in Cheektowaga, $510,000 Greenfield Health and Rehab in Lancaster, $450,000 Harris Hill in Amherst, $530,000 HighPointe on Michigan in Buffalo, $800,000 Humboldt House in Buffalo, $482,000 Jennie B. Richmond Chaffee in Springville, $250,000 Lockport Rehab and Health Care, $255,000 McAuley Residence in Tonawanda, $450,000 Mercy Hospital Skilled Nursing in Buffalo, $260,000 Newfane Rehab and Health Care, $462,500 Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing in Niagara Falls, $450,000 North Gate in North Tonawanda, $550,000 Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston, $675,000 Rosa Coplon Jewish Home in Amherst, $500,000 Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns in Tonawanda, $300,000 Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns in Buffalo, $350,000 Schoelkopf Health Care Center in Niagara Falls, $350,000 Schofield Residence in Tonawanda, $350,000 Seneca Health Care Center in West Seneca, $450,000 St. Catherine Laboure in Buffalo, $250,000 Terrace View in Buffalo, $1,025,000 Williamsville Suburban, $600,000 Story topics: Coronavirus / Covid-19
