Rochester Senior AdvisorMonroe Community Hospital is a 566-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, operating under NYSDOH certificate 2701006N. CMS gives Monroe Community Hospital an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Monroe Community Hospital's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Monroe Community Hospital an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 3 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 566 / 394.4 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Government - County |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | January 1, 1967 |
| NYSDOH operating certificate | 2701006N, 566 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Monroe County |
On an average day it cares for about 394 residents, roughly 70% of its certified beds (below the 91% median across Rochester-area nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Monroe Community Hospital?
December 20, 2024 is the date of Monroe Community Hospital's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 5 cited deficiencies: 3 standard-survey and 3 complaint-related.
One cycle earlier (standard survey May 1, 2023), CMS logged 3 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 5 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is no worse than the typical local home.
CMS reports 2 fines totaling $94,936 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Monroe Community Hospital?
CMS's staffing data credits Monroe Community Hospital with 3.92 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the Rochester-area median of 3.72; RN time is 0.47 hours per resident day, lower than the Rochester-area median of 0.50.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.25 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 40.2% (lower than the Rochester-area median of 52.1%), and registered-nurse turnover is 44.6%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period. New York's minimum-staffing law (Public Health Law 2895-b) sets 3.5 hours a day, at least 2.2 from aides and 1.1 from licensed nurses; on CMS's reported figures (2.27 aide, 1.66 licensed) this home meets that standard, though the state checks compliance quarter by quarter.
How does Monroe Community Hospital compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 566 certified beds it is larger than the Monroe County median of 120 nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Woodside Manor Nursing Home Inc in Brighton, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, rated 4 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside Manor Nursing Home Inc 2425 Clinton Avenue South, Rochester 14618 | 0.9 | 44 | 4 of 5 | August 29, 2025 | 7 |
| The Hurlbut 1177 East Henrietta Rd, Rochester 14623 | 1.0 | 160 | 3 of 5 | July 31, 2025 | 5 |
| The Highlands at Brighton 5901 Lac De Ville Blvd, Rochester 14618 | 1.2 | 145 | 3 of 5 | August 13, 2025 | 9 |
| St Johns Health Care Corporation 150 Highland Avenue, Rochester 14620 | 1.3 | 455 | 1 of 5 | June 9, 2025 | 14 |
| The Brightonian, Inc 1919 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester 14620 | 1.8 | 54 | 5 of 5 | February 12, 2025 | 0 |
What is around Monroe Community Hospital in Rochester?
Monroe Community Hospital sits in the City of Rochester, Monroe County; the nearest hospital is Strong Memorial Hospital (UR Medicine), about 0.8 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Highland Hospital at about 1.7 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
What should families ask Monroe Community Hospital before choosing it?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask how Monroe Community Hospital kept its latest inspection at 5 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 40.2% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $94,936 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 70% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Monroe Community Hospital keeps Medicaid residents in the same room after conversion, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
State record: Monroe Community Hospital on NYS Health Profiles.
