CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in New York. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
Comparisons use the matching CMS state averages without a proprietary combined score. Review the comparison methodology.
A side-by-side view of the two CMS inspection cycles included in the current dataset.
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Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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The Highlands at Brighton is a 3-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Rochester, New York with 145 certified beds. It has been operating since 1995. Its overall CMS rating is 3 out of 5.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINIARCZYK, WALTER | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Sep 25, 2013 |
| GARRETT, ELIZABETH | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2009 |
| GOLDSTEIN, STEVEN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Sep 1, 1996 |
| HALL, WILLIAM | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2009 |
| LATELLA, ROBERT | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2009 |
| MAGEE, ROBBIE | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2009 |
| RIORDAN, MICHAEL | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2009 |
| VANSTRYDONCK, GERALD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2009 |
| MUNIAK, JENNIFER | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2023 |
| WINIARCZYK, WALTER | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Sep 25, 2013 |
| YALE, ELIZABETH | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 31, 2023 |
| MUNIAK, JENNIFER | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Mar 11, 2025 |
| WINIARCZYK, WALTER | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Apr 2, 2025 |
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