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Brookdale Niagara Memory Care

6751 Nash Rd, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 · Niagara County · (716) 731-1461

Adult home · licensed for 40 residents · Licensed since 2000 · Operator: Niagara Sterling Cottage Operator, Inc.

Dementia beds: 40 bedsRespite beds: 5 beds
11inspections, 2022 to 2026
12violations cited, 2022 to 2026
0enforcement actions
40licensed capacity

New York State Department of Health data as of October 8, 2026 · Certificate 500-F-095 · See the state record

The record in brief

Brookdale Niagara Memory Care is an adult home, one of the two kinds of adult care facility New York licenses, with 40 beds on its operating certificate, including 40 Dementia, 5 Respite.

Between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2026 the Department of Health cited 12 violations from 11 inspections; the latest report was issued on March 10, 2026.

The state lists no enforcement actions against the operator in that period.

State inspections

The Department of Health's own summary: "A total of 12 violations resulted from 11 inspections of this facility from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2026, including 5 inspections resulting in no violations."

March 10, 2026Relicensure, Complaint Survey · 4 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Under Review
  1. §
    Resident protections
    18 NYCRR 487.5 (d) (3-5)
  2. §
    Environmental standards
    18 NYCRR 487.11 (f) (12)
  3. §
    Environmental standards
    18 NYCRR 487.11 (k) (14)
  4. §
    Disaster and emergency planning
    18 NYCRR 487.12 (a-b)
January 16, 2026Complaint Survey · 1 violation · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
  1. §
    Admission standards
    18 NYCRR 487.4 (c) (5)
January 16, 2026Complaint Survey · 2 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
  1. §
    Admission standards
    18 NYCRR 487.4 (a)
  2. §
    Admission standards
    18 NYCRR 487.4 (m)
November 7, 2025Complaint Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
October 20, 2025Other Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
September 10, 2025Complaint Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
August 13, 2025Complaint Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
July 31, 2025Complaint Survey · 0 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
February 19, 2025Complaint Survey · 2 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
  1. §
    Admission standards
    18 NYCRR 487.4 (a)
  2. §
    Resident services
    18 NYCRR 487.7 (g) (1) (ii-xiv)
July 10, 2024Relicensure Survey · 2 violations · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
  1. §
    Admission standards
    18 NYCRR 487.4 (a)
  2. §
    Personnel
    18 NYCRR 487.9 (a) (1)
January 11, 2023Other Survey · 1 violation · Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
  1. §
    Resident services
    18 NYCRR 487.7 (d) (1) (v)

Enforcement actions

The state lists no enforcement actions against the operator from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026.

Violations under dispute through the state's Inspection Review Process are not shown by the state. Regulation sections are Title 18 of New York's codes (NYCRR). Source: NYS Health Profiles.

Memory care

Certification on the operating certificateBedsSince
Dementia beds40May 2000
Respite beds5May 2000

Brookdale Niagara Memory Care is certified for memory care in New York's terms. What memory care certification means.

A special needs assisted living residence (SNALR) serves people with special needs, including people with dementia or cognitive impairments, under an individualized service plan.health.ny.gov

An enhanced assisted living residence (EALR) lets residents age in place: it may admit or keep residents who need another person's physical help to walk or use stairs, depend on medical equipment and need frequent help from medical staff, or have chronic unmanaged incontinence.health.ny.gov

Costs

Brookdale Niagara Memory Care is not a licensed assisted living residence, so New York's posted-rate rule does not apply to it. Ask the home for its full rate sheet, including care level fees and any one-time community fee, before you sign.

Assisted living residents in New York have the right to written notice of any fee increase at least 45 days before it takes effect, unless they agree in writing to a specific increase for added care, services or supplies.health.ny.gov

Under Public Health Law section 4656(7), signed February 14, 2025, an assisted living residence must post its monthly service rate and starting rent range in the facility and online.health.ny.gov

Website listed by the Department of Health: www.assisted.com

Who runs it

Operator in the state file: Niagara Sterling Cottage Operator, Inc..

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If you have a concern

NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints. New York's Department of Health investigates complaints about licensed homes, and the long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents.

New York's ombudsman program advocates for older adults and people with disabilities who live in nursing homes, assisted living and other licensed adult care homes.aging.ny.gov

To reach a New York long-term care ombudsman, call 1-855-582-6769.aging.ny.gov

Common questions

Is Brookdale Niagara Memory Care licensed?
New York's Department of Health lists it as licensed, certificate 500-F-095, adult home, since May 12, 2000 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Brookdale Niagara Memory Care care for?
Its licence is for 40 residents.
Has Brookdale Niagara Memory Care had violations?
12 violations from 11 inspections from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026, per the New York State Department of Health.
Does Brookdale Niagara Memory Care offer memory care?
Its operating certificate includes 40 dementia beds, the New York certifications for dementia care.

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