Memory care in Erie and Niagara Counties

21 communities certified by NYSDOH as Special Needs Assisted Living Residences.

21SNALR communities

725SNALR beds

Which Buffalo-area communities are certified for memory care?

21 communities in Erie and Niagara counties hold NYSDOH Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) certification, with 725 certified dementia beds between them.

Featured operators (full profiles)

These 21 communities are the largest SNALR-certified buildings in Erie and Niagara counties by certified capacity. Each has a full profile with its license table, inspection timeline, enforcement record and tour questions. Featured means larger, not better — nobody pays to be listed here.

Mary Agnes Manor ALP — Buffalo, 230 beds, ALR, SNALR, ALP
Elderwood Village at St. Gregory Court — Williamsville, 70 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Juniper Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center — East Amherst, 66 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Peregrine Senior Living at Orchard Park — Orchard Park, 52 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Bristol Village — Clarence Center, 142 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
GreenField Terrace — Lancaster, 56 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Wheatfield Commons — North Tonawanda, 114 beds, ALR, SNALR
Brothers of Mercy Sacred Heart Home — Clarence, 105 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Peregrine Senior Living at Cheektowaga — Cheektowaga, 112 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Tennyson Court — Williamsville, 93 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Heathwood Assisted Living at Williamsville — Williamsville, 128 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR, ALP
Fredonia Place of Williamsville — Williamsville, 108 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Glenwell — Cheektowaga, 120 beds, ALR, SNALR, ALP
Heritage Manor of Ransomville Assisted Living Program — Ransomville, 142 beds, ALR, SNALR, ALP
Elderwood Village at Bassett Park — Williamsville, 105 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Orchard Heights — Orchard Park, 200 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Briarwood Manor — Lockport, 160 beds, ALR, SNALR, ALP
Brompton Heights — Williamsville, 200 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Fox Run at Orchard Park — Orchard Park, 52 beds, ALR, SNALR
The Amberleigh — Buffalo, 76 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR
Canterbury Woods — Buffalo, 33 beds, ALR, EALR, SNALR

Every SNALR-certified community, A–Z

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Community	City	Address	Phone	SNALR beds	License #	Certifications
Briarwood Manor ★	Lockport	1001 Lincoln Avenue Lockport, NY 14094	(716) 433-1513	20	500-F-092	ALR, SNALR, ALP
Bristol Village ★	Clarence Center	8455 Clarence Center Road Clarence Center, NY 14032	(716) 319-9500	42	240-S-107	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Brompton Heights ★	Williamsville	275 Brompton Road Williamsville, NY 14221	(716) 634-5734	20	240-F-133	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Brothers of Mercy Sacred Heart Home ★	Clarence	4526 Ransom Road Clarence, NY 14031	(716) 759-2644	32	240-E-845	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Canterbury Woods ★	Buffalo	725 Renaissance Dr Buffalo, NY 14221	(716) 929-5150	12	240-S-106	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Elderwood Village at Bassett Park ★	Williamsville	245 Bassett Road Williamsville, NY 14221	(716) 688-4011	22	240-F-898	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Elderwood Village at St. Gregory Court ★	Williamsville	111 Saint Gregory Court Williamsville, NY 14221	(716) 689-2394	70	240-F-906	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Fox Run at Orchard Park ★	Orchard Park	One Fox Run Lane Orchard Park, NY 14127	(716) 662-5001	18	240-S-111	ALR, SNALR
Fredonia Place of Williamsville ★	Williamsville	201 Reist Street Williamsville, NY 14221	(716) 632-2155	24	240-F-904	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Glenwell ★	Cheektowaga	2248 Old Union Road Cheektowaga, NY 14227	(716) 608-7000	24	240-E-146	ALR, SNALR, ALP
GreenField Terrace ★	Lancaster	5979 Broadway Street Lancaster, NY 14086	(716) 681-4434	42	240-E-013	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Heathwood Assisted Living at Williamsville ★	Williamsville	815 Hopkins Road Williamsville, NY 14221	(716) 688-0111	25	240-F-881	ALR, EALR, SNALR, ALP
Heritage Manor of Ransomville Assisted Living Program ★	Ransomville	3509 Ransomville Rd Ransomville, NY 14131	(716) 791-4211	23	500-F-099	ALR, SNALR, ALP
Juniper Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center ★	East Amherst	8820 Transit Road East Amherst, NY 14051	(716) 568-2099	66	240-F-894	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Mary Agnes Manor ALP ★	Buffalo	307 Porter Avenue Buffalo, NY 14201	(716) 881-0565	96	240-F-868	ALR, SNALR, ALP
Orchard Heights ★	Orchard Park	5200 Chestnut Ridge Rd Orchard Park, NY 14127	(716) 662-0651	22	240-F-884	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Peregrine Senior Living at Cheektowaga ★	Cheektowaga	575 Cayuga Creek Rd Cheektowaga, NY 14227	(716) 893-3000	32	240-S-109	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Peregrine Senior Living at Orchard Park ★	Orchard Park	101 Sterling Dr Orchard Park, NY 14127	(716) 675-1022	52	240-F-910	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Tennyson Court ★	Williamsville	49 Tennyson Ct Williamsville, NY 14221	(716) 632-9496	32	240-F-874	ALR, EALR, SNALR
The Amberleigh ★	Buffalo	2330 Maple Rd Buffalo, NY 14221	(716) 689-4195	17	240-S-125	ALR, EALR, SNALR
Wheatfield Commons ★	North Tonawanda	3920 Forest Parkway North Tonawanda, NY 14120	(716) 475-7600	34	500-E-014	ALR, SNALR

SNALR beds from the 2026 Q2 NYSDOH report. The largest SNALR programs are Mary Agnes Manor ALP (96), Elderwood Village at St. Gregory Court (70), Juniper Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center (66).

Data source + refresh cadence. Every licensed facility on this page comes from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH): the Health Facility General Information roster (operating certificate, address, phone, operator, first-licensed date), the Adult Care Facility Quarterly Statistical Report (2026 Q2 certified capacity by ALR, EALR, SNALR and ALP), and each facility's inspection and enforcement record on NYS Health Profiles. Retrieved October 24, 2026; we refresh it every quarter, when NYSDOH posts a new quarter. Last updated: October 2026. We do not publish ratings, reviews or prices for any facility.

Is memory care the same as assisted living?

No. SNALR is a dementia certification added to an assisted living license; a building can be assisted living without being certified for memory care.

	Assisted living (ACF with ALR / EALR)	Memory care (SNALR)
What it is	An Adult Home or Enriched Housing Program licensed by NYSDOH that also holds Assisted Living Residence licensure; EALR lets a resident stay as medical needs grow.	A Special Needs Assisted Living Residence certification for residents with dementia, added on top of an ALR license.
What it isn't	Not a nursing home: no 24-hour skilled nursing under 10 NYCRR Part 415.	Not a separate license, and not proven by a brochure that says “memory care” — the SNALR certification is the proof.
Who it fits	Someone who needs help with bathing, dressing, medications and meals but is medically stable.	Someone whose dementia makes wandering, exit-seeking or unsafe judgment a daily concern.
How to check it	The ALR and EALR bed counts in the NYSDOH quarterly report (shown in our tables).	The SNALR bed count. Zero SNALR beds means the building is not certified for dementia care.

How do you confirm a Buffalo community's memory care is certified?

Look for SNALR beds in the state record. If the SNALR count is zero, the community is not certified for dementia care no matter what its brochure calls the unit.

New York does not license memory care separately; SNALR is the certification. See how New York regulates memory care.