Elderwood Village at Williamsville

NYSDOH-licensed Enriched Housing Program in Williamsville, Erie County — 110 certified beds, certificate 240-S-115.

License and inspection record

Is Elderwood Village at Williamsville licensed by New York State?

Yes. Elderwood Village at Williamsville holds New York State Department of Health operating certificate 240-S-115 as an Enriched Housing Program in Williamsville, with 110 certified beds in the 2026 Q2 state report, and has been licensed since February 3, 1999 (about 27 years).

On top of that base license it holds Assisted Living Residence licensure for 110 beds, 19 of them Enhanced (EALR). Those certifications are what make it “assisted living” in New York's legal sense, not just in its marketing.

What does Elderwood Village at Williamsville's NYSDOH inspection record show?

Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2026, NYSDOH inspected Elderwood Village at Williamsville 18 times and cited 25 violations; 11 inspections found none. The most recent report on file is a relicensure survey issued May 22, 2026.

2 of those visits were routine relicensure surveys and 15 were complaint investigations. A complaint survey does not mean a complaint was upheld — many close with no citation.

The regulation areas cited most often were resident services, environmental standards, medication management. What matters is whether the same areas repeat survey after survey, and whether the plan of correction was approved.

10 earlier reports are on the state record linked in the table above.

Enforcement: none reported for Elderwood Village at Williamsville in this period.

Does Elderwood Village at Williamsville offer memory care (SNALR) in Williamsville?

Not under New York's dementia certification: the 2026 Q2 NYSDOH report shows no Special Needs (SNALR) beds at Elderwood Village at Williamsville.

Residents with mild memory loss may still live there, but a community without SNALR certification cannot run a secured dementia unit as SNALR care. If memory care is the goal, compare the communities in our memory care directory.

Can a resident age in place at Elderwood Village at Williamsville?

Partly. Elderwood Village at Williamsville holds Enhanced Assisted Living Residence certification for 19 beds, which lets a resident stay when they need help walking, transferring or managing a chronic condition that would otherwise force a nursing-home move.

Medicaid: the state report shows no ALP beds here, so Elderwood Village at Williamsville is private pay. Families who expect to need Medicaid should read how Medicaid and assisted living fit together in New York before moving in.

The state record also lists 5 respite beds for short stays.

Where is Elderwood Village at Williamsville, and what is nearby in Williamsville?

Elderwood Village at Williamsville is at 5271 Main Street in Williamsville, Erie County. The closest hospital is Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Amherst, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

Other nearby hospitals: Sisters of Charity Hospital - St. Joseph Campus (Cheektowaga, 3.4 mi); Erie County Medical Center (Buffalo, 4.3 mi).

9 other licensed adult care facilities sit within five miles, so families here can compare several state-licensed options without widening the search.

Williamsville and the surrounding Town of Amherst hold the densest cluster of licensed assisted living in Western New York, which gives families here more side-by-side choices than anywhere else in the two counties.

What does assisted living at Elderwood Village at Williamsville cost?

No state record publishes this community's prices, so we do not either. The CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey puts New York's statewide median for a private one-bedroom in assisted living at $7,110 a month; no Buffalo-specific figure is published.

What moves the bill at a specific community is the care level: enhanced or dementia care usually costs more than base assisted living. Ask for the full fee schedule in writing, including level-of-care charges and what triggers an increase. New York requires a written residency agreement before admission. Our cost guide walks through the numbers, and the CareScout survey is the source.

How does Elderwood Village at Williamsville compare with licensed communities near Williamsville?

The nearest licensed communities to Elderwood Village at Williamsville are Fredonia Place of Williamsville (0.6 mi), Brookdale Williamsville (1.6 mi), Brompton Heights (2.6 mi), each with its own state record.

*NYS Health Profiles, July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2026. Larger buildings and buildings with more complaint visits tend to show more citations; read the reports, not just the count.

Who operates Elderwood Village at Williamsville?

NYSDOH lists 5271 Main Street Operating Company, Llc as the operator of record (llc), licensed since February 3, 1999.

7 other licensed communities in Erie and Niagara counties carry the Elderwood name. Each holds its own operating certificate and its own inspection record, so a strong record at one does not carry over to another: Elderwood Assisted Living at Cheektowaga, Elderwood Assisted Living at Hamburg, Elderwood Assisted Living at Tonawanda, Elderwood Assisted Living at West Seneca, Elderwood Assisted Living at Wheatfield.

In the 2026 Q2 quarterly report the community counted 83 residents at quarter's end against 110 certified beds (about 75% full). A community near capacity may have a wait list for SNALR or ALP beds even when other rooms are open, so ask.

A license held for 27 years usually means an older building; ask what has been renovated and when, and whether rooms and bathrooms are set up for walkers and wheelchairs.

How does Elderwood Village at Williamsville's record compare with other Buffalo-area assisted living?

By size, Elderwood Village at Williamsville ranks 17 of 34 assisted living communities in Erie and Niagara counties. It was cited 22.7 violations per 100 certified beds over the four-year window, against a two-county median of 20.0.

That is close to the regional median. A per-bed rate is a rough yardstick, not a grade: one complaint-heavy year can move it, and NYSDOH does not rank facilities. Read the dated reports above before drawing conclusions.

Which Erie County agencies help families with Elderwood Village at Williamsville?

Elderwood Village at Williamsville is in Erie County, so the Erie County Department of Senior Services ((716) 858-8526) is the local office for the aging and NY Connects contact, and suspected abuse or neglect of a resident goes to Erie County Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services at (716) 858-6877.

A complaint about the facility itself (care, staffing, conditions) goes to NYSDOH through its Adult Care Facility complaint line, 1-866-893-6772. The free Long Term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for residents of licensed adult care facilities; our ombudsman and complaints guide explains who to call for what, and the Erie County guide lists the local offices.

What should you ask when you tour Elderwood Village at Williamsville?

Bring questions tied to Elderwood Village at Williamsville's own state record and certifications, not a generic checklist; the 5 below come from what NYSDOH shows for this building.

1. Your recent NYSDOH citations included resident services. What did you change, and can I see the approved plan of correction?
2. Which conditions can you manage under EALR, and at what point would you require a move to a nursing home?
3. How is a change in care level decided, and how much notice do families get before the rate changes?
4. What happens after a fall at night, step by step?
5. Can I see the residency agreement New York requires before admission, and the list of extra fees?

How do you verify Elderwood Village at Williamsville's record yourself?

Open Elderwood Village at Williamsville's NYS Health Profiles page (linked in the license table), check that the operating certificate matches 240-S-115, then read the Inspections tab for every report since July 1, 2022.

Full survey reports can be requested from NYSDOH through its records request process. Our step-by-step guide to checking violations shows what each tab means.

Related questions

• How do I check a facility's violations or inspections?
• What is the difference between EALR and SNALR in New York?
• What is New York's Assisted Living Program (ALP)?
• Adult home vs. assisted living residence
• Senior care in Williamsville

Last verified: October 2026 against NYSDOH records. We are not affiliated with Elderwood Village at Williamsville and do not represent it. Licensing details change — confirm with the state record.