Briarwood Manor

    1001 Lincoln Ave, Lockport, NY 14094
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Comfortable caring facility with activities

    I've been pleased overall: outgoing, professional staff who know my name provide personalized care and keep my family informed. My roomy two-bed has chairs, cable TV, A/C, closets and a big window; activities are plentiful-crafts with students, bingo, Mass/rosary, movies, hairdresser-and medication management is dependable. Dining is wait-style with healthy options and substitutions; the beautiful, well-maintained building is comfortable and caring, not luxurious but more than adequate.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.09·(22)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.4
    • Staff

      2.8
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      2.5
    • Value

      3.1

    Pros

    • personalized care and staff familiarity
    • comprehensive resident-evaluation program
    • engaging daytime activity offerings (crafts, bingo, movies, religious services)
    • intergenerational activities with local schools
    • on-site hairdresser and personal services
    • wait-style dining with menu substitutions
    • healthy dining options
    • adequate laundry services
    • spacious unit options with in-unit phone and TV
    • air-conditioned rooms with storage and natural light
    • well-maintained building and grounds
    • courteous and caring clinical staff
    • consistent family communication
    • medication-management systems

    Cons

    • understaffing and staffing instability
    • insufficient staff training and inconsistent conduct
    • widespread cleanliness and sanitation issues in resident rooms and common areas
    • pest-control concerns in some units
    • inconsistent meal quality, portioning, and on-time service
    • unexplained loss or misplacement of resident belongings
    • weak management oversight and disengaged ownership
    • restrictive payment and visitation policies
    • gaps in regulatory compliance and safety oversight
    • limited evening and late-shift activity programming

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with meaningful strengths alongside persistent operational concerns. Strengths commonly cited include personalized, familiar caregiving from staff who know residents by name, an established resident-evaluation program, and a range of daytime activities such as crafts, bingo, movies, and religious services; intergenerational events and an on-site hairdresser were noted as positives. Several units and common areas are characterized as spacious and attractively maintained, and families reported clear communication and functioning medication-management systems in some cases.

    Care and staffing are areas of mixed feedback. Positive accounts emphasize caring, courteous clinical staff and good medication oversight, but a consistent pattern of understaffing and staffing instability was also described. That instability is linked to inconsistent staff conduct, variable responsiveness to resident needs, and delays in routine tasks. Prospective families should be aware that care consistency may depend on shift and staff assignment, and that training and turnover appear to affect day-to-day interactions.

    Dining and activities show similar variability. Some reviews praise healthy menu choices, wait-style dining with substitution options, and engaged mealtimes; others describe inconsistent temperature and portioning, reduced or missing evening snacks, and timing issues that affect resident nutrition and satisfaction. Activity programming is robust during daytime hours for many residents, but evening and late-shift options and continuity of programming are described as limited in several accounts, leading to boredom for some residents.

    Facility maintenance and property concerns are mixed. The grounds and some interiors are described as well maintained and attractive, with adequate laundry services. At the same time, multiple accounts raise sanitation and cleanliness issues in resident rooms and common areas, reports of pest-control concerns, dust and staining on furniture, and instances of unexplained missing personal items. These operational issues raise related concerns about property security and environmental standards.

    Management and policy-level issues are recurrent themes. Reviewers indicate perceptions of weak oversight, limited managerial influence, and disengaged ownership, which reviewers link to inconsistent housekeeping, staffing decisions, and responsiveness to family feedback. Operational policies such as a cash-only payment requirement and visitation restrictions were also noted and may affect some families' decisions. There are also mentions of regulatory and safety oversight gaps that prospective families may wish to verify through inspections and provider documentation.

    Recommendations for prospective residents and families: conduct an in-person visit at various times of day (including evenings), inspect resident rooms and common areas for cleanliness and pest-control measures, ask about current staffing levels and turnover rates, review meal schedules and sample menu items, request documentation of staff training and medication-management procedures, clarify payment and visitation policies in writing, and speak with current residents and families about continuity of care and activity offerings. These steps will help balance the facility's reported strengths against the operational concerns described.

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    Location

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    Briarwood Manor is located at 1001 Lincoln Ave, Lockport, NY, 14094.

    About Briarwood Manor

    Briarwood Manor in Lockport, NY, sits there at 1001 Lincoln Ave, and has been helping seniors since 1982 as a third-generation, family-owned business, which means there's a lot of steady care and experience packed into that big 160-bed building, and you'll find both assisted living and memory care programs tailored for folks with different needs, so if someone needs help with things like bathing, getting dressed, or getting around because of a wheelchair or other reasons, staff help with all those daily tasks, and no one has to worry too much because they keep 24-hour supervision with a licensed staff, and everyone has a call system just in case, which gives both residents and their families a sense of security.

    People who live in Briarwood Manor get their own living space with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, phones, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and even furnished rooms if that's easier, and the place tries to make sure folks still feel independent but safe, with organization to their day and help if they need anything, including medication management and scheduled therapy like physical therapy and occupational therapy for stroke rehab, which makes a big difference for people working to stay strong or recover.

    The memory care side uses special names for different units, and offers dementia-specific programs, especially for Alzheimer's and other types of memory loss, and they've set up a secure area, including the Wesley rehab wing that houses residents with dementia, so people can safely take part in activities or get outside in the secured gardens, walk paths, or outdoor spaces, which really helps to lift spirits, and there are even arts, music, and resident-run activities that keep everyone engaged.

    Briarwood Manor isn't a nursing home, but it does offer a full range of support with an assisted living license and programs for folks at different stages of aging, so there are services like move-in coordination, housekeeping, laundry, and even a concierge, all aimed at keeping life as easy as possible for residents, and when it comes to meals, there's a professional chef who prepares community dining, restaurant-style, with options for allergies, diabetes, and other special diets, so no one's left out, and people can eat together in the dining room, which makes it feel more like home.

    For comfort and well-being, the community provides lots of amenities, like a game room, movie theater, library, fitness room, spa or sauna, and common rooms for activities or just relaxing, plus there's parking and transportation for getting out to appointments or family events, and family support services are on hand to help with care planning or just to offer advice.

    Emergency alert systems cover the whole place, and there are daily and scheduled activities, some even run by residents themselves, so everyone who lives at Briarwood Manor can find ways to stay active, social, and as healthy as possible in a friendly and welcoming setting, and they welcome tours for folks who want to look around before making a decision.

    Briarwood Manor has a steady rating, and while no place is perfect, they've continued to serve Lockport and the surrounding counties for a long time, offering a caring, secure, and home-like environment geared toward making the later years of life both safe and comfortable.

    People often ask...

    Briarwood Manor offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $6,207 per month.

    Briarwood Manor offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 4 photos of Briarwood Manor on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1001 Lincoln Ave, Lockport, NY 14094.

    No, Briarwood Manor does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In New York, the State Department of Health licenses adult care facilities and assisted living programs, posting relicensure surveys, complaint investigations, and inspections.

    License number14867
    Facility typeAdult Home
    Capacity160 residents
    LicenseeFerreri, Salvatore
    EffectiveDecember 16th, 1987
    Special certificationALR 20, SNALR 20
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    Inspection Reports

    16

    Reports

    67

    Citations

    13

    Complaints

    5

    Years

    04 Dec 2025Complaint
    Identified two violations related to admission standards and resident services.
    • 487.4 (c) (5)Admission standards
    • 1001.10 (i) (5-8)Resident services.
    14 Jul 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    01 Jul 2025Inspection
    Identified one deficiency and issued a plan of correction under review.
    • 486.2 (j) (1-2)Inspection
    28 Apr 2025Complaint
    Identified two violations related to general provisions and environmental standards, with a plan/notice of correction under review.
    • 487.3 (b)General provisions
    • 487.11 (h) (5)Environmental standards
    06 Mar 2025Inspection
    Investigated a complaint and identified a deficiency related to records and reports.
    • 485.11 (b)Records and reports
    07 Feb 2025Complaint
    Identified 25 deficiencies and issued a plan/notice of correction under review.
    • 402.4(b)(2)(iv)General requirements
    • 485.5 (f)Operating certificates
    • 486.2 (j) (1-2)Inspection
    • 487.4 (c) (5)Admission standards
    • 487.4 (h)(1)Admission standards
    • 487.4 (m)Admission standards
    • 487.6 (c) (12)Resident funds and valuables
    • 487.7 (d) (1) (x)Resident services
    • 487.7 (d) (11)Resident services
    • 487.7 (d) (12-13)Resident services
    • 487.7 (f) (11) (i-v)Resident services
    • 487.7 (f) (11) (iii)Resident services
    • 487.7 (g) (1) (ii-xiv)Resident services
    • 487.8 (d) (4,8,10-11)Food service
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.9 (a) (3)Personnel
    • 487.9 (a) (15)Personnel
    • 487.10 (d) (5)Records and reports
    • 487.11 (f) (17)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (h) (7)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (h) (11)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (k) (13)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (k) (15)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (m) (2)Environmental standards
    • 487.12 (a-b)Disaster and emergency planning
    11 Dec 2024Complaint
    Identified one violation and placed a plan for correction under review.
    • 486.2 (j) (1-2)Inspection
    02 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated a complaint survey and identified two violations related to resident services and admission and retention standards. A correction plan is under review.
    • 487.7 (d) (1) (i)Resident services
    • 1001.7 (k) (5)Admission and retention standards.
    26 Sept 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. No violations were cited.
    08 Jul 2024Complaint
    Found two deficiencies related to admission standards and resident services.
    • 487.4 (c) (5)Admission standards
    • 487.7 (g) (1) (ii-xiv)Resident services
    08 Jan 2024Inspection
    Identified one violation related to records and reports.
    • 485.11 (b)Records and reports
    05 Jan 2024Complaint
    Identified three violations and noted that a plan/notice of correction is under review.
    • 486.2 (j) (1-2)Inspection
    • 487.7 (d) (1) (x)Resident services
    • 487.7 (d) (12-13)Resident services
    22 Aug 2023Complaint
    Investigated and identified five violations related to admission standards, resident protections, and resident services; follow-up is under review.
    • 487.4 (a)Admission standards
    • 487.5 (a) (3) (xi)Resident protections
    • 487.7 (d) (1) (i)Resident services
    • 487.7 (d) (10) (i-iii)Resident services
    • 1001.10 (i) (5-8)Resident services.
    20 Mar 2023Complaint
    Cited multiple deficiencies and issued a plan/notice of correction under review.
    • 485.5 (f)Operating certificates
    • 486.2 (j) (1-2)Inspection
    • 487.3 (b)General provisions
    • 487.4 (a)Admission standards
    • 487.5 (a) (3) (ix)Resident protections
    • 487.7 (d) (1) (iv)Resident services
    • 487.7 (f) (5)Resident services
    • 487.7 (g) (1) (ii-xiv)Resident services
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.10 (c) (1-3)Records and reports
    • 487.11 (f) (16)Environmental standards
    • 487.12 (g)Disaster and emergency planning
    • 494.4 (h)Admission and retention standards
    • 494.4 (k)Admission and retention standards
    • 1001.10 (l) (2)Medication management.
    • 1001.10 (l) (4-7)Medication management
    • 1001.11 (c) (2) (i-iv)Personnel.
    03 Jun 2022Complaint
    Found four deficiencies related to resident protections, resident services, personnel, and admission and retention standards. The findings indicated areas needing improvement.
    • 487.5 (a) (3) (ix)Resident protections
    • 487.7 (d) (11)Resident services
    • 487.9 (a) (3)Personnel
    • 494.4 (c)Admission and retention standards
    28 Dec 2021Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and identified one deficiency related to personnel; the plan/notice of correction is under review.
    • 487.9 (f) (6)Personnel

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