The Highlands at Brighton

    5901 Lac De Ville Blvd, Rochester, NY 14618
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Excellent care, attentive staff, clean

    I placed my aunt here and was very pleased. The staff are caring, compassionate and professional; skilled nursing, rehab and medical teams were attentive and prompt, and the facility is clean with lots of activities and music residents enjoy. Overall a very good experience - I would recommend it.

    Loved one of 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

    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

    2.51·(39)

    Overall rating

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

      2.7
    • Staff

      2.8
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      2.1
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Compassionate and dedicated nursing clinicians
    • Attentive skilled nursing and medical oversight
    • Engaging social and activity programming
    • Clean, well-maintained common areas and lounges
    • Approachable physicians and advanced practice clinicians
    • On-time patient-care technicians during positive shifts
    • Holiday and special-event dining offerings
    • Dedicated memory-care/neuro-behavioral staff
    • Outdoor patios and bright communal spaces

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and coverage
    • Delayed response to call bells and care requests
    • Inconsistent personal-care and toileting practices
    • Gaps in medication-administration and clinical follow-up
    • Variable staff conduct and professionalism
    • Weak family communication and phone responsiveness
    • Facility maintenance and infrastructure deficiencies
    • Inconsistent meal quality and meal-service continuity
    • Gaps in transfer and fall-prevention practices
    • Allegations of missing resident personal items
    • Management accountability and policy-enforcement gaps
    • Restricted or inflexible visitation practices

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews convey a strongly mixed picture of care at this facility. A recurring theme is polarized performance: the rehabilitation unit and some clinical teams receive consistent praise for therapeutic outcomes and attentive skilled-nursing care, while bedside aide coverage and day-to-day personal care are frequently described as inconsistent. Where clinical teams and therapists are engaged, families report meaningful functional improvement and timely therapies; where coverage is thin or coordination breaks down, families describe delays in basic attendances and care continuity issues that have, in some instances, led to hospital readmission or additional medical intervention.

    Staffing and responsiveness are central operational concerns. Multiple reviewers noted long waits for assistance, delayed response to call bells, and uneven toileting and bathing routines; these indicate systemic staffing and prioritization challenges rather than isolated incidents. At the same time, a substantial number of reviewers praised individual nurses, therapists, and social-work staff as compassionate and professional, suggesting variability in staff performance and supervision across shifts and units. Concerns about medication-management practices, missed treatments or dressing changes, and gaps in clinical follow-up were cited and raise questions about protocol adherence and handoff processes.

    Facility-related observations are also mixed. Several families described bright, clean common areas, active programming, and amenities such as hair-styling, music, exercise classes, and outdoor patios that support social engagement. Conversely, other reviewers noted maintenance problems (leaks, plumbing and odor concerns), outdated resident rooms, and infrastructure issues that affect comfort and perceived safety. Dining impressions vary from praise for special meals and holiday offerings to critiques of regular meal quality and occasional failures in meal substitution or accuracy.

    Communication and management practices emerged as another consistent pattern. Reviewers described difficulties reaching staff by phone, inconsistent family updates, and instances where administrative responses were perceived as evasive or inadequately corrective. Allegations of missing personal items and concerns about policies or decision-making were raised, reflecting trust and accountability issues that prospective families will want to clarify. Visitation policies and access were also reported as restrictive or inconsistently applied in some accounts.

    Overall, the dominant pattern is variability: the facility can deliver strong rehabilitative and medical care and offers meaningful activities and amenities, yet operational weaknesses—particularly inconsistent staffing, responsiveness, maintenance, and communication—produce widely divergent family experiences. Prospective residents and families should consider targeted inquiries during a tour (staffing ratios per unit/shift, call-bell response metrics, medication and clinical follow-up protocols, personal-item policies, and maintenance response procedures) and, where possible, speak directly with therapists, nurses, and families of current residents to assess consistency in the areas most important to them.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    The Highlands at Brighton is located at 5901 Lac De Ville Blvd, Rochester, NY, 14618.

    About The Highlands at Brighton

    The Highlands at Brighton stands as a healthcare facility that serves older adults with many different needs, and they've got dedicated programs for everything from short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay to long-term care for people facing memory loss or other ongoing health conditions, and since it's a nursing facility that's also connected to UR Medicine, the staff includes full-time nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, dietitians, and therapy specialists who work together to support each person's health and comfort, and folks will find special units there like the Neurobehavioral Unit for neurological and behavioral disorders, along with a Dementia/Behavioral Step-down program for people dealing with memory problems, where the care team really tries to make things safe and secure especially for residents needing dementia support, and they do offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy, plus additional medical services like IV therapy, wound care, stroke recovery rehab, and a Ventilator Unit that focuses on helping people move and stay as independent as possible, while monthly visits from podiatrists and optometrists, on-site dental and lab services, pharmacy help, and even hospice care from Visiting Nurse Service (UR Homecare) round out the medical supports, and for folks thinking about a move, the community provides different types of care, ranging from independent living, assisted living and memory care, to respite care, transitional, post-acute and continuing care, and there's always a structured process to set up a tour, which lets people visit, see the rooms and common areas, meet staff and residents, and take a look at a map of the campus so they can get familiar with where everything is, and the staff, led by administrator Walter Winiarczyk, run things with clear health rules like regular cleaning, health screenings, universal masking, and virtual medical appointments to keep residents safe, in short, The Highlands at Brighton tries to cover different health needs, supports recovery, and aims to help people stay as independent as possible, always focused on making daily life a little easier and more comfortable for those who live there.

    People often ask...

    The Highlands at Brighton offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 5901 Lac De Ville Blvd, Rochester, NY 14618.

    No, The Highlands at Brighton 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.

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