Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

CMS Certification Number: 245589

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 1991-11-01

703 West Yellowstone Trail
Buffalo Lake, MN 55314

Call (320) 833-5364

Metrics & Ratings for Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

Buffalo Lake Health Care Center has 49 Certified Beds and an average of 43.8 residents per day.

Buffalo Lake Health Care Center has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 5 out of 5

QM Rating: 3 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 3 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: out of 5

Staffing Rating: 5 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

Buffalo Lake Health Care Center has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 3.30728

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.45628

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.80054

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.25683

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 4.56411

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 3.91684

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 0.38749

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.04328

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: Not Available

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): Not Available

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: 14.29

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: Not Available

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Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

Metrics & Ratings for Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

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Staffing Metrics for Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

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