Overview
Buffalo Lake Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Buffalo Lake. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 73% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 8, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, more than the Minnesota average of 7.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Buffalo Lake Health Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 49 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 33%
Top 37%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 8, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.44 hrs
- Nurse aides3.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 49
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes