Overview
Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Buffalo. It scores 1 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 59% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 7, 2024, found 29 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 14 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $59,852 in the past three years.
Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 43 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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 7, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 29
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 14
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $59,852
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.23 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.46 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.65 hrs
- Nurse aides2.12 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 21, 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