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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certified · CCN 245589

Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

703 West Yellowstone Trail, Buffalo Lake, MN 55314 · Renville County · one of 337 skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota
Its Medicare cost report, line by line ↓
49
certified beds
4 / 5
overall CMS rating
Nonprofit
ownership type
92.5%
occupancy, Oct 2026: 45 residents a day · Minnesota 84.0%
1.22
case mix, 0.86x the national average
4.60
nurse hours per resident day · Minnesota 4.19
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How Buffalo Lake Health Care Center compares

Better than most of Renville County on 7 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202692.5%Better than mostHigher than all 3 other buildings in Renville County

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 81.0%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day4.60Better than mostHigher than all 3 other buildings in Renville County

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.62. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 2 of the 3 other buildings in Renville County, level with 1

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 1 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating3 / 5Better than mostHigher than 2 of the 3 other buildings in Renville County

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 1 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than all 3 other buildings in Renville County

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 4 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating3 / 5Better than mostHigher than 2 of the 3 other buildings in Renville County

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 2 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day0.67Better than mostHigher than 2 of the 3 other buildings in Renville County

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.59. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited14Behind mostFewer than 1 of the 3 other buildings in Renville County

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 12. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Better than most of Minnesota on 4 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202692.5%Better than mostHigher than 253 of the 334 other buildings in Minnesota

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 87.0%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day4.60Better than mostHigher than 240 of the 328 other buildings in Minnesota, level with 2

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 4.16. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 179 of the 334 other buildings in Minnesota, level with 68

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating3 / 5Mid-packHigher than 145 of the 334 other buildings in Minnesota, level with 76

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than 182 of the 334 other buildings in Minnesota, level with 152

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 4 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating3 / 5Mid-packHigher than 103 of the 334 other buildings in Minnesota, level with 97

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day0.67Behind mostHigher than 35 of the 328 other buildings in Minnesota, level with 5

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.98. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited14Behind mostFewer than 103 of the 336 other buildings in Minnesota, the same as 11

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 11. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

From its cost report and Medicaid rate, against Minnesota
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Tap a line for what it measures and the middle of the set. Each count leaves this building out. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026; CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

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703 West Yellowstone Trail, Buffalo Lake, MN
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Renville County, Minnesota
4 skilled nursing facilities; average overall rating 2.5, Minnesota 3.2.
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Cost report, against Minnesota
Each line is what this building filed with Medicare for its latest full year, beside the middle building in Minnesota. The rank counts from the top: 1st is the highest figure among Minnesota's filing buildings on that line, out of the buildings that filed it. The arrow beside a figure compares it with the building's own full year before: green is better, red is worse, grey is neither. Shares and margins move in points. A line standing on fewer than 20 filings is not ranked. Operating expense is the cost report's own operating line. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus that line.
Medicare cost reports, as filed

What this building filed with Medicare for FY2025 (the year ending 2025-09-30), against the middle Minnesota building.

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Rank in state
Minnesota median
Reports
OccupancyPatient days as a share of available bed days, both off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
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85.2%
281
Medicare share of daysTraditional Medicare days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
6.9%
283
Medicaid share of daysMedicaid days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
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53.0%
281
Patient revenue per patient dayNet patient revenue off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days off Worksheet S-3 Part I. Blended across every payer.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
$440
283
Operating expense per patient dayTotal operating expense off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus this line.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
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$482
282
Net income per patient dayNet income off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
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$17
282
Net marginNet income off Worksheet G-3 over net patient revenue off the same worksheet.
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00th of 000
3.8%
278

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Quality and staffing
CMS Care Compare · Oct 2026
Overall rating4 / 5 · state 3.2
Health inspection3 / 5 · state 2.8
Staffing5 / 5 · state 4.2
RN hours per resident per day0.67 · state 1.08
Overall rating, last 8 quarters
055Q3’245Q4’245Q1’255Q2’255Q3’255Q4’254Q1’264Q2’26latest
down 1 star over the 8 quarters shown

CMS sets the overall star rating from health inspections, staffing and quality measures. The occupancy percentage is not the star rating. Occupancy compares average residents with certified beds. Certified beds can include beds the home chooses not to fill; this figure does not tell us why beds are unused.

Resident care
CMS quality measures · 2025Q3 to 2026Q2 · Oct 2026
measurethis buildingMinnesotanationrecent quarters
Needed more help with daily activities17.3%better than state18.2%13.5%2025Q2: 19.4%2025Q3: 24.2%2025Q4: 20.0%2026Q1: 11.1%2026Q2: 14.3%
19.4% → 14.3%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Catheter inserted and left in0.6%better than state1.7%0.7%2025Q2: 0.0%2025Q3: 0.0%2025Q4: 2.3%2026Q1: 0.0%2026Q2: 0.0%
0.0% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Urinary tract infection0.6%better than state2.6%1.5%2025Q2: 0.0%2025Q3: 2.6%2025Q4: 0.0%2026Q1: 0.0%2026Q2: 0.0%
0.0% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Fall with major injury3.0%better than state4.1%3.2%2025Q2: 9.3%2025Q3: 7.3%2025Q4: 2.4%2026Q1: 2.5%2026Q2: 0.0%
9.3% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Newly given an antipsychotic (short stay)6.5%worse than state1.9%1.5%too few quarters to chart
Ability to walk independently worsened19.8%worse than state18.8%12.7%2025Q2: 30.8%2025Q4: 7.7%2026Q1: 22.3%2026Q2: 15.0%
30.8% → 15.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Pressure ulcers3.5%better than state5.1%4.5%2025Q2: 12.0%2025Q3: 4.2%2025Q4: 0.0%2026Q1: 7.7%2026Q2: 2.3%
12.0% → 2.3%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Given an antipsychotic11.0%better than state17.2%15.4%2025Q2: 6.2%2025Q3: 17.2%2025Q4: 8.8%2026Q1: 9.4%2026Q2: 9.4%
6.2% → 9.4%
Q2’25 to Q2’26

Each figure is the share of residents, so lower is better. The building's figure, the state's and the nation's are CMS's four-quarter averages; the small bars are single quarters, which move more than the average does.

Surveys and enforcement
CMS health inspections
Jan 2026
last standard survey
14
deficiencies cited · Minnesota avg 12.2
$0
fines, last 3 years
Not reported
CMS affiliation

CMS groups homes with shared ownership or management. An affiliation does not establish that a chain owns this building.

Renville County
buildingbedsoverallBuffalo Lake Health Care Center494 / 5Renvilla Health Center384 / 5Franklin Restorative Care Center401 / 5Olivia Restorative Care Center601 / 5
All Minnesota buildings in Renville County ›
Minnesota at a glance
337
buildings
24,061
licensed beds
84%
occupancy
31%
for-profit
Minnesota market intelligence report ›
The neighborhood
Street map © OpenStreetMap · satellite © Esri · pins: CMS Care Compare · loads as you reach it
Nearby skilled nursing
buildingbedsoveralloccupancyHarmony River Living CenterHutchinson · 15.4 mi1204 / 5over 85%Olivia Restorative Care CenterOlivia · 18.2 mi601 / 570-85%Franklin Restorative Care CenterFranklin · 19.6 mi401 / 570-85%Glenfields Living With CareGlencoe · 23.4 mi1084 / 5over 85%Bayside Manor LLCGaylord · 23.5 mi442 / 570-85%Gil-mor ManorMorgan · 26.8 mi352 / 570-85%
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About this data
What is the CMS overall rating of Buffalo Lake Health Care Center?
Buffalo Lake Health Care Center in Buffalo Lake, MN carries an overall CMS rating of 4 out of 5 stars in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How many beds does Buffalo Lake Health Care Center have?
Buffalo Lake Health Care Center is certified for 49 beds in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How full is Buffalo Lake Health Care Center?
CMS's reported average residents put Buffalo Lake Health Care Center's occupancy in the over 85% band in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
Source: CMS Provider Information, Care Compare and Payroll-Based Journal staffing · CMS files dated October 2026.
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