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Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo, MN: 5 star rating, no fines
Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo, Inc. in Buffalo, MN is owned by Elim Care Inc, is rated 5 of 5 stars by Medicare, and had no fines in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 9 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on January 8, 2026, and 1 of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 310 Lake Boulevard, Buffalo, MN 55313
- Overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 3 of 5
- Certified beds
- 56
- Residents per day
- 51 on average
- Ownership type
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo Inc
- Chain
- Cassia, 16 facilities
- Fines
- $0 across 0 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 0
- Health citations
- 9, of which 1 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- January 8, 2026
- CMS Certification Number
- 245513
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Recent health citations
Citations from health inspections, newest first.
| Survey date | Tag | What CMS cited | Scope and severity | Status | Corrected on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 20, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| January 8, 2026 | F577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C: widespread, minimal harm potential | Corrected | February 20, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| January 8, 2026 | F558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 20, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| December 6, 2024 | F760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | G: isolated, actual harm | Corrected | January 7, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| December 6, 2024 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | January 7, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| December 6, 2024 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | January 7, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| December 6, 2024 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | January 7, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| December 6, 2024 | F644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | January 7, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| October 18, 2023 | F554 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | November 24, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 8 individual or personal trusts (1 managers, 7 officers, directors or trustees). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elim Care Inc | Direct owner | 100% | January 29, 1986 | data.cms.gov |
| Cassia | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | January 1, 2020 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All nursing homes in Minnesota
- Every nursing home Elim Care Inc owns or manages
- Every nursing home Cassia owns or manages
- This facility on Medicare Care Compare
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.