Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Buffalo, MN

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Buffalo
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Buffalo has a total of 37 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,101 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Buffalo of 16,993, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 5.48 persons in Buffalo. There were 2,556 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.43 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Buffalo has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Buffalo and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	1.14	1.03 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.46	2.52 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.70	0.67 / 0.88
All Staff	4.30	4.22 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Minnesota.

COVID-19 Infections in Buffalo Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Buffalo there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Buffalo

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Buffalo Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Buffalo, MN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Buffalo

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Buffalo based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Haven Homes of Maple Plain 4848 GATEWAY BLVD MAPLE PLAIN, MN	11.33
Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo, Inc. 310 LAKE BOULEVARD BUFFALO, MN	4.00
Annandale Care Center Inc 500 PARK STREET EAST ANNANDALE, MN	20.00
Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake 413 13TH AVENUE HOWARD LAKE, MN	10.00
Good Samaritan Ambassador 8100 MEDICINE LAKE ROAD NEW HOPE, MN	10.00
Friendship Village of Bloomington 8100 HIGHWOOD DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, MN	25.33
Augustana Chapel View Care Center 615 MINNETONKA MILLS ROAD HOPKINS, MN	49.33
Cokato Manor 182 SUNSET AVENUE COKATO, MN	14.67
Covenant Living of Golden Valley Care and Rehab Ctr 5825 ST CROIX AVENUE GOLDEN VALLEY, MN	4.67
The Birches at Trillium Woods 14585 59TH AVENUE NORTH PLYMOUTH, MN	5.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Buffalo based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
The Villas at Osseo LLC 501 SECOND STREET SOUTHEAST OSSEO, MN	87.33
The Estates at Delano LLC 433 COUNTY ROAD 30 DELANO, MN	64.00
North Ridge Health and Rehab 5430 BOONE AVENUE NORTH NEW HOPE, MN	86.67
Mission Nursing Home 3401 EAST MEDICINE LAKE BOULEVARD PLYMOUTH, MN	62.67
The Villas at St Louis Park 7500 WEST 22ND STREET SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN	130.83
Hope Springs at Minnetonka 16913 HIGHWAY 7 MINNETONKA, MN	115.17
The Estates at St Louis Park LLC 3201 VIRGINIA AVENUE SOUTH SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN	170.67 /
Guardian Angels Care Center 400 EVANS AVENUE ELK RIVER, MN	89.17
Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre 333 FIFTH STREET WEST WACONIA, MN	55.67
The Estates at Twin Rivers LLC 305 FREMONT STREET ANOKA, MN	34.00

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