Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Buffalo, Missouri, part of Blue Sky Basin, LLC. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 77.2% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare
631 West Main StreetBuffalo, MO 65622
Dallas County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.76 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Missouri average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.76 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.03 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.82 | 3.02 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
77.2% of nursing staff at Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 87.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 7, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 29 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $92,080 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Fine | $92,080 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Mar 27, 2026 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Payment Denial | 49 days from Jan 7, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Blue Sky Basin, LLC, 5 homes
- Legal name: Buffalo Prairie Nursing and Rehab LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 21, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Colonial Springs Healthcare Center Buffalo | 0.5 | 134 | 2.33 | 3.27 | 46.5% | 2 | None |
| Parkview Health Care Facility Bolivar | 17.5 | 78 | 2.74 | 3.79 | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility Bolivar | 18.0 | 111 | 2.27 | 3.16 | 42.5% | 2 | None |
| Webco Manor Marshfield · no staffing data submitted | 23.4 | 90 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Hermitage Nursing & Rehab Hermitage · abuse citation | 23.7 | 120 | 2.10 | 2.84 | 53.8% | 3 | $78,550 |
| Lebanon South Nursing & Rehab Lebanon | 23.9 | 116 | 2.21 | 3.15 | 56.1% | 2 | None |
| Marshfield Care Center for Rehab and Healthcare Marshfield · abuse citation | 24.0 | 74 | 1.95 | 2.87 | 69.8% | 1 | None |
| Lebanon North Nursing & Rehab Lebanon | 24.1 | 180 | 2.32 | 3.12 | 62.5% | 1 | $263,670 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.