Colonial Springs Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Colonial Springs Healthcare Center is a 134-bed nonprofit nursing home in Buffalo, Missouri, part of Citizens Memorial Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Missouri average of 2.29, and 46.5% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Colonial Springs Healthcare Center
750 West CooperBuffalo, MO 65622
Dallas County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Missouri average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 258 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.78 | 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
46.5% of nursing staff at Colonial Springs Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 10.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 6, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Colonial Springs Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Colonial Springs Healthcare Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Citizens Memorial Health Care, 6 homes
- Legal name: Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 8, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Colonial Springs Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare Buffalo · SFF candidate | 0.5 | 60 | 2.76 | 4.03 | 77.2% | 1 | $92,080 |
| Parkview Health Care Facility Bolivar | 17.4 | 78 | 2.74 | 3.79 | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility Bolivar | 17.9 | 111 | 2.27 | 3.16 | 42.5% | 2 | None |
| Webco Manor Marshfield · no staffing data submitted | 22.9 | 90 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Marshfield Care Center for Rehab and Healthcare Marshfield · abuse citation | 23.5 | 74 | 1.95 | 2.87 | 69.8% | 1 | None |
| Lebanon South Nursing & Rehab Lebanon | 24.0 | 116 | 2.21 | 3.15 | 56.1% | 2 | None |
| Hermitage Nursing & Rehab Hermitage · abuse citation | 24.2 | 120 | 2.10 | 2.84 | 53.8% | 3 | $78,550 |
| Lebanon North Nursing & Rehab Lebanon | 24.2 | 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.