Lake Ridge Care Center Of Buffalo, Inc.
310 Lake Boulevard, Buffalo, MN, 55313
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Cassia
- Certified beds
- 56 · avg 52 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.6% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 38.9% — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245513
- Certified beds
- 56 beds · avg 52 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Lake Ridge Care Center Of Buffalo Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Cassia
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Cassia chain — 16 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (10 on record)
- Cassia
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- Gerald Thomas Nye
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Matthew Ray Kern
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Roland l Peterson
Corporate Director · since 2013
- Guy p Tangedahl
Corporate Director · since 2012
- Jason s Nelson
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2011
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 9)
- F0880·Jan 8, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- C0577·Jan 8, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D0558·Jan 8, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- G0760·Dec 6, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0689·Dec 6, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0684·Dec 6, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0656·Dec 6, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0644·Dec 6, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 8, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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