Buffalo Prairie Center For Rehab And Healthcare
631 West Main Street, Buffalo, MO, 65622
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Prime Healthcare Management
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 49 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 84.5% — higher than most Missouri nursing homesMissouri avg: 56.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 90.9% — higher than most Missouri nursing homesMissouri avg: 50.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Missouri averageMissouri avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 265471
- Certified beds
- 60 beds · avg 49 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Buffalo Prairie Nursing And Rehab Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Prime Healthcare Management
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Prime Healthcare Management chain — 10 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Samuel Stern
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Bernard David Perlow
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2021
- Blue Sky Basin Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 67% · since 2021
- Dkdp Missouri Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2021
- Dkyh Missouri Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2021
- Dovid Yitzchok Kleiner
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2021
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
August 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Buffalo Prairie Center For Rehab And Healthcare
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 66)
- D0755·Feb 18, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0678·Feb 18, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- D0880·Feb 6, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0690·Feb 6, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- G0686·Feb 6, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- J0684·Feb 6, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E0584·Feb 6, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- E0921·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 payment denial
- 20241 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jan 8, 2026Payment denial · 6 days · starting Mar 27, 2026
- Oct 7, 2024Payment denial · 49 days · starting Jan 7, 2025
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 22, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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