Buffalo Lake Health Care Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
5
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 2
MN State Average: 7
U.S. Average: 6
MN Deficiencies Range: 1–22
Complaints & Incidents: 0
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

July 27, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Low
Few
8/17/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
8/11/2011

September 30, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Low
Some
11/9/2010
Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care.
Low
Some
11/9/2010
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Low
Few
11/9/2010
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
Low
Few
11/9/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
11/9/2010
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.
Low
Few
11/9/2010
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.
Low
Few
11/3/2010
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Low
Few
11/3/2010

This nursing home has not been cited for any Deficiencies from Incidents Reported by the Nursing Home or Complaints in the last 3 years.

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.


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