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Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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3875 Wedgewood Lane,
The Villages FL 32162

(352) 674-4800

89.5% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home located in The Villages, Florida. Featuring an overall grade of D, this is a lower end facility. As far as we can see, we'd struggle to recommend this facility. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in The Villages, Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in The Villages, Florida Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in The Villages, Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in The Villages, Florida Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in The Villages, Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in The Villages, Florida Awards 2021

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

While we were not high on this facility overall, we awarded it a B- for our nursing rating. This grade is more respectable than the facility's overall rating. The nursing score considers numerous subcategories. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This place provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a low total compared with most other facilities. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared well in this subcategory. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning residents even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's second most favorable area turned out to be short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a B-. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to formulate a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. It provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. Lastly, we considered the number of patients that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's third best category was long-term care. We awarded it a B- in this category. This is essentially a slightly below average score in this area. Our long-term care scores are more important for individuals needing more conventional assistance associated with personal care. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

Moving on our final category of inspections, this nursing home received a horrible grade. We weight this category more heavily than other categories. When a place has this bad of an inspection score, you should expect some severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to the well being of residents. This nursing home had a deficiency on its inspection report. We were relieved to find that it was not in a category that suggests that it caused a threat to resident health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 7.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 1.18% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 1.9% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents who have had a UTI. While more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 3.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 10.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 2.53% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 99.45% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 19.59% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 26.35% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 26.35% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 7.07% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 79.69% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Villages Regional Hospital, TheAcute Care Hospitals 4.42 miles away1451 El Camino Real Lady Lake Florida 32159Voluntary non-profit - Private(352) 751-8000
  • Leesburg Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.49 miles away600 E Dixie Ave Leesburg Florida 34748Voluntary non-profit - Private(352) 323-5762
  • Adventhealth OcalaAcute Care Hospitals 18 miles away1500 Sw 1st Ave Ocala Florida 34474Government - Hospital District or Authority(352) 351-7200
  • Ocala Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.04 miles away1431 Sw 1st Ave Ocala Florida 34478Proprietary(352) 401-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Laural Manor Dialysis Center1.41 miles away1950 Laurel Manor Drive #190 The Villages Florida 32162CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (352) 259-0250
  • Ocala Regional Kidney Center South4.33 miles away13940 Us Hwy 441 Bldg 400 Lady Lake Florida 32159CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (352) 751-1240
  • Davita Wildwood Dialysis5.69 miles away4713 E sr44 Suite 900 Wildwood Florida 34785Dialysis Stations: 12 (352) 330-1103
  • Fresenius Kidney Care Lady Lake7.1 miles away310 Longview Ave Lady Lake Florida 32159Dialysis Stations: 13 (352) 753-8395
  • Silver Springs Shores Dialysis12.26 miles away9310 Spring Rd Ocala Florida 34472CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (352) 687-0403
  • Lake Griffin East Dialysis13.47 miles away401 E North Ave Leesburg Florida 34748Dialysis Stations: 16 (352) 315-0062
  • Dialysis Care Center Leesburg,LLC13.47 miles away600 W North Boulevard Suite B Leesburg Florida 34788Dialysis Stations: 6 (352) 530-2450
  • Rtc - Leesburg14.16 miles away8425 Us Highway 441 Suite 104 Leesburg Florida 34788CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (352) 435-0082