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Lake Ridge Assisted Living

310 LAKE BOULEVARD, BUFFALO, MN, 55313
(763) 404-4603
cassialife.org
56 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
56
State license
422688
CMS facility ID
245513
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Lake Ridge Assisted Living
Legal entity
Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo, Inc.
Street address
310 LAKE BOULEVARD
City / state / ZIP
Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone
(763) 404-4603
Website
cassialife.org
State license #
422688

About this facility — Lake Ridge Assisted Living

Lake Ridge Assisted Living is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Buffalo, Minnesota. It is licensed for 56 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Buffalo and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Lake Ridge Assisted Living 16 times across 7 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner
Seelochani Stadtherr
Parent company
Cassia
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Administrator
Julianne Fries

Registered owners & officers

Elim Care Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1986
Cassia
Operational control — since 2020
Dahl, Robert
Officer — since 2003
Kern, Matthew
Officer — since 2019
Leff, William
Director — since 2004
Nelson, Jason
Managing employee — since 2011
Nye, Gerald
Director — since 2019
Peterson, Roland
Director — since 2013
Tangedahl, Guy
Director — since 2012
Youngquist, Kathryn
Officer — since 2003

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1988-02-01
License expires
2026-10-31
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-01-08
Nurse staffing
4.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$529 per day (≈ $16,080/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
35% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 52% private/other
Occupancy
85% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
30% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
56
Licensed as
Assisted Living Facility
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-01-08Health inspection3 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0577
C · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-20
2024-12-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-01-07
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-01-07
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-01-07
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-07
F-0760
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-01-07
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (8 citations)
2023-10-18Health inspection1 citation
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-11-24
2026-01-08Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0271
E · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2026-05-31
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2026-02-25
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-02-25
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2026-02-25
2024-12-06Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-12-26
2023-10-18Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0034
C · No harm found
Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
Corrected 2023-11-24
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-11-24
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 245513.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Federal NPI Registry (NPPES)
NPI 1083468235
Monthly federal file
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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