The Villages, Florida · CMS Care Compare

Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen

5 of 5 · CMS overall rating Much above average

3875 WEDGEWOOD LANE, The Villages, FL 32162

The Villages, Florida · CMS verdict

CMS places Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen in the above-average range on the federal scale, and above the Florida average of 3.2.

The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.

Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen in The Villages, Florida holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 73 of 100 (grade C). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.

73 of 100 · C

Quality & Compliance Index (upper star tercile)

This facility's CMS overall rating sits in the upper U.S. star tercile (>4/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.

How the 73 is built

Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 73.

Health inspections 75/100
Staffing 50/100
Quality measures 100/100
Inspection record 66.66666666666667/100

Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen's upper-tercile CMS stars

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Florida.

What each sub-rating measures

The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.

Size and setting

Located in The Villages, Florida. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 93% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.

Same-ownership peers

Within Florida, Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen is one of 295 for profit - limited liability company nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the for profit - limited liability company-segment average of 3.0 stars, ahead of roughly 82% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.

Where these figures come from

Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.

How Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen's upper-tercile stars compare to Florida

CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Florida facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Overall 5/5 · state avg 3.2
Health inspection 4/5 · state avg 2.8
Staffing 3/5 · state avg 3.2
Quality measures 5/5 · state avg 4.1

Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Florida state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.

Where Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen ranks in Florida

Among the 689 CMS-rated nursing homes in Florida, Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 76% of them. The bars show how all Florida homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.

1 star 101 · 15%
2 stars 135 · 20%
3 stars 139 · 20%
4 stars 151 · 22%
5 stars · this facility 163 · 24%

163 Florida homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Facility details

Beds, residents, ownership, location, penalty and deficiency counts from CMS Care Compare.
Attribute Value
Beds 120
Residents 111
Ownership For profit - Limited Liability company
County Sumter
Penalties 0
Deficiencies 17

Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)

What do families ask most?

What is the quality rating for Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen? ▾

CMS rates Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen at 5 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the Florida average is charted above.

How much does a nursing home cost per month in Florida? ▾

In Florida, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $10,342/month ($124,100/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $12,167/month.

What services does Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen offer? ▾

CMS classifies Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.

Does Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾

Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.

What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Florida? ▾

In Florida, alternatives include assisted living ($5,610/mo), home health aides ($6,101/mo), and adult day care ($1,625/mo).

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainElderCare