ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD
ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD is a 32-bed nursing home in DEER RIVER, Minnesota. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1987-02-01. It averages 20.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD?
CMS lists 15 health-inspection deficiencies for ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-18.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2026-04-22 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2026-03-31 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-12-17 | F0726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | K |
| 2025-12-17 | F0585, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-07-30 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2025-07-30 | F0607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | C |
| 2025-03-12 | F0576, F0851 | Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
| 2025-03-12 | F0758, F0761 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D |
| 2025-03-12 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-05-16 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-05-16 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
Why was ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Fine | $27,378 |
| 2025-12-17 | Fine | $40,349 |
How is ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD staffed?
| Measure | This facility | MN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.97344 | 4.19318 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 50.0 | 42.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 20.8 | 60.3 |
Who owns ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD, and what chain is it in?
ESSENTIA HEALTH HOMESTEAD is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER INC and belongs to the ESSENTIA HEALTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ESSENTIA HEALTH | since 03/01/2025 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | ARONSON NORR, NANCY, BACHAND, ADAM, BERGSTROM, AMY, DUININCK, TROY, JAMAR, THOMAS, LOBAN, GEORGE, LUND, JARED, SMITH, BRUCE, TERCH, JUSTIN, URBANSKI, REBECCA, WATTERS, MICHAEL, YUNG, ANTHONY | since 01/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BOREN, KEVIN, SERTICH, ANTHONY, SKORUPA, KRISTA | since 01/01/2021 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ST MARYS DULUTH CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM, MEYER, DEBORAH | since 07/22/2019 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ESSENTIA HEALTH, ST MARYS DULUTH CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM, BOREN, KEVIN, LUND, JARED, MEYER, DEBORAH | since 01/01/2024 |
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