Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Essentia Health Homestead
115 10th Avenue Northeast · Deer River, MN 56636 · 32 certified beds
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About Essentia Health Homestead
Essentia Health Homestead is a nursing home in Deer River, Minnesota. Its capacity is 32 beds, below the Minnesota median of 60 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of Essentia Health. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 15 citations, the most recent on May 18, 2026. CMS also lists 2 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 5.13 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
5.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (15)
Records from May 2024 to May 2026.
May 18, 2026
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected April 23, 2026.
April 22, 2026
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 8, 2026.
March 31, 2026
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected March 22, 2026.
December 17, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 16, 2026.
December 17, 2025
Tag F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity K: pattern, immediate jeopardy. Corrected January 16, 2026.
December 17, 2025
Tag F0585Honor 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.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 16, 2026.
July 30, 2025
Tag F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity C: widespread, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected August 25, 2025.
July 30, 2025
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 25, 2025.
March 12, 2025
Tag F0576Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 25, 2025.
March 12, 2025
Tag F0761Ensure 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.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 28, 2025.
March 12, 2025
Tag F0758Implement 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 l….
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 28, 2025.
March 12, 2025
Tag F0732Post nurse staffing information every day.
Severity C: widespread, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected March 25, 2025.
March 12, 2025
Tag F0851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 28, 2025.
May 16, 2024
Tag F0758Implement 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 l….
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
May 16, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
Penalties (2)
Total fines: $67,727
March 31, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $27,378 against this nursing home on March 31, 2026.
December 17, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $40,349 against this nursing home on December 17, 2025.
Staffing
5.13 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 4.47 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit
Part of Essentia Health, a chain of 6 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 4.3 overall, 3.5 for health inspections, 5.0 for staffing, 3.3 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Minnesota.
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