Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Minnewaska Community Health Services
605 Main Street · Starbuck, MN 56381 · 39 certified beds
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About Minnewaska Community Health Services
Minnewaska Community Health Services is a nursing home in Starbuck, Minnesota. Its capacity is 39 beds, below the Minnesota median of 60 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 18 citations, the most recent on April 29, 2026. CMS also lists 2 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 6.73 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
3.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (18)
Records from September 2023 to April 2026.
April 29, 2026
Tag F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected April 29, 2026.
November 24, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 28, 2025.
July 1, 2025
Tag F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 18, 2025.
March 28, 2025
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2025.
March 25, 2025
Tag F0919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 16, 2025.
March 25, 2025
Tag F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
March 25, 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 April 15, 2025.
March 25, 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 27, 2025.
March 25, 2025
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 17, 2025.
March 25, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 23, 2025.
March 25, 2025
Tag F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected March 26, 2025.
January 16, 2025
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 6, 2025.
January 24, 2024
Tag F0625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 9, 2024.
January 24, 2024
Tag F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 6, 2024.
January 24, 2024
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 February 9, 2024.
January 24, 2024
Tag F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 9, 2024.
January 24, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 15, 2024.
September 21, 2023
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected September 14, 2023.
Penalties (2)
Total fines: $24,986
March 25, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $11,193 against this nursing home on March 25, 2025.
September 21, 2023 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $13,793 against this nursing home on September 21, 2023.
Staffing
6.73 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 4.13 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit - Church related
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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