Appleton Area Health
30 S Behl St, Appleton, MN, 56208
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 47 · avg 31 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34% — lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245231
- Certified beds
- 47 beds · avg 31 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - City
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Appleton Area Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Charles Francis Keller
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Gregory Miner
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2023
- (unnamed Owner)
Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2021
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- D0658·Apr 15, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0740·Jan 23, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0689·Jan 23, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0657·Jan 23, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E0881·Jan 29, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F0880·Jan 29, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0758·Jan 29, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 li…
- F0880·Nov 8, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 29, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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