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Lakewood Care Center

600 Main Avenue South, Baudette, MN, 56623

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245580Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Church related · Chain: Commonspirit Health
Certified beds
32 · avg 26 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
38.7%near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
40%near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
245580
Certified beds
32 beds · avg 26 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Church related
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Lakewood Health Center
Chain affiliation
Commonspirit Health

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Commonspirit Health chain — 19 facilities across 10 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.8 / 5.

Disclosed owners (11 on record)

  • Bernice m Ebner

    Corporate Director · since 2019

  • Crystal Olson

    Corporate Director · since 2019

  • James Austad

    Corporate Director · since 2019

  • Kevin e Lofton

    Corporate Officer · since 2019

  • Jeffry a Stampohar

    Corporate Officer · since 2018

  • Bradley Nylander

    Corporate Director · since 2017

+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

20 health citations on file2 from complaints1 payment denial

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 20)

  • D0880·Jun 26, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0805·Jun 26, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

  • F0801·Jun 26, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

  • D0692·Jun 26, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

  • D0657·Jun 26, 2025

    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.

  • D0641·Jun 26, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • D0640·Jun 26, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

  • D0637·Jun 26, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Sep 11, 2024Payment denial · 98 days · starting Oct 2, 2024

Fire-safety citations

12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 26, 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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