Bigfork Valley Communities
258 Pine Tree Drive, Bigfork, MN, 56628
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 40 · avg 22 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 26.7% — lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 11.1% — lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245529
- Certified beds
- 40 beds · avg 22 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Northern Itasca Hospital District
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (21 on record)
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Paula Mckellar
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Teresa Kittridge
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
- Daniel Heinecke
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
- Gregory Anselmo
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
- Jessica Anderson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 15 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 11)
- C0732·Dec 11, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0684·Dec 11, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0585·Nov 14, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0758·Oct 23, 2024
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…
- D0756·Oct 23, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D0689·Oct 23, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0676·Oct 23, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D0880·Oct 23, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire-safety citations
21 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 11, 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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