Browns Valley Health Center
114 Jefferson Street South, Browns Valley, MN, 56219
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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 Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: St. Francis Health Services
- Certified beds
- 31 · avg 28 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 27.3% — lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 16.7% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $26,685 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245564
- Certified beds
- 31 beds · avg 28 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Browns Valley Health Center Inc
- Chain affiliation
- St. Francis Health Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the St. Francis Health Services chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- Douglas William Ehlers
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Tomothy Chris Gramm
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Camilla Cay Peterson-devries
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Mari Chambers
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Jennifer Ann Goodnough
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Jennifer Seales
Corporate Director · since 2021
+ 12 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
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 9)
- D0550·Apr 21, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0610·Mar 4, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Mar 4, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- J0600·Mar 4, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0880·Mar 12, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Mar 12, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0760·Mar 12, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F0851·Apr 17, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $27K
Most recent events
- Mar 4, 2026Fine · $27K
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 21, 2026. 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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