Cornerstone Villa
1000 Forest Street, Buhl, MN, 55713
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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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 43 · avg 36 residents/day
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $17,455 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245612
- Certified beds
- 43 beds · avg 36 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Forest Health Services Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Rina Edstrom
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Lea Sauter
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Cassidie r Kunkel
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Dean m Fox
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Ketti Chamberlin
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Donald Carlson
Corporate Director · since 2010
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, 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 20)
- F0812·Dec 4, 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.
- D0761·Dec 4, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0698·Dec 4, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D0554·Dec 4, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- J0689·Jan 7, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0851·Oct 31, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- E0812·Oct 31, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0758·Oct 31, 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…
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $8,281
- 20232 fines · $9,174
Most recent events
- Jan 7, 2025Fine · $8,281
- Aug 28, 2023Fine · $2,823
- Aug 7, 2023Fine · $6,351
Largest single fine on record: $8,281.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Nov 17, 2023. 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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