Clarkfield Care Center
805 Fifth Street, Box 458, Clarkfield, MN, 56223
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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 - Other
- Certified beds
- 30 · avg 28 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.5% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 57.1% — higher 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
- 245551
- Certified beds
- 30 beds · avg 28 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Clarkfield Care Center
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Michelle Marie Ehrenberg
Corporate Director · 100% · since 2022
- Zachaery Hendrickson
Other · since 2019
- Melinda Hedman
Other · since 2019
- Christopher Knoll
Contracted Managing Employee · 100% · since 2018
- Minnewaska Lutheran Home
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2018
- Dale Stringer
Other · since 2017
+ 3 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 9)
- F0880·Apr 8, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Apr 8, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- D0755·Mar 12, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0695·Mar 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0689·Mar 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0644·Mar 12, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D0580·Mar 12, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F0944·May 15, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Fire-safety citations
8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 8, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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