Essentia Health Homestead
115 10Th Avenue Northeast, Deer River, MN, 56636
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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 · Chain: Essentia Health
- Certified beds
- 32 · avg 21 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.8% — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 36.4% — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $89,453 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245428
- Certified beds
- 32 beds · avg 21 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Deer River Healthcare Center Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Essentia Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Essentia Health chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.0 / 5.
Parent entity
Essentia Health
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- Bruce Smith
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Justin Terch
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Essentia Health
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- st Marys Duluth Clinic Health System
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Adam Bachand
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Nancy Aronson Norr
Corporate Director · since 2025
+ 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 14)
- D0880·Apr 22, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- G0689·Mar 31, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- K0726·Dec 17, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- D0689·Dec 17, 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.
- D0585·Dec 17, 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.
- D0609·Jul 30, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- C0607·Jul 30, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- F0851·Mar 12, 2025
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
- 20251 fine · $62K
Most recent events
- Mar 31, 2026Fine · $27K
- Dec 17, 2025Fine · $62K
Largest single fine on record: $62K.
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 22, 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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