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Ecumen Lakeshore

4002 London Road, Duluth, MN, 55804

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245215Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections5 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Ecumen
Certified beds
60 · avg 48 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
49.5%higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
23.1%lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
245215
Certified beds
60 beds · avg 48 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Ecumen
Chain affiliation
Ecumen

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Ecumen chain — 5 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.4 / 5.

Disclosed owners (7 on record)

  • Morshed Alam

    Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2019

  • James Michael Dady

    Corporate Director · since 2019

  • Lisa Kro

    Corporate Director · since 2019

  • Nancy Thompson Ulvestad

    Corporate Director · since 2019

  • Debbie Ann Cervenka

    Corporate Officer · since 2015

  • Shelley l Kendrick

    Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2012

+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

7 health citations on file

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)

  • D0641·Aug 7, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • F0812·Jun 13, 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.

  • D0880·Sep 8, 2023

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0805·Sep 8, 2023

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

  • D0758·Sep 8, 2023

    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·Sep 8, 2023

    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.

  • D0582·Sep 8, 2023

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

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Fire-safety citations

19 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 7, 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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