Franciscan Health Center
3910 Minnesota Avenue, Duluth, MN, 55802
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: St. Francis Health Services
- Certified beds
- 47 · avg 38 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.2% — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 31.3% — 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245258
- Certified beds
- 47 beds · avg 38 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Duluth Health Services
- 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.
Parent entity
St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc
Disclosed owners (43 on record)
- Douglas William Ehlers
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Daniel Lee Dripps
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Big Stone Therapies Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Eide Bailly Llp
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Sammy Boit
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Kayla Deroche
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
+ 37 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
August 2023 (2 years ago) · acquired from Franciscan Health Center Inc
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 41)
- D0677·Feb 27, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0887·Feb 27, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D0883·Feb 27, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- E0880·Feb 27, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Feb 27, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0761·Feb 27, 2026
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.
- F0725·Feb 27, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D0695·Feb 27, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 27, 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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