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Franciscan Health Center

3910 Minnesota Avenue, Duluth, MN, 55802

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245258Nonprofit

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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

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures1 / 5

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 departednear 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

Non-profitCorporation

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

41 health citations on file7 from complaints

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.

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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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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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