Viewcrest Health Center
3111 Church Street, Duluth, MN, 55811
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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 - Church related · Chain: St. Francis Health Services
- Certified beds
- 88 · avg 85 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.1% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 25% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $51,441 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245414
- Certified beds
- 88 beds · avg 85 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- 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 (44 on record)
- Big Stone Therapies Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Eide Bailly Llp
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Ashley Wick
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Colt Edin
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Jordan Wolf
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
+ 38 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 24)
- J0689·Mar 21, 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.
- D0880·Aug 29, 2024Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jul 11, 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.
- F0809·Jul 11, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- D0695·Jul 11, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0645·Jul 11, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D0554·Jul 11, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- J0760·May 14, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $17K
- 20243 fines · $34K
Most recent events
- Mar 21, 2025Fine · $17K
- Jul 11, 2024Fine · $11K
- May 14, 2024Fine · $14K
- Feb 14, 2024Fine · $8,824
Largest single fine on record: $17K.
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 21, 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.
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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