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Viewcrest Health Center

3111 Church Street, Duluth, MN, 55811

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245414Nonprofit

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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

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

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 departednear 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

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 (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

24 health citations on file2 immediate-jeopardy findings4 from complaints4 federal fines totalling $51K

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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.

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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.

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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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