Boundary Waters Care Center
200 West Conan Street, Ely, MN, 55731
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Health Dimensions Group
- Certified beds
- 42 · avg 29 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 36.4% — lower 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245138
- Certified beds
- 42 beds · avg 29 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Boundary Waters Care Center
- Chain affiliation
- Health Dimensions Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Health Dimensions Group chain — 10 facilities across 6 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (16 on record)
- Health Dimensions Consulting Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Warren Daniel Johnson
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Joneene Lobe
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2023
- Kathleen Champa
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Erin Leigh Shvetzoff Hennessey
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- Adam Masloski
Operational/managerial Control · since 2016
+ 10 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- D0825·Oct 16, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
- F0809·Oct 16, 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·Oct 16, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0688·Oct 16, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0580·Oct 16, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E0880·Jan 25, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0689·Jan 25, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0686·Jan 25, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 11, 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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