Birchwood Health Care Center
604 1St Street Ne, Forest Lake, MN, 55025
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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 - Corporation · Chain: Lifespark
- Certified beds
- 100 · avg 87 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 38.4% — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 52.4% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $54,277 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245200
- Certified beds
- 100 beds · avg 87 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Senior Care Forest Lake, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Lifespark
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Lifespark chain — 4 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.3 / 5.
Parent entity
Senior Care Communities
Disclosed owners (24 on record)
- Lifespark Management Services
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Megan Miller
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Ryan King
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Trisha Kramer
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Trustee of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Trustee of The Snf · since 2024
+ 18 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 35)
- D0880·Dec 19, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Nov 13, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- J0689·Nov 13, 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.
- D0677·Apr 10, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0881·Apr 10, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D0803·Apr 10, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D0757·Apr 10, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0558·Apr 10, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $16K
- 20242 fines · $38K
Most recent events
- Nov 13, 2025Fine · $16K
- Feb 9, 2024Fine · $29K
- Jan 4, 2024Fine · $9,103
Largest single fine on record: $29K.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 10, 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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