Whitewater Health Services
525 Bluff Avenue, St Charles, MN, 55972
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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
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: North Shore Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 45 · avg 32 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 21.1% — lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · 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)
- 1 fine · $16,452 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245270
- Certified beds
- 45 beds · avg 32 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Nsh Whitewater Llc
- Chain affiliation
- North Shore Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the North Shore Healthcare chain — 59 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (17 on record)
- Lindsay Gimlin
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Nsh Rehab Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Lilia c Ponton
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Nshc Wisconsin Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Cliftonlarsonallen Llp
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Continuum Therapy Partners Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
+ 11 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 22)
- D0880·Apr 16, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0732·Apr 16, 2026Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0655·Apr 16, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- E0755·Jun 16, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E0610·Jun 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- E0609·Jun 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0602·Jun 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- D0880·May 14, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $16K
Most recent events
- Aug 6, 2024Fine · $16K
Fire-safety citations
29 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 14, 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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