Lakewood Health System
401 Prairie Avenue Northeast, Staples, MN, 56479
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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
- Certified beds
- 87 · avg 80 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 38.1% — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 30% — lower 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245420
- Certified beds
- 87 beds · avg 80 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Lakewood Health System
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (34 on record)
- Melissa Beth Lindow
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Lindsay Rae Leveille
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Elizabeth Ann Pottratz
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Wade Thomas Swenson
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Alicia Kay Bauman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Joseph Thomas Reycraft
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
+ 28 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 8)
- D0677·Feb 19, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0554·Feb 19, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- G0684·Jul 17, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- C0607·Nov 8, 2023Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D0623·Nov 8, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- E0585·Nov 8, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- E0576·Nov 8, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D0695·Aug 11, 2023Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 19, 2026. 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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