Sterling Park Health Care Center
142 North First Street, Waite Park, MN, 56387
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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 - Partnership · Chain: Accura Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 40 · avg 34 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 55.6% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 61.5% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245375
- Certified beds
- 40 beds · avg 34 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sterling Park Healthcare Center Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Accura Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Accura Healthcare chain — 41 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Douglas Watkins
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Ted a Leneave
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Bruce Parker
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2020
- Samual Kaplan
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2020
- American Healthcare Management Services Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2019
- Carolyn l Hervin
Operational/managerial Control · since 2016
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 19)
- F0727·Aug 1, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- D0880·Aug 1, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0689·Aug 1, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0684·Aug 1, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0656·Aug 1, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0628·Aug 1, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D0604·Aug 1, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- J0578·Aug 1, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 payment denial
Most recent events
- Aug 1, 2025Payment denial · 3 days · starting Sep 4, 2025
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 1, 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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