Traverse Care Center
303 Seventh Street South, Wheaton, MN, 56296
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 44 · avg 30 residents/day
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245638
- Certified beds
- 44 beds · avg 30 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Minnewaska Community Homecare Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Stanley c Gallagher
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Bruce Prause
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2022
- Robert Ranum
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2021
- Melody Sletten
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2021
- Minnewaska Lutheran Home
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019
- Michelle Marie Ehrenberg
Adp of The Snf · since 2019
+ 6 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)
- D0554·Jan 14, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D0635·May 29, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- F0880·Oct 30, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0761·Oct 30, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0689·Oct 30, 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·Oct 30, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0658·Oct 30, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0609·Oct 30, 2024
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 14, 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.
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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