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Sauer Health Care

1635 West Service Drive, Winona, MN, 55987

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245102Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures1 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
61 · avg 46 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
32.7%lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
25%lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
245102
Certified beds
61 beds · avg 46 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Sauer Health Care

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (12 on record)

  • Gregory Schaefer

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • Jessica Muras

    Corporate Officer · since 2023

  • Annie Ruppert

    Corporate Director · since 2023

  • Jennifer j Forsyth

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2022

  • Bernard m Klinger

    Corporate Director · since 2022

  • John Curran

    Corporate Director · since 2021

+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

19 health citations on file5 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 19)

  • D0725·Mar 19, 2026Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

  • F0713·Mar 19, 2026Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.

  • D0690·Mar 19, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  • D0689·Mar 19, 2026Complaint

    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·Mar 19, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0880·Jan 7, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0812·Jan 7, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0756·Jan 7, 2026

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

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Fire-safety citations

6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 7, 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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