Nursing HomeInspections

Essentia Health Homestead

Nursing home in Deer River, MN

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
115 10th Avenue Northeast, Deer River, MN 56636
Phone
(218) 246-4336
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
245428
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
32
Average residents per day
21
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Deer River Healthcare Center INC
Chain
Essentia Health (6 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 1, 1987
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 245428. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 22, 2026. CMS lists 15 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 16, 2024 to May 18, 2026): 7 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 18, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 31, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Dec 17, 2025Honor 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.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 17, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 17, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection		K
Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Jul 30, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Jul 30, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Mar 12, 2025Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2025Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2025Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 15. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $67,727 in the last three years.

Mar 31, 2026Fine: $27,378
Dec 17, 2025Fine: $40,349

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.97 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.71 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.56 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.44 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
50%
RN turnover (yearly)
40%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.