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Essentia Health Homestead

Non profit - Corporation  ·  115 10 Th Avenue Northeast, Deer River, MN 56636  ·  See home’s Medicare page

4.93
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 4.1
34.6%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 48.4%
32
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
18
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System (100%)
Indirect owners
No indirect owner information
Managerial control
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System since Sep, 2012
Managing employee(s)
Deborah Meyer since Jul, 2019
Joshua Senger since Nov, 2021

Inspection Reports

10

total deficiencies

2

infection-related deficiencies

This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
Aug 3, 2022
Standard report
7 deficiencies
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0623
Failure to: Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0625
Failure to: Notify the resident or the resident's representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident's bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0679
Failure to: Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0756
Failure to: Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0690
Failure to: Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Aug 31, 2021
Infection report
1 deficiency
(1 infection)

This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

$14,534 Fine
L

Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
L

Mar 10, 2021
Standard report
2 deficiencies
(1 infection)

This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

D

to F
F

Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0791
Failure to: Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Penalties

$17.5K

total fines

A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 9, 2021
No corresponding inspection report.
Jun 21, 2021
$983 fine
No corresponding inspection report.
May 3, 2021
$655 fine
No corresponding inspection report.