Essentia Health Homestead
Non profit - Corporation · 115 10 Th Avenue Northeast, Deer River, MN 56636 · See home’s Medicare page
Affiliated With Essentia Health
People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
4.47
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 4.2
43.8%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 42.5%
32
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
20
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
Essentia Health (100%) since Mar, 2025
Indirect owners
No indirect owner information
Managerial control
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System since Sep, 2012
Deborah Meyer since Jul, 2019
Deborah Meyer since Jul, 2019
Managing employee(s)
No information available
Corporate Director
Nancy Aronson Norr since Jan, 2025
Adam Bachand since Jan, 2025
Amy Bergstrom since Jan, 2024
Troy Duininck since Jan, 2023
Thomas Jamar since Jan, 2023
George Loban since Jan, 2024
Jared Lund since Jan, 2024
Bruce Smith since Jan, 2026
Justin Terch since Oct, 2025
Rebecca Urbanski since Jan, 2025
Michael Watters since Jul, 2023
Anthony Yung since Jan, 2023
Adam Bachand since Jan, 2025
Amy Bergstrom since Jan, 2024
Troy Duininck since Jan, 2023
Thomas Jamar since Jan, 2023
George Loban since Jan, 2024
Jared Lund since Jan, 2024
Bruce Smith since Jan, 2026
Justin Terch since Oct, 2025
Rebecca Urbanski since Jan, 2025
Michael Watters since Jul, 2023
Anthony Yung since Jan, 2023
Corporate Officer
Bradley Beard since May, 2024
Kevin Boren since Apr, 2022
Mark Bortnem since Sep, 2025
Anthony Sertich since Jan, 2021
Krista Skorupa since May, 2024
Kevin Boren since Apr, 2022
Mark Bortnem since Sep, 2025
Anthony Sertich since Jan, 2021
Krista Skorupa since May, 2024
Inspection Reports
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.
12
total deficiencies
1
infection-related deficiency
This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0726
Failure to:
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Resident Rights Deficiency — F0585
Failure to:
Honor 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.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
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
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0609
Failure to:
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0607
Failure to:
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity
No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
Resident Rights Deficiency — F0576
Failure to:
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
Administration Deficiency — F0851
Failure to:
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
Failure to:
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0761
Failure to:
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.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0732
Failure to:
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Severity
No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
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
Some people affected
Seriousness
Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
Failure to:
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Penalties
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.
$62.1K
total fines
Dec 17, 2025
$62,075 fine