Annandale Care Center INC
500 Park Street East, Annandale, MN 55302 · Wright County · 42 certified beds · avg 39 residents/day · certified since Nov 1, 1986
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Jun 17, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Jul 23, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (5)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · from a complaint |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Oct 23, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Jul 26, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide routine dental care and 24-hour emergency dental care for residents. |
| Jul 26, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | G ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
0 fines totaling $0, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Jul 17, 2025 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.64 | 4.83 | 3.95 | bottom 44% in Minnesota; top 20% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.07 | 1.22 | 0.69 | bottom 43% in Minnesota; top 13% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.90 | 4.27 | 3.50 | bottom 34% in Minnesota; top 26% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.45 | 0.69 | 0.48 | bottom 28% in Minnesota; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 47.5 | 42.2 | 45.8 | bottom 32% in Minnesota; bottom 43% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 45.5 | 38.6 | 42.9 | bottom 36% in Minnesota; bottom 43% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.41, RN 1.01, weekend 3.70. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Sheldon | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Dircks, Linda | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2020 |
| Gruys, Katherine | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2023 |
| Manuel, Angela | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2022 |
| Miller, Mark | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2015 |
| Millner, Roger | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2013 |
| Niska, Elsa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/11/2023 |
| Niska, Elsa | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/11/2023 |
| Niska, Elsa | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/11/2023 |
| Watkins, Douglas | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2023 |
| Watkins, Douglas | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2023 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How do residents get routine dental care, and what happens if someone has a dental emergency at night?"
- "What percentage of your residents and staff are vaccinated against flu and pneumonia, and how do you offer the vaccines?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Cura of Watkins | 14.9 mi | Watkins, MN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Lakeside Generations Health Care Center | 15.6 mi | Dassel, MN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Cura of Monticello | 16.5 mi | Monticello, MN | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
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| Edenbrook of St Cloud | 19.5 mi | Saint Cloud, MN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 245364.