250 Jordan Drive, Granite Falls, MN 56241 (opens Google Maps) · Yellow Medcine County · (320) 564-3111· 48 certified beds · avg 46 residents/day · certified since Jul 6, 1981 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: AVERA HEALTH (13 facilities, chain avg rating 3.7★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →
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 quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · May 2, 2024 · F-0678 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide basic life support, such as CPR, before emergency medical help arrived — care that's required when it matches the doctor's orders and the resident's own written wishes.
Why it matters: In a cardiac or breathing emergency, failure to start CPR promptly can be the difference between life and death.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Apr 30, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Sep 19, 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): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Sep 12, 2025 (Past Non-Compliance)
Showing the latest 3 of 17 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
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 F-0689
The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. F-0880
The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program. F-0882
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | 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 · F-0689 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program. · F-0882 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not give residents reasonable access to and privacy in using ways to communicate, such as phones, mail, and email. Residents have the right to stay in touch with the outside world privately. · F-0576 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not treat residents with respect and dignity, or did not let them keep and use their own personal belongings. · F-0557 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment. · F-0604 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755 |
| May 2, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not provide basic life support, such as CPR, before emergency medical help arrived — care that's required when it matches the doctor's orders and the resident's own written wishes. · from a complaint · F-0678 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide or obtain laboratory tests when a doctor ordered them, or did not promptly report the results back to the doctor who ordered them. · from a complaint · F-0773 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0761 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 4).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 5 | 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.
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1 fine totaling $15,642.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | Fine | $15,642 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.42 | 4.83 | 3.95 | top 20% in Minnesota; top 8% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.17 | 1.22 | 0.69 | top 46% in Minnesota; top 10% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.87 | 4.27 | 3.50 | top 20% in Minnesota; top 8% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.52 | 0.69 | 0.48 | bottom 39% in Minnesota; top 30% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 25.0 | 42.2 | 45.8 | top 11% in Minnesota; top 7% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 25.0 | 38.6 | 42.9 | top 27% in Minnesota; top 20% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — 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 3.81, RN 0.82, weekend 3.43.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.81 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Church related
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avera Health | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Avera Marshall | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/01/2020 |
| Barber, Daniel | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2024 |
| Carter, Darrell | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Carter, Darrell | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/16/2025 |
| Coudron, Christy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2020 |
| Jensen, Mark | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2023 |
| Koenen, Lavonne | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2020 |
| Kooiman, Thomas | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Kooiman, Thomas | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Kooiman, Thomas | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/16/2025 |
| Lautt, Julie | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2020 |
| Lautt, Julie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2020 |
| Rios Avendano, Rosa | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2023 |
| Streich, Lisa | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2024 |
| Streier, Debra | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2021 |
| Welbig, Lucille | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2023 |
All 17 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Avera Health — 13 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 12 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Home | 1.0 mi | Belview, MN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Clara City Care Center | 12.8 mi | Clara City, MN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Luther Haven | 13.3 mi | Montevideo, MN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Clarkfield Care Center | 14.2 mi | Clarkfield, MN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Renvilla Health Center | 15.4 mi | Renville, MN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
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CMS records place this facility in Yellow Medcine, MN — 3 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 245243.
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