Central Health Care Center
444 North Cordova, Le Center, MN 56057 · Le Sueur County · 40 certified beds · avg 24 residents/day · certified since Dec 1, 1986
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5
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)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Aug 5, 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 (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Aug 6, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Aug 3, 2023 · 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: Aug 18, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (14)
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 5, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, 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 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · from a complaint |
| Mar 10, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Mar 10, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Mar 10, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' right to voice complaints without discrimination or retaliation, or did not have a working complaint process that resolves issues promptly. · from a complaint |
| Mar 10, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not conduct and document a facility-wide assessment of what staff, supplies, and resources it needs to care for its residents properly — during everyday operations, nights, weekends, and emergencies. |
| Jan 4, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Aug 3, 2023 | ▲ 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 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · from a complaint |
| Aug 3, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. · from a complaint |
| Aug 3, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility's quality committee — the internal group responsible for finding and fixing care problems — did not have the required members or did not meet at least every three months. · from a complaint |
| Aug 3, 2023 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. These written safeguards are the foundation of resident protection. · from a complaint |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | J ▲ |
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)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
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) | 3.87 | 4.83 | 3.95 | bottom 10% in Minnesota; top 45% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.65 | 1.22 | 0.69 | bottom 5% in Minnesota; top 41% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.48 | 4.27 | 3.50 | bottom 13% in Minnesota; top 43% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.48 | 0.69 | 0.48 | bottom 33% in Minnesota; top 35% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 62.1 | 42.2 | 45.8 | bottom 10% in Minnesota; bottom 13% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 50.0 | 38.6 | 42.9 | bottom 32% in Minnesota; bottom 39% 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 3.64, RN 0.62, weekend 3.27. Staffing rating: 3/5.
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: 1/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirsch, Nisson | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 02/07/2023 |
| Hirsch, Shmuel | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 02/07/2023 |
| Kellman, Franklin | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 02/07/2023 |
| Probst, Seth | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 70% | 02/07/2023 |
| Fritzke, Steven | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/07/2023 |
| Hirsch, Nisson | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/07/2023 |
| Hirsch, Shmuel | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/07/2023 |
| Kellman, Franklin | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/07/2023 |
| Probst, Seth | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/07/2023 |
| Probst, Seth | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/07/2023 |
| Probst, Seth | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/07/2023 |
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?"
- "How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Walk me through what happens when a resident or family files a grievance — who responds and how fast?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "How do you decide you have enough staff and resources for your resident population, including nights and weekends?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
- "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?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cura of Le Sueur | 10.1 mi | Le Sueur, MN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter | 12.6 mi | St Peter, MN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Mala Strana Health Care, LLC | 13.3 mi | New Prague, MN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine | 15.9 mi | Belle Plaine, MN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Whispering Creek | 18.8 mi | Janesville, MN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 245401.