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Essentia Health Grace Home

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116 West Second Street, Graceville, MN 56240 (opens Google Maps) · Big Stone County · (701) 671-4105· 30 certified beds · avg 19 residents/day · certified since Jul 8, 1991 · 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: ESSENTIA HEALTH (6 facilities, chain avg rating 4.3★)

4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Mar 5, 2026
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Feb 27, 2025
$0
Fines, last 3 years
5.24
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · 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.

Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)

▲ Actual harm, isolated · Feb 27, 2025 · F-0656 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.

Why it matters: Without a complete, working care plan, important needs can slip through the cracks and no one is accountable for results.

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: Feb 20, 2025 (Past Non-Compliance)

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 11 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. D · Potential for more than minimal 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

  2. G · Actual harm, isolated

    The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint F-0656

  3. 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

View all 11 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings

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.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Jul 1, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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
Feb 27, 2025▲ G · Actual harm, isolatedThe facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint · F-0656
Jan 15, 2025F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe 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
Jan 15, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · F-0760
Dec 6, 2023F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812
Dec 6, 2023F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not electronically submit complete and accurate staffing information to the government, based on payroll and other verifiable records. · F-0851
Dec 6, 2023E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe 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
Dec 6, 2023E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe 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
Dec 6, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554
Dec 6, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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
Dec 6, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883

Inspection trend by year

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 7
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 1

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202370F
202541G ▲

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)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityMinnesota averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 5.24
Minnesota average: 4.83
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 1.51
Minnesota average: 1.22
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.15
Minnesota average: 4.27
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityMinnesota avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)5.244.833.95top 27% in Minnesota; top 10% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours1.511.220.69top 20% in Minnesota; top 5% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing4.154.273.50bottom 48% in Minnesota; top 19% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.840.690.48top 24% in Minnesota; top 10% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)36.042.245.8top 37% in Minnesota; top 26% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)14.338.642.9top 10% in Minnesota; top 7% 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 4.42, RN 1.27, weekend 3.50.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.42 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

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: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: —/5

Costs & payment

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Who owns this facility

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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 - Corporation

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Essentia HealthOrganization5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest100%07/01/2023
Adams, MarcIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2026
Arvin, DouglasIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE05/18/2023
Arvin, DouglasIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE05/18/2023
Arvin, DouglasIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE05/18/2023
Boren, KevinIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE09/29/2025
Christensen, JamesIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2020
Essentia HealthOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/29/2025
Gefroh Ellison, StefanieIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE08/12/2024
Heilman, TimIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2020
Hurley, AlanIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE05/18/2023
Hurley, AlanIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE05/18/2023
Hurley, AlanIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE05/18/2023
Innovis Health LLCOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2017
Innovis Health LLCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/29/2025
Krejci, MarkIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2026
Lewandowski, LaurieIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2017
Mertz, TaylorIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE05/17/2022
Pladson, KimberlyIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2025
Saint Georges, AndersonIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2025

Showing 20 of 27 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 7 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Essentia Health — 6 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.

Questions to ask on your visit

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  • "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
  • "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
  • "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
  • "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
  • "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
  • "How do your actual daily staffing levels compare to what's reported on Medicare's Care Compare website?"
  • "How can my family member make private phone or video calls, and can we see where?"
  • "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Minnesota midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 36% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 27 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 245579.

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