La Crescent Health Services
101 South Hill Street, La Crescent, MN 55947 · Houston County · 42 certified beds · avg 30 residents/day · certified since Jul 1, 1986 · 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: NORTH SHORE HEALTHCARE (59 facilities, chain avg rating 2.7★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · 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 · Apr 14, 2026 · F-0684
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
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: May 19, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (32)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The 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. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility admitted a resident without a doctor's order, or did not make sure each resident stayed under a doctor's ongoing care. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not designate a physician to serve as medical director — the doctor responsible for overseeing resident care policies and coordinating medical care across the facility. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop or maintain an effective training program for its direct care staff, including training on how to communicate effectively with residents. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give all staff the required training on its quality improvement program — the internal system for finding problems and making care better. |
| Apr 14, 2026 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not make its inspection results easy for residents to see, or made it hard for residents to contact advocacy agencies like the ombudsman. |
| Feb 6, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Feb 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have a working program to monitor how antibiotics are used. Tracking antibiotic use helps make sure these drugs are given only when needed and remain effective. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 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. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have firmly secured handrails on both sides of its hallways. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 22).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2026 | 22 | 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) | 3.88 | 4.83 | 3.95 | bottom 11% in Minnesota; top 45% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.38 | 1.22 | 0.69 | top 27% in Minnesota; top 6% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.39 | 4.27 | 3.50 | bottom 8% in Minnesota; top 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.93 | 0.69 | 0.48 | top 19% in Minnesota; top 7% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 48.4 | 42.2 | 45.8 | bottom 31% in Minnesota; bottom 41% 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 3.86, RN 1.38, weekend 3.37. 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: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baumann, Troy | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2017 |
| Hoehn, Jeffrey | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2017 |
| NSHC Wisconsin LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/28/2016 |
| Baumann, Troy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/30/2016 |
| Baumann, Troy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/18/2016 |
| Baumann, Troy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/18/2016 |
| Belongia, Christina | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2019 |
| Belongia, Christina | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2019 |
| Cibc Bank USA | Organization | 5% or Greater Security Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2024 |
| Cibc Bank USA | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2024 |
| Cliftonlarsonallen LLP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/22/2018 |
| Cliftonlarsonallen LLP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/14/2025 |
| Continuum Therapy Partners LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Continuum Therapy Partners LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/14/2025 |
| Franta, Peter | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2023 |
| Franta, Peter | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2023 |
| Gee, Darren | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/30/2021 |
| Gee, Darren | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/30/2021 |
| GPH la Cresent LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2017 |
| Greer, Lauren | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/29/2023 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "Could I join residents for a meal to see the food quality and temperature for myself?"
- "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
- "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
- "What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
- "What specific steps do you take to prevent abuse and neglect, and how are staff trained on them?"
- "What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "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)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 4.4 mi | La Crosse, WI | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Benedictine Manor of Lacrosse | 5.2 mi | La Crosse, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Bethany St Joseph Care Ctr | 6.2 mi | La Crosse, WI | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Onalaska Care Center | 6.2 mi | Onalaska, WI | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Hillview Health Care Ctr | 6.3 mi | La Crosse, WI | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Mulder Health Care Facility | 12.7 mi | West Salem, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Lakeview Health Center | 13.1 mi | West Salem, WI | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Valley View Healthcare & Rehab | 13.3 mi | Houston, MN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Marinuka Manor | 18.3 mi | Galesville, WI | ★★★★★ | 5/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 245319.