Parkview Manor Nursing Home

Name: Parkview Manor Nursing Home
Address: 308 SHERMAN AVENUE, Ellsworth, MN, 56129, US
Telephone: 5079672482

308 Sherman Avenue, Ellsworth, MN 56129 · Nobles County · 37 certified beds · avg 31 residents/day · certified since Mar 1, 1991

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.51

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

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.

All citations in the current public record (21)

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
May 12, 2026	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.
May 12, 2026	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.
May 12, 2026	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program.
May 12, 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.
May 12, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
May 12, 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.
May 12, 2026	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.
May 12, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Mar 27, 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.
Mar 27, 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 27, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits.
Mar 27, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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 27, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups.
Mar 27, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave.
Mar 27, 2025	D · Potential for harm, 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.
Jun 26, 2024	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident.
Jun 26, 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.
Jun 26, 2024	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not have a written plan describing how it runs its quality improvement program — the ongoing process of finding problems in care and fixing them.
Jun 26, 2024	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.
Jun 26, 2024	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.
Jun 26, 2024	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.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (7 → 8).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2024	6	F
2025	7	F
2026	8	F

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)	3.51	4.83	3.95	bottom 4% in Minnesota; bottom 37% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.62	1.22	0.69	bottom 4% in Minnesota; top 45% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.22	4.27	3.50	bottom 5% in Minnesota; bottom 43% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.48	0.69	0.48	bottom 31% in Minnesota; top 36% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	24.0	42.2	45.8	top 8% in Minnesota; top 6% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	33.3	38.6	42.9	top 45% in Minnesota; top 33% 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 3.37, RN 0.60, weekend 3.09. 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: 1/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · short-stay residents: —/5

Who owns this facility

Government - City

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
City of Ellsworth	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	10/01/1970
Dejager, Dennis	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	04/08/2024
Dejager, Dennis	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/18/2024
Smythe, Colette	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	03/01/2008

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 did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
"Who is your infection preventionist, and what training do they have?"
"If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
"Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
"Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
"Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
"Who oversees antibiotic use here, and how do you decide when an antibiotic is really needed?"
"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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Good Samaritan - George	12.0 mi	George, IA	★★★★★	3/5
Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown	13.8 mi	Luverne, MN	★☆☆☆☆	2/5
MN Veterans Home-Luverne	14.1 mi	Luverne, MN	★★★★★	4/5
Sibley Specialty Care	15.3 mi	Sibley, IA	★★★★★	3/5
Osceola Senior Living	15.7 mi	Sibley, IA	★★★★★	4/5
Tuff Memorial Home	16.8 mi	Hills, MN	★★★★☆	5/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 245553.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Parkview Manor Nursing Home

308 Sherman Avenue, Ellsworth, MN 56129 · 5079672482

Health inspection rating 2/5 · CMS overall 1/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
☐ "Who is your infection preventionist, and what training do they have?"
☐ "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
☐ "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
☐ "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
☐ "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
☐ "Who oversees antibiotic use here, and how do you decide when an antibiotic is really needed?"
☐ "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?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 245553 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)