Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Essentia Health Oak Crossing
1040 Lincoln Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN · (218) 844-0700
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 84
- Residents per day
- 71
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Essentia Health
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- November 1, 1976
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Minnesota.
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Staffing
★★★★★+1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Minnesota homes
Essentia Health Oak Crossing carries 17 inspection points. That is fewer than 79% of Minnesota's 335 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Minnesota: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–30 pts
- 3★ 30–54 pts
- 2★ 54–92 pts
- 1★ over 92 pts
Bars show every rated home in Minnesota by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
11 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care4D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Infection Control3D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Resident Rights2D
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
2025-12-03
1 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2024-10-23
5 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2023-12-13
5 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 58 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 17 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 58 min
Minnesota average
4 h 16 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 25% of nursing staff and 22% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$7,446 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-22 | Fine | $7,446 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts better | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident daysAbout the same | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.7 pts better | 100.0% | 97.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.6 pts better | 100.0% | 96.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.5 pts worse | 4.6% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.9 pts better | 2.2% | 4.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.7 pts better | 2.2% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.9 pts worse | 13.6% | 12.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.1 pts worse | 22.3% | 17.2% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened6.1 pts better | 12.7% | 18.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased10.8 pts better | 7.4% | 18.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.7 pts better | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.1 pts better | 2.5% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.8 pts better | 22.9% | 23.7% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.4 pts better | 2.7% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.2 pts better | 89.3% | 88.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit0.9 pts better | 13.7% | 14.6% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts better | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.7 pts better | 86.0% | 83.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.7 pts worse | 26.7% | 23.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
27 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 6 facilities |
| Adams, Marc | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Arvin, Douglas | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Arvin, Douglas | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Arvin, Douglas | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Boren, Kevin | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 5 facilities |
| Brinkman, Christy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brinkman, Christy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Christensen, James | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Essentia Health | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Gefroh Ellison, Stefanie | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Gupta, Parul | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Gupta, Parul | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Gupta, Parul | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Heilman, Tim | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Hurley, Alan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Hurley, Alan | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Hurley, Alan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Innovis Health LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Innovis Health LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Krejci, Mark | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Lewandowski, Laurie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Mertz, Taylor | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Pladson, Kimberly | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Saint Georges, Anderson | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Smith, Benjamin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 5 facilities |
| Watters, Michael | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
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Fire safety
11 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke7E
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- C
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Egress2E
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Electrical1F
- F
Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1E
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
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