Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Hillcrest Health Care, LLC
714 Southbend Avenue, Mankato, MN · (507) 387-3491
- Certified beds
- 95
- Residents per day
- 64
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Monarch Healthcare Management
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1988
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★−1 star
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Minnesota homes
Hillcrest Health Care, LLC carries 50 inspection points. That is fewer than 46% 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
37 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 (2)
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J
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
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 Care11D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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 appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Infection Control7F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- C
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Resident Rights5D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Pharmacy Service4D
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Environmental2E
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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
2026-08-24
7 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2024-06-13
12 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2023-07-27
18 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 37 min of nursing staff time a day, 55 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 37 min
Minnesota average
4 h 16 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 56% of nursing staff and 65% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
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
$17,605 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
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| 2025-02-27 | Fine | $17,605 |
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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 days0.1 pts better | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts better | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts better | 99.5% | 97.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.2 pts better | 96.6% | 96.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.1 pts worse | 7.2% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7 pts worse | 11.1% | 4.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.9 pts worse | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication10.2 pts worse | 22.9% | 12.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10.8 pts worse | 28.0% | 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 worsened9.7 pts worse | 28.5% | 18.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.5 pts better | 15.7% | 18.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.2 pts better | 0.5% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.3 pts worse | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6 pts worse | 29.7% | 23.7% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3 pts worse | 8.1% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine9.7 pts better | 97.8% | 88.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit18.7 pts worse | 33.3% | 14.6% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.8 pts worse | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.5 pts better | 88.8% | 83.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.1 pts worse | 25.1% | 23.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpert, Marc | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 23% | 45 facilities |
| Legum, Joshua | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 23% | 45 facilities |
| Muencz, Jeffrey | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 13% | 7 facilities |
| Arem, Jeffrey | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Halpert, Marc | Contracted Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Hml LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Jaffa, Noam | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Legum, Joshua | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Monarch Healthcare Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Muencz, Jeffrey | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Nij LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 44 facilities |
| Spartan Healthcare LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Stern, William | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Stern, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Yazoma Holdings, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 44 facilities |
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Fire safety
11 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Egress3F
- 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.
- F
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- F
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Smoke3F
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Ensure proper storage of liquid oxygen.
Services1E
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous1E
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
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