8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Dawson, MN
3-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with 8 recent health deficiencies with 3 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1290 Locust Street, Dawson, MN
(320) 312-2101
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
2 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
56
Certified beds
Average residents
53
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1987-06-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.83
Registered nurse staffing · state 1.06 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.63
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.62 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.66
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.56 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.12
All reported nurse hours · state 4.23 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.46
RN + LPN hours · state 1.68 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.43
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.68 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.37
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.68 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.01
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.03
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
5.13
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.10
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
44%
Annual RN turnover · state 39% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
39%
Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
3,447
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
44.29
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9974
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Healthcare-associated infections
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Total nurse turnover
6.03
Baseline 45.10% · Performance 39.02% · Measure score 6.03 · Achievement 6.03 · Improvement 2.5
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.83
Baseline 4.50 hours · Performance 3.88 hours · Measure score 2.83 · Achievement 2.83 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | Not Available |
10.72%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 14 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge to community | Not Available |
50.57%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 10 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | Not Available |
1.02
|
Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | Not Available |
95.27%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Falls with major injury | Not Available |
0.77%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | Not Available |
2.29%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 6 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 21.85% |
8.2%
13.7 pts better
|
Numerator 26 · Denominator 119 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 61.16% |
42%
19.2 pts better
|
Numerator 74 · Denominator 121 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
97.3%
2.7 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.1% |
96.1%
2 pts better
|
95.5%
2.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.9% |
3.9%
1 pts better
|
3.3%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 7.5% · 4Q avg 2.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 4.1% |
4.3%
0.2 pts better
|
11.4%
7.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.1% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 4.0% · Q4 4.0% · 4Q avg 4.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.8% |
4.1%
2.7 pts worse
|
5.4%
1.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.0% · Q2 14.9% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 6.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 9.5% |
12.4%
2.9 pts better
|
19.6%
10.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.0% · Q2 12.8% · Q3 8.7% · Q4 8.5% · 4Q avg 9.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 18.3% |
17.5%
0.8 pts worse
|
16.7%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.0% · Q2 17.9% · Q3 20.0% · Q4 21.4% · 4Q avg 18.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 22.7% |
22.5%
0.2 pts worse
|
16.3%
6.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.3% · Q2 14.5% · Q3 19.8% · Q4 24.3% · 4Q avg 22.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 21.9% |
18.6%
3.3 pts worse
|
14.9%
7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.8% · Q2 23.3% · Q3 23.3% · Q4 20.5% · 4Q avg 21.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 2.1% |
2.3%
0.2 pts better
|
1.0%
1.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 4.2% · Q4 3.9% · 4Q avg 2.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.0% |
2.6%
1.6 pts better
|
1.7%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 21.9% |
24.8%
2.9 pts better
|
19.8%
2.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.0% · Q2 20.7% · Q3 26.9% · Q4 20.0% · 4Q avg 21.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 7.1% |
5.4%
1.7 pts worse
|
5.1%
2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 13.9% · Q3 6.7% · Q4 2.1% · 4Q avg 7.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 89.2% |
88.6%
0.6 pts better
|
81.7%
7.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 89.2% |
Survey summary
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Top issue: Administration (3 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-02-20
Fire Safety
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2025-02-20
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-02-20
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-05-08
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-06-30
Inspection history
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2025-04-28
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-01-16
Health
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-05-08
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-05-08
Health
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2023-07-24
Health
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Corrected 2023-07-24
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-07-15
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-07-23
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-07-07
Health
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected 2023-07-07
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-06-10
Health
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2023-07-27
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-05-19
Penalties and ownership
Corporate Officer · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
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