Long Prairie, MN

Long Prairie Health Care Center

5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 1 recent health deficiencies with 5 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

20 9th Street Se, Long Prairie, MN

(320) 357-3242

Compare this facility

Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

5 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

3 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

60

Certified beds

Average residents

49

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1981-11-01

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

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.76

Registered nurse staffing · state 1.06 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.52

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.62 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.72

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.56 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.00

All reported nurse hours · state 4.23 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.28

RN + LPN hours · state 1.68 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.64

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.68 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.43

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.68 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.00

Reported PT staffing

Adjusted RN hours

0.91

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.81

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.14

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

50%

Annual RN turnover · state 39% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

54%

Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

6,576

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

32.39

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9871

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

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

1.77

Baseline 43.75% · Performance 56.45% · Measure score 1.77 · Achievement 1.77 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

4.71

Baseline 4.61 hours · Performance 4.42 hours · Measure score 4.71 · Achievement 4.71 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	Not Available	10.72%	Not Available · Eligible stays 17 · 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 16 · 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 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Falls with major injury	Not Available	0.77%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge self-care score	Not Available	53.69%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge mobility score	Not Available	50.94%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	Not Available	2.29%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · 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 13 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	11.03%	8.2% 2.8 pts better	Numerator 15 · Denominator 136
Staff flu vaccination coverage	10.32%	42% 31.7 pts worse	Numerator 16 · Denominator 155
Discharge function score	Not Available	56.45%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to provider	Not Available	95.95%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient	Not Available	96.28%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 6 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	Not Available	25.2%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

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	69.8%	96.1% 26.3 pts worse	95.5% 25.7 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 69.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	7.1%	3.9% 3.2 pts worse	3.3% 3.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.3% · Q2 4.9% · Q3 9.5% · Q4 11.6% · 4Q avg 7.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	5.6%	4.3% 1.3 pts worse	11.4% 5.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.6% · Q2 6.1% · Q3 5.4% · Q4 5.4% · 4Q avg 5.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	6.5%	4.1% 2.4 pts worse	5.4% 1.1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 11.4% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 5.7% · 4Q avg 6.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	11.4%	12.4% 1 pts better	19.6% 8.2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 11.4% · Q3 8.6% · Q4 11.4% · 4Q avg 11.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	7.5%	17.5% 10 pts better	16.7% 9.2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.8% · Q2 10.7% · Q3 6.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 7.5% · 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	30.4%	22.5% 7.9 pts worse	16.3% 14.1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 33.6% · Q4 34.2% · 4Q avg 30.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	16.3%	18.6% 2.3 pts better	14.9% 1.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.8% · Q2 12.9% · Q3 10.3% · Q4 22.6% · 4Q avg 16.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.5%	2.3% 1.8 pts better	1.0% 0.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.8% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	5.4%	2.6% 2.8 pts worse	1.7% 3.7 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.1% · Q2 12.2% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 5.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	18.2%	24.8% 6.6 pts better	19.8% 1.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.4% · Q2 18.3% · Q3 20.6% · Q4 19.7% · 4Q avg 18.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	2.3%	5.4% 3.1 pts better	5.1% 2.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 4.5% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	88.6% 11.4 pts better	81.7% 18.3 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.8%	1.9% 0.9 pts worse	1.6% 1.2 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 4.8% · 4Q avg 2.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	25.0%	82.7% 57.7 pts worse	79.7% 54.7 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 25.0%

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-05-01 · Fire 2025-05-01

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)

5 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Miscellaneous (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-01-09 · Fire 2024-01-09

5 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2022-12-15 · Fire 2022-12-15

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-01

K291 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-05-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-01

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-05-28

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-01

K911 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-06-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-01

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-05-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-01

K781 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2025-05-28

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-09

K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-02-02

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-09

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-02-02

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-01

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-06-06

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-09

F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-02-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-09

F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-02-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-09

F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2024-02-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-09

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-02-27

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-09

F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-02-27

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Opatz, Tom

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

50% 9 facilities 2022-11-16

Struzyk, Fred

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

50% 9 facilities 2022-11-16

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre

5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization

0% 1 facilities 2022-11-16

Gersch, Daron