Cycle 1
Health 2025-02-05 · Fire 2025-02-05
4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (1 deficiency)
Fergus Falls, MN
Mn Veterans Home Fergus Falls
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 4 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1821 North Park, Fergus Falls, MN
(218) 736-0400
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
85
Certified beds
Average residents
79
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2018-07-06
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
1.82
Registered nurse staffing · state 1.06 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.50
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.62 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.76
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.56 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
5.08
All reported nurse hours · state 4.23 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
2.33
RN + LPN hours · state 1.68 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
4.52
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.68 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
1.31
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.68 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.05
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
2.33
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
6.49
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.07
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
0%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
0%
Annual nurse turnover
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
1
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
100
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0278
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
10
Baseline 27.27% · Performance 23.85% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Adjusted total nurse staffing
10
Baseline 5.89 hours · Performance 6.24 hours · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | Not Available |
10.72%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 3 · 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 Not Available · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| 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 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Falls with major injury | Not Available |
0.77%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | Not Available |
2.29%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · 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 1 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 6.32% |
8.2%
1.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 12 · Denominator 190 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 6.25% |
42%
35.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 12 · Denominator 192 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
| 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 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.7 |
1.7
1 pts better
|
1.9
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.7 · Observed 0.5 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.3 |
2.0
0.7 pts better
|
1.8
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.3 · Observed 1.1 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.0% |
97.3%
1.7 pts better
|
93.4%
5.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.4% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 98.7% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.5% |
96.1%
1.4 pts better
|
95.5%
2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.0% |
3.9%
2.9 pts better
|
3.3%
2.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.6% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.3% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.1% |
4.3%
3.2 pts better
|
11.4%
10.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.4% · Q3 1.4% · Q4 1.3% · 4Q avg 1.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 1.9% |
4.1%
2.2 pts better
|
5.4%
3.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 1.5% · 4Q avg 1.9% |
| 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 10.1% · Q2 11.8% · Q3 11.8% · Q4 11.9% · 4Q avg 11.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 36.9% |
17.5%
19.4 pts worse
|
16.7%
20.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 39.5% · Q2 36.8% · Q3 38.1% · Q4 33.3% · 4Q avg 36.9% · 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 | 23.9% |
22.5%
1.4 pts worse
|
16.3%
7.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.5% · Q2 20.8% · Q3 16.3% · Q4 26.4% · 4Q avg 23.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 21.5% |
18.6%
2.9 pts worse
|
14.9%
6.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.9% · Q2 26.3% · Q3 20.0% · Q4 13.8% · 4Q avg 21.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
2.3%
2.3 pts better
|
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% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 3.3% |
2.6%
0.7 pts worse
|
1.7%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.3% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 1.3% · Q4 5.1% · 4Q avg 3.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 23.1% |
24.8%
1.7 pts better
|
19.8%
3.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.4% · Q2 24.7% · Q3 22.0% · Q4 23.1% · 4Q avg 23.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.1% |
5.4%
4.3 pts better
|
5.1%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 85.4% |
88.6%
3.2 pts worse
|
81.7%
3.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 85.4% |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-04-03 · Fire 2024-04-03
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Cycle 3
Health 2023-02-14 · Fire 2023-02-14
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
2025-02-05
K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-02-20
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-03
K324 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-07-23
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-03
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-06-03
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-03
K223 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2024-04-04
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-03
K345 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-06-03
Inspection history
Recent health citations
G · Actual harm
2025-12-04
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 2026-01-30
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-04
F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-01-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-02-05
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 2025-03-18
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-02-05
F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-03-18
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$0
2024-04-03
Payment Denial
Payment Denial · denial start 2024-07-03 · 20 days
20 day denial
Ownership
Curtis, Nancy
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Hughes, Douglas
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Hughes, Douglas
Corporate Director · Individual
Hughes, Douglas
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Melby, Geoffrey
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Stone, Jonathan
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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