Cycle 1
Health 2025-08-01 · Fire 2025-08-01
9 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (1 deficiency)
Waite Park, MN
Sterling Park Health Care Center
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with 9 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
142 North First Street, Waite Park, MN
(320) 252-9595
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
40
Certified beds
Average residents
35
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1986-12-01
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
1.03
Registered nurse staffing · state 1.06 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.56
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.62 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.71
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.56 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.31
All reported nurse hours · state 4.23 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.59
RN + LPN hours · state 1.68 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.74
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.68 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.68
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.68 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.07
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.05
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.39
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.34
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
73%
Annual RN turnover · state 39% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
56%
Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
11,706
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
15.66
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9815
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
1.84
Performance 20.58% · Measure score 1.84 · Achievement 1.84 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Healthcare-associated infections
0.64
Performance 7.64% · Measure score 0.64 · Achievement 0.64 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Total nurse turnover
0.63
Performance 61.11% · Measure score 0.63 · Achievement 0.63 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
3.15
Baseline 3.76 hours · Performance 3.97 hours · Measure score 3.15 · Achievement 3.15 · Improvement 0.57
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.02% |
10.72%
0.3 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 55 · Observed rate 12.73% · Lower 95% interval 7.57% |
| Discharge to community | 54.16% |
50.57%
3.6 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 52 · Observed rate 50% · Lower 95% interval 42.02% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.95 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 45 · Denominator 45 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 45 |
| Discharge self-care score | 58.82% |
53.69%
5.1 pts better
|
Numerator 20 · Denominator 34 |
| Discharge mobility score | 64.71% |
50.94%
13.8 pts better
|
Numerator 22 · Denominator 34 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 44 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.64% |
7.12%
0.5 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 34 · Observed rate 8.82% · Lower 95% interval 3.3% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 15% |
8.2%
6.8 pts better
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 40 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 10.96% |
42%
31 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 73 |
| Discharge function score | 67.65% |
56.45%
11.2 pts better
|
Numerator 23 · Denominator 34 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 96.77% |
96.28%
0.5 pts better
|
Numerator 30 · Denominator 31 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 41.67% |
25.2%
16.5 pts better
|
Numerator 10 · Denominator 24 |
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 | 93.1% |
96.1%
3 pts worse
|
95.5%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 93.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 4.8% |
3.9%
0.9 pts worse
|
3.3%
1.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.2% · Q2 7.1% · Q3 8.3% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 4.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.0% |
4.3%
3.3 pts better
|
11.4%
10.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 2.5% |
4.1%
1.6 pts better
|
5.4%
2.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 4.8% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 24.1% |
12.4%
11.7 pts worse
|
19.6%
4.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 23.8% · Q4 36.4% · 4Q avg 24.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 16.4% |
17.5%
1.1 pts better
|
16.7%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 16.4% · 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 | 46.8% |
22.5%
24.3 pts worse
|
16.3%
30.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 46.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 18.8% |
18.6%
0.2 pts worse
|
14.9%
3.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 18.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.9% |
2.3%
0.4 pts better
|
1.0%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 3.5% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.9% |
2.6%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.7%
1.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 7.1% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 3.4% · 4Q avg 2.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 35.3% |
24.8%
10.5 pts worse
|
19.8%
15.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.1% · Q2 29.0% · Q3 64.6% · Q4 25.5% · 4Q avg 35.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.6% |
5.4%
1.8 pts better
|
5.1%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.7% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 5.4% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 3.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 93.5% |
88.6%
4.9 pts better
|
81.7%
11.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 90.9% · Q2 90.4% · Q3 97.6% · Q4 94.7% · 4Q avg 93.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 16.5% |
14.0%
2.5 pts worse
|
12.0%
4.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.5% · Observed 17.4% · Expected 11.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.2% |
1.9%
0.7 pts better
|
1.6%
0.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.6% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 89.6% |
82.7%
6.9 pts better
|
79.7%
9.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 89.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 30.4% |
23.1%
7.3 pts worse
|
23.9%
6.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 30.4% · Observed 30.4% · Expected 23.8% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-05-02 · Fire 2024-05-02
8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Cycle 3
Health 2023-08-09 · Fire 2023-08-09
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
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
2025-08-01
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-09-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-02
K324 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Inspection history
Recent health citations
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-08-01
F578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-09-04
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-01
F727 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2025-09-04
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-01
F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-09-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-01
F628 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-09-04
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-01
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-09-04
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-01
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-09-04
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-01
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 2025-09-04
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-01
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-04
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-20
F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-04-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-02-26
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-03-24
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-02
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-02
F554 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-02
F622 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-02
F625 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-02
F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-02
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-05-27
C · Minimal harm
2024-05-02
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-09
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-08
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-09
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-09-08
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$0
2025-08-01
Payment Denial
Payment Denial · denial start 2025-09-04 · 3 days
3 day denial
Ownership
Kaplan, Samual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Parker, Bruce
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
American Healthcare Management Services LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Hervin, Carolyn
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Kaplan, Samual
Corporate Director · Individual
Leneave, Ted
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Leneave, Ted
Corporate Officer · Individual
Parker, Bruce
Corporate Director · Individual
Watkins, Douglas
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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