92/100
Excellent
401 Prairie Avenue Northeast, Staples, MN 56479
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion — each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is — two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: February 19, 2026 (6 months ago).
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Actual harm to a resident
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
No actual harm, minimal potential
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELS, MELISSA | Individual | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | — |
| BJERGA, JUDITH | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| BRICHACEK, AMY | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| CICHOS, JEF | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| GROVE, SARA | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| HAEHNEL, BILLY | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| HANSEN, LANA | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| HOEMBERG, BEVERLY | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| JORDAHL, STEPHANIE | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| KRAUSE, NORMAN | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| KRAY, RYAN | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| LEVEILLE, LINDSAY | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
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Lakewood Health System holds an ElderGrade of A (92 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 4.41 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 1 of the 8 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Lakewood Health System is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.