Nursing home report
WACONIA, MN · Medicare-certified · 37 beds
Auburn Home in Waconia has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspections, 3-star staffing and quality scores, and nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.75 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day). It also has $15,940 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7542 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7542.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: J
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $15,940 was recorded.
Health inspection found 14 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $15,940 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Apr 2, 2025
Federal fine
Apr 2, 2025
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
