The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Birchwood Care Home
MINNEAPOLIS, MN · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Birchwood Care Home in Minneapolis has a 4-star overall rating, with strong quality measures (5 stars) but middling health inspection and staffing ratings (both 3 stars). It reported 1.94 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and had no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
1.943 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 1.943.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.44
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.33
- Nurse aides
- 1.17
- Weekend nursing
- 1.65
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—66.2%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.8%3.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
5.9%3.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
0%7.5%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
0%6.6%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
27.3%29.6%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.2%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
1.6%1.5%No change
Residents with depressive symptoms
5.9%8.2%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—86.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83.9%87%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited March 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 54.2 residents on an average day (90% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 52 years
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.