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
3 of 5 overall
Birchwood Care Home in Minneapolis has a 3-star overall rating, with 2-star health inspection and staffing scores but 5-star quality measures. It reports 1.75 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection concerns included medication errors, food safety, and QAPI/QAA planning.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
1.7527 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 29, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 1.7527.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.42
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.29
- Nurse aides
- 1.03
- Weekend nursing
- 1.51
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
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
—67.2%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.9%3.6%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
4%3.7%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
4.3%5.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
0%4.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
30.2%27.3%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
1.7%0%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
6.1%7.8%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
85.2%85.7%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.
- 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
- 57.7 residents on an average day (96% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- 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.