Nursing home report
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN · Medicare-certified · 132 beds
Cerenity Care Center White Bear Lake has a 4-star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars; 4.09 hours per resident day vs the 4.1 federal benchmark) but middling health inspection and quality scores (3 stars each). It also had $17,345 in fines over the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0856 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0856.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
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
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
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 ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited February 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to let the resident help develop and carry out their own care plan. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 553 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $17,345 was recorded.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $26,685 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $36,990 in total fines.
Federal fine
Feb 2, 2026
Federal fine
Feb 16, 2024
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.
