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GUNDERSEN ST ELIZABETH'S CARE CENTER

WABASHA, MN · Medicare-certified · 100 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall

Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center in Wabasha, MN has a 3-star overall rating, with stronger health inspections (4 stars) but low staffing (1 star) and quality measures (2 stars). It had no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 21, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.

Staffing detail

Total staff turnover: 30%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

11.4%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.9%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

6.1%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.5%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

6.5%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

26.3%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

23.8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

6.4%Steady

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.8%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

23.4%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

1.9%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

95.9%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

94.2%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

89.7%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

82.7%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The home failed to assess bed rail safety, review the risks and benefits, get informed consent, or properly install and maintain the rail. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 700 — 42 CFR §483.25(n) — S/S: E

The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: D

The home failed to provide care or services that were trauma-informed and culturally competent. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 699 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D

The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
76.3 residents on an average day (76% of 100 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 40 years

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.