The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Hilltop Health Care Center
WATKINS, MN · Medicare-certified · 50 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins, MN has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with 5 out of 5 for health inspections, 4 out of 5 for staffing, and 3 out of 5 for quality measures. It reports 4.55 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations included food handling, transfer/discharge notification, and care/treatment issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.5542 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 14, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5542.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.11
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.60
- Nurse aides
- 2.84
- Weekend nursing
- 4.03
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 61%
Registered nurse turnover: 57%
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
13.3%18.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%10%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.9%1.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%2.7%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6.1%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.3%23.1%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—27.3%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14.7%11.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.8%5.1%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.7%25.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.9%2.7%No change
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
—95.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.1%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83.8%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited February 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited March 2024 — widespread issue, minimal harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: C
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 44.7 residents on an average day (89% of 50 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 39 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.