Nursing home report
KARLSTAD, MN · Medicare-certified · 46 beds
Karlstad Healthcare Center Inc has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and quality measures and 4 stars for staffing. It has no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing is slightly below the federal benchmark (3.95 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and recent inspection citations included care for activities of daily living, range of motion/mobility, and accurate assessment.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9531 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9531.
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 pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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.
