The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME - SILVER BAY
SILVER BAY, MN · Medicare-certified · 54 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Minnesota Veterans Home - Silver Bay has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star scores for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reports 4.97 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection issues included medication errors and delays in reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or theft.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.9677 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 16, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.9677.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.63
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.65
- Nurse aides
- 2.69
- Weekend nursing
- 4.14
Hours per resident per day.
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
22.7%30.8%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.5%8.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.3%4.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
10.3%17.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
11.4%27.9%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
4.5%11.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%2.1%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
28.2%28.3%No change
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.4%6.1%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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—89.7%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - Federal
- Occupancy
- 51.3 residents on an average day (95% of 54 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 10 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.