The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
View the original federal record
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
5 of 5 overall
Minnesota Veterans Home - Silver Bay has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspection and quality ratings and 4-star staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 4.73 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.7312 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 20, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.7312.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.62
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.64
- Nurse aides
- 2.47
- Weekend nursing
- 3.82
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
25%25%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.2%2%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%6.3%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
6.7%2.2%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.5%10.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8%6.9%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.1%6.7%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
15.7%23%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.3%2%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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—80.8%—
What the inspectors found
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 52 residents on an average day (96% 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.