The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
The Estates at Linden
Registered name: The Estates at Linden LLC
STILLWATER, MN · Medicare-certified · 51 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
The Estates at Linden in Stillwater, MN has an overall 5-star rating, with strong staffing (5 stars) and no fines in the last 24 months, though its reported nurse staffing of 3.47 hours per resident per day is below the federal benchmark of 4.1. Its health inspection and quality measures are both 4 stars, and recent inspection citations included pain management, infection control, and food handling.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4745 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 8, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4745.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.09
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.49
- Nurse aides
- 1.89
- Weekend nursing
- 3.14
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 51%
Registered nurse turnover: 42%
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
—19%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%11.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
12.7%7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.6%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0%9.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
5%5%No change
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—7.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
5%15%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.4%25.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%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 seasonal flu vaccine
—90.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83.3%83%No change
What the inspectors found
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 November 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Mar 1, 2017
Now operated by Estates at Linden LLC, previously Ggnsc Stillwater Linden LLC.
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of MONARCH HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT · 45 homes · 2.3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 32.4 residents on an average day (64% of 51 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 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.