Birchwood Care Home
Nursing home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, CMS certification number 24E166
715 West 31st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408 · Hennepin County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Birchwood Care Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Birchwood Care Home is certified for Medicaid only, so Medicare won't pay for a stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Birchwood Care Home reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 1.91
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.27
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.14
- Weekend total hours
- 1.62
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 19, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 20, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Birchwood Care Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 56.4 residents live here, about 94% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 56.4
- Certified since
- March 31, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Birchwood Care Home
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Birchwood Care Home
- Redeemer Health Care Center625 West 31st Street, Minneapolis 55408
- Southside Care Center2644 Aldrich Avenue South, Minneapolis 55408
- Lakehouse Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center3737 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis 55409
- The Estates at Chateau LLC2106 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis 55404
- Grand Avenue Rest Home3956 Grand Avenue S0UTH, Minneapolis 55409
See also all nursing homes in Minneapolis.
Who inspects nursing homes in Minnesota
Minnesota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Minnesota, the 19 in Minneapolis, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Birchwood Care Home, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Birchwood Care Home
What is the CMS star rating of Birchwood Care Home?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Birchwood Care Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Birchwood Care Home?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Birchwood Care Home?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.