Cornerstone Villa
Nursing home in Buhl, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245612
1000 Forest Street, Buhl, MN 55713 · St. Louis County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 43
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,420 (1)
Does Cornerstone Villa take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cornerstone Villa is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cornerstone Villa 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
- 4.17
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.70
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.79
- Weekend total hours
- 3.70
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 60%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 4, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 31, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Cornerstone Villa 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,420 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 38.9 residents live here, about 90% of its 43 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 43
- Average residents per day
- 38.9
- Certified since
- July 16, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Cornerstone Villa
- Legal business name
- Forest Health Services Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Cornerstone Villa, 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 Cornerstone Villa
What is the CMS star rating of Cornerstone Villa?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cornerstone Villa accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cornerstone Villa?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cornerstone Villa?
Forest Health Services Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.