Essentia Health Homestead
Nursing home in Deer River, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245428
115 10th Avenue Northeast, Deer River, MN 56636 · Itasca County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 32
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- $67,727 (2)
Does Essentia Health Homestead take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Essentia Health Homestead 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Essentia Health Homestead 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
- 5.13
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.73
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.76
- Weekend total hours
- 4.42
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 22, 2026 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 12, 2025, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Essentia Health Homestead 2 times in the past 3 years, for $67,727 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 17.1 residents live here, about 53% of its 32 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 17.1
- Certified since
- February 1, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Essentia Health Homestead
- Legal business name
- Deer River Healthcare Center Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Essentia Health, 4.3-star chain average
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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 Essentia Health Homestead, 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 Essentia Health Homestead
What is the CMS star rating of Essentia Health Homestead?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Essentia Health Homestead accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Essentia Health Homestead?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Essentia Health Homestead?
Deer River Healthcare Center Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.