Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center
Nursing home in Wabasha, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245487
1200 Fifth Grant Boulevard West, Wabasha, MN 55981 · Wabasha County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 10, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 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 Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center 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
- 4.22
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.94
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.64
- Weekend total hours
- 3.81
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 10, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 21, 2025, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75.6 residents live here, about 76% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 75.6
- Certified since
- February 14, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center
- Legal business name
- Saint Elizabeths Hospital of Wabasha 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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center, 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 Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center?
Saint Elizabeths Hospital of Wabasha Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.