Minnewaska Community Health Services
Nursing home in Starbuck, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245537
605 Main Street, Starbuck, MN 56381 · Pope County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 39
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $11,357 (1)
Does Minnewaska Community Health Services take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Minnewaska Community Health Services 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 Minnewaska Community Health Services 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
- 6.73
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.52
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.95
- Nurse aide hours
- 4.27
- Weekend total hours
- 6.00
- Nursing staff turnover
- 61.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 60%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 29, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 25, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Minnewaska Community Health Services 1 time in the past 3 years, for $11,357 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 30.7 residents live here, about 79% of its 39 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 39
- Average residents per day
- 30.7
- Certified since
- July 27, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Minnewaska Community Health Services
- Legal business name
- Minnewaska Lutheran Home
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
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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 Minnewaska Community Health Services, 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 Minnewaska Community Health Services
What is the CMS star rating of Minnewaska Community Health Services?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Minnewaska Community Health Services accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Minnewaska Community Health Services?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Minnewaska Community Health Services?
Minnewaska Lutheran Home, non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.