MN Veterans Home Silver Bay
Nursing home in Silver Bay, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245628
56 Outer Drive, Silver Bay, MN 55614 · Lake County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 54
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does MN Veterans Home Silver Bay take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. MN Veterans Home Silver Bay 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 | 4 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 MN Veterans Home Silver Bay 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
- 4.70
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.71
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.34
- Weekend total hours
- 3.85
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 20, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for MN Veterans Home Silver Bay in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 51.1 residents live here, about 95% of its 54 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 51.1
- Certified since
- October 20, 2015
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns MN Veterans Home Silver Bay
- Legal business name
- State of Minnesota-Minnesota Management and Budget
- Ownership type
- Government - Federal
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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 MN Veterans Home Silver Bay, 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 MN Veterans Home Silver Bay
What is the CMS star rating of MN Veterans Home Silver Bay?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does MN Veterans Home Silver Bay accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at MN Veterans Home Silver Bay?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns MN Veterans Home Silver Bay?
State of Minnesota-Minnesota Management and Budget, government - federal.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.