Traverse Care Center
Nursing home in Wheaton, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245638
303 Seventh Street South, Wheaton, MN 56296 · Traverse County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 44
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Traverse Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Traverse 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 Traverse 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
- 3.83
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.44
- Weekend total hours
- 3.34
- Nursing staff turnover
- 70.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 83.3%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 14, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 30, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Traverse Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 30.3 residents live here, about 69% of its 44 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 30.3
- Certified since
- November 13, 2024
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Traverse Care Center
- Legal business name
- Minnewaska Community Homecare LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
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- West Wind Village1001 Scotts Avenue, Morris 56267
- St Francis Home2400 St Francis Drive, Breckenridge 56520
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 Traverse 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 Traverse Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Traverse Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Traverse Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Traverse Care Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Traverse Care Center?
Minnewaska Community Homecare LLC, non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.