Whitewater Health Services
Nursing home in St. Charles, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245270
525 Bluff Avenue, St. Charles, MN 55972 · Winona County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 45
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 2, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $16,452 (1)
Does Whitewater Health Services take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Whitewater 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Whitewater 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
- 4.13
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.23
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.86
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.04
- Weekend total hours
- 3.59
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 75%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 2, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 14, 2025, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Whitewater Health Services 1 time in the past 3 years, for $16,452 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 29.3 residents live here, about 65% of its 45 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 29.3
- Certified since
- January 1, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Whitewater Health Services
- Legal business name
- NSH Whitewater LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 57 homes nationally under North Shore Healthcare, 2.8-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 Whitewater 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 Whitewater Health Services
What is the CMS star rating of Whitewater Health Services?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Whitewater Health Services accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Whitewater Health Services?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Whitewater Health Services?
NSH Whitewater LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.