Estates at Fridley: Widespread Pest Control Failures - MN
That detail surfaced during a January 29 complaint inspection at the Fridley nursing home, where state inspectors documented an active mouse infestation that had reached a resident's sleeping area, a kitchen live trap, and a cluttered therapy room stacked with broken equipment — while the facility's pest control contractor arrived a day late because it had run out of supplies.
The broken bed sat in a back hallway off the therapy room, surrounded by stacks of old wheelchair pedals, wheelchair cushions, and bags of unidentified items piled above it. Physical Therapy Assistant A told inspectors the bed and all the equipment around it were broken or non-usable. She said she had observed a resident who liked to store food there. She had seen mouse droppings in the bed.
The facility's own dietary manager acknowledged the problem was bigger than what staff had contained. She told inspectors the facility "does have a mouse problem" and that she felt they "need to be more proactive with treating them and doing more." She said she had not personally seen mice in the kitchen but had been told mice were being caught in a live trap placed under the three-compartment sink. She added that food in the kitchen and storage areas was being kept in sealed containers and that no droppings had been spotted there.
The administrator, who told inspectors he was new to the facility, said Guardian Pest Control had been scheduled to come in the day before the inspection. They hadn't. He said he was informed the company had run out of products and was hoping to arrive later in the week. He said he believed the contractor came monthly and as needed but did not know the full terms of the contract. He noted that maintenance was doing what it could — patching windows, adding extra traps.
Guardian's service technician called back the afternoon of January 29, after inspectors had already placed a call to the company before leaving the facility. He said he was on his way. He also told inspectors he had concerns about clutter throughout the facility's rooms and hallways and planned to raise it with staff directly.
He followed through. A visit record from January 30 showed the technician walked the facility and gave the administrator a list of what needed to happen: fix door sweeps with gaps, declutter rooms as much as possible, pick up trash in common areas and resident rooms daily, clean up food debris and crumbs, make sure any food left in rooms is in sealed containers, fix open holes in walls especially around pipe fittings, and clean up mouse droppings as soon as they appear. He specifically flagged the physical therapy area, noting it had old parts stacked in a corner and had been reported as a spot where residents hid food.
The facility's own pest control policy, dated May 2008, directed the building to maintain an ongoing program to keep the facility free of insects and rodents, prohibit accumulation of garbage, and ensure trash was removed daily.
The inspection classified the violation as causing minimal harm or potential for actual harm, with many residents affected.
What the record shows is a contractor who ran out of supplies and missed a scheduled visit, a broken-down bed in a hallway where a resident had been hiding food and mice had left droppings, and a dietary manager who told inspectors plainly that the facility needed to do more. The pest control technician made it out the next day. The resident who had been storing food in that bed, in that hallway, next to that pile of broken equipment, was still living there.
Full Inspection Report
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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The Estates at Fridley LLC in FRIDLEY, MN was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 29, 2026.
Physical Therapy Assistant A told inspectors the bed and all the equipment around it were broken or non-usable.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.