Cura Of Le Sueur
CURA OF LE SUEUR in LE SUEUR, MN — inspection on February 24, 2026.
Found 4 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Federal health inspectors cited CURA OF LE SUEUR in LE SUEUR, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0565 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-24.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Scope/Severity Level E: pattern, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 4 deficiencies cited during this inspection of CURA OF LE SUEUR.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited CURA OF LE SUEUR in LE SUEUR, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0576 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-24.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Scope/Severity Level C: pattern, no actual harm with potential for minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 4 deficiencies cited during this inspection of CURA OF LE SUEUR.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited CURA OF LE SUEUR in LE SUEUR, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0812 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-24.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope/Severity Level F: widespread, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 4 deficiencies cited during this inspection of CURA OF LE SUEUR.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
and other verifiable and auditable data.
for staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data during 1 of 1 quarter
specifications established by CMS.
Findings include:The CMS payroll-based journal (PBJ) staffing data report for quarter four of 2025, which included dates from 7/1/25-7/30/25, triggered for four or more days within the quarter with <24 hours/day licensed nursing coverage.
The following infraction dates were identified: 8/3/25, 8/23/25, 8/24/25, and 9/6/25.Review of nursing staff schedules for each infraction date indicated a licensed nurse had been scheduled each of the three shifts (days, evenings, and nights).On 2/24/26 at 10:25 a.m., the assistant director of nursing (ADON) stated they were responsible for scheduling nursing staff, stated there was always a licensed nurse working every day, on each shift - days, evenings, and nights. On 2/24/26 at 2:05 p.m., registered nurse (RN)-A, known as the regional clinical director, indicated in an email all timecards were reviewed for each infraction date. RN-A confirmed that all shifts during those dates were worked by a licensed nurse, either a facility-employed nurse or an agency nurse. RN-A indicated, however, the facility was unable to specifically identify which licensed nurse hours were not included in the submitted PBJ data. RN-A stated that at the time of the identified discrepancies, the business office manager was responsible for reviewing timekeeping/payroll records and agency invoices. RN-A further stated that the review of payroll and agency invoices is compiled and reported by the corporate office in the PBJ submission. RN-A that since the that time, the facility implemented a revised process requiring agency staff to utilize a pay clock system to allow for more systematic entry, tracking, and reporting of hours worked within the facility to improve accuracy of PBJ reporting.On 2/24/26 at 1:45 p.m., the administrator stated there was a switch in payroll companies in August 2025, stated the facility had the required nursing staff however the information may not have been submitted accurately from the facility business office to the corporate office and then to the PBJ submission reporting.Facility PBJ Policy dated 2/26 indicated :The facility will electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct staffing information including information for agency and contract staff when applicable, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data in a uniform format according to specifications established by CMS.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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