Minnewaska Community Health Services
MINNEWASKA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES in STARBUCK, MN — inspection on April 29, 2026.
Found 1 citation. 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
single resident rooms.
minimal harm Based on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure the 13 single resident rooms on the A-wing had at least 100 square feet of useable floor space for 6 of 6 residents
entrance conference on 4/27/26 at 10:30 a.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed the rooms in the hallway A did not have at least 100 square feet of useable floor space as required.During the initial screening for residents on the A-wing on 4/27/26 at approximately11:20 a.m., the following resident rooms, A24, A25, A27, A33, A35, A36 were occupied by residents.
During an interview on 04/27/2026 at 11:45 a.m., R27 reported the cares provided by staff are not inhibited by the room size.04/28/2026 5:00 p.m., Registered Nurse (RN)-A, reports she is not aware of any complaints from residents due to room size. 04/28/2026 at 5:14 p.m., Administrator-A and Administrator-B both confirmed they had no requests for a room move or complaints of room being too small from any current resident.
They also reported they would accommodate any request a resident had regarding more space as allowed.
Administration reported that in the past they have moved a resident to a bigger room per family request so the large family could visit at same time.
Policy on room size was requested, none was received.
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.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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