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Lakewood Care Center

600 Main Avenue South, Baudette, MN 566232186343401Ownership: Non profit - Church relatedCertified beds: 32Avg. daily residents: 28Chain: Commonspirit Health (18 facilities)County: Lake Of Woods

The complete public record on Lakewood Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Baudette, Minnesota, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Minnesota average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Lakewood Care Center holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

4.41 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (4.19)
0.89 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (1.06)
3.90 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
37.0% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (42.2)
Not reported RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

June 26, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
8 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (7.0)
6 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

20 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
June 26, 20250801Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service,…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 26, 20250637Assess the resident when there is a significant change in conditionD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 26, 20250640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 26, 20250641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 26, 20250657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 26, 20250692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 26, 20250805Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 26, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.