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Viewcrest Health Center

3111 Church Street, Duluth, MN 558112187278801Ownership: Non profit - Church relatedCertified beds: 88Avg. daily residents: 84Chain: St. Francis Health Services (14 facilities)County: St. Louis

The complete public record on Viewcrest Health Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Duluth, 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.
Viewcrest Health Center holds a 3-star overall rating, CMS’s middle tier. Nursing staff turnover of 52% is well above the Minnesota average of 42%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. Federal regulators have fined this facility $71,076 in the last three years. 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

3.44 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.19)
0.74 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (1.06)
3.14 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
52.3% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (42.2)
42.1% 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

August 21, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
1 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.0)
9 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$71,076 in federal fines across 5 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($23,053)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

25 citations on record across recent inspections, 4 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 2, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
March 21, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
August 29, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 11, 20240809Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 11, 20240812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 11, 20240554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 11, 20240645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 11, 20240695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20240760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
February 14, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual 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.