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Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center

1200 Fifth Grant Boulevard West, Wabasha, MN 559816515654581Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 100Avg. daily residents: 79County: Wabasha

The complete public record on Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Wabasha, 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.
Gundersen St Elizabeth's Care Center holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. 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

4.19 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (4.19)
0.69 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (1.06)
3.80 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
27.6% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (42.2)
36.8% 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 10, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
1 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.0)
5 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

8 citations on record across recent inspections. 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 10, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 21, 20250605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 21, 20250700Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2)…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 21, 20250699Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 21, 20250726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 21, 20250909Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to…C · Minimal harm potential
April 4, 20240623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 4, 20240625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of…C · Minimal harm potential

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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.