Overview
Birchwood Care Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It ranks 4th of 19 nursing homes in Minneapolis. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 1.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 100% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 19, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Birchwood Care Home is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 56 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 22%
Top 8%
Top 8%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff1.91 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.27 hrs
- Nurse aides1.14 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 56
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 31, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes