Overview
Elim Wellspring Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Princeton. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 81% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 18, 2025, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Elim Wellspring Health Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 86 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- 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 staff4.79 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.93 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.83 hrs
- Nurse aides3.03 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 86
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes