Overview
Minnewaska Community Health Services has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Starbuck. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 99% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 29, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $11,357 in the past three years.
Minnewaska Community Health Services is a nonprofit facility with 39 certified beds, caring for about 31 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $11,357
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff6.73 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.95 hrs
- Nurse aides4.27 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 39
- Average residents per day
- 31
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 27, 1989
- 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