Belgrade Nursing Home
103 School Street, Belgrade, MN 56312 · Stearns County · (320) 254-8215
34 certified beds, about 25 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1987
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 245418 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 28, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Minnesota average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
None of its 9 health citations since December 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.58 hours per resident per day, against 4.19 across Minnesota and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.72 of those hours.
73.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 9 health citations on file.
May 28, 2026Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure hand hygiene was completed while providing morning cares for 1 of 3 residents (R8) when observed.
June 13, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review the facility failed to ensure survey results were provided to 1 of 1 residents (R4) upon request.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review the facility failed to supervisor 1 of 3 residents (R1) at risk for elopement when R1 was able to leave the facility (remained on campus) without staff knowledge despite wearing a working wander guard device.
February 20, 2025Standard inspection · 4 citations
- F Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and interview the facility failed to conduct and document a comprehensive facility-wide assessment which included all necessary components to provide adequate care and services to the residents in the facility. The deficient practice had the potential to affect all 22 residents in the facility.
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to comprehensively assess and provide timely treatment of suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) for 1 of 1 residents (R20) who reported UTI symptoms and had repeated infections.
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to identify indications (reason) for medications for 1 of 5 residents (R14) reviewed for unnecessary medications.
- D Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to identify indications (reason) for medications for 1 of 5 residents (R14) reviewed for unnecessary psychotropic medications.
December 21, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
- F Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to complete proper disinfection of multi-use equipment (pulse oximeter) was implemented to prevent the spread of infection for 4 of 4 residents (R3, R24, R27, R29). This had the potential to affect all 30 residents and staff.
- D Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review the facility failed to ensure restorative nursing care was provided for 2 of 2 residents (R28 & R9) reivewed for restorative care.
Fire safety inspections
14 fire safety citations on file: 5 on May 28, 2026, 8 on February 20, 2025, 1 on December 21, 2023.
Every fire safety citation14 citations
- F Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- F Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- D To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
- D Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- D Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 4.58 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.34 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.66 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.20 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 73.5% | 42.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 60.0% | 38.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.70 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.68 on weekdays and 4.34 on weekends, 7% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 16.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.46 in April to June 2025 to 4.58 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.58 | 0.72 | 4.68 | 4.34 | 16.3% | 0 of 90 | 25 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 5.03 | 0.83 | 5.17 | 4.67 | 20.8% | 1 of 92 | 22 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 5.10 | 0.84 | 5.34 | 4.49 | 16.8% | 0 of 92 | 22 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.46 | 0.80 | 4.68 | 3.90 | 16.9% | 1 of 91 | 26 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Minnesota, Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.19 | 1.05 | 4.38 | 3.73 | 5.2% | 0.8% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
Official wage estimates for Minnesota
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $22.44 | $19.39 to $23.72 | 29,120 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $30.65 | $28.83 to $34.26 | 12,840 |
| Registered nurses | $48.80 | $42.76 to $55.17 | 70,110 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Minnesota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 26.5 | 18.2 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 21.9 | 17.1 | 15.4 |
Short-term rehab results
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Belgrade Nursing Home's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
CMS reports none of these results for this home: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Owners and operators
Legal business name: BELGRADE NURSING HOME.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro, Robert | Contracted managing employee | Individual | 09/01/2021 | |
| Lemmer, James | Corporate director | Individual | 12/19/2006 | |
| Lieser, Trudy | Corporate director | Individual | 11/24/2015 | |
| Westaby, Sandra | Corporate director | Individual | 11/26/2002 | |
| Winger, Ann | Corporate director | Individual | 11/24/2015 | |
| Fischer, Stephanie | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2016 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on June 13, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 28, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 20, 2025: "Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 13, 2025: "Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies."
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Cura of Melrose Melrose, 18.1 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 17 citations
- Cura of Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, 20.7 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 13 citations
- Glenwood Village Care Center Glenwood, 22.8 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 24 citations
- Bethesda Willmar, 23.4 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 19 citations
- Cura of Willmar Willmar, 23.5 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 21 citations
- Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy Albany, 24.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 31 citations
Minnesota contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Minnesota. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Minnesota Department of Health, Health Regulation Division, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, 1-800-657-3591. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: MDH Nursing and Boarding Care Home Survey and Complaint Inspection Findings, where Minnesota publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Belgrade Nursing Home's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Belgrade Nursing Home 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Belgrade Nursing Home get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 28, 2026. The Minnesota average is 7.1.
- Has Belgrade Nursing Home been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Belgrade Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Belgrade Nursing Home?
- CMS lists 6 owners and managers. Legal business name: BELGRADE NURSING HOME.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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