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Birchwood Care Home
715 West 31st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408 · Hennepin County · (612) 823-7286
60 certified beds, about 54 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicaid since 1974
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 24E166 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 19, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Minnesota average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
Of 31 health citations since March 2024, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 1.94 hours per resident per day, against 4.19 across Minnesota and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.44 of those hours.
37.5% 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 31 health citations on file.
May 19, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
July 29, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- 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 ensure episodes of leaving the building unsupervised were evaluated or assessed to determine what, if any, additional supervision or monitoring was needed to help prevent subsequent exits from the building for 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed for elopement and whom had cognitive impairment. R1 left the care center without staff knowledge was found outside in an adjacent alleyway.
March 20, 2025Standard inspection · 6 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure food items were properly stored, labeled, and dated to reduce the risk of physical cross-contamination and potential foodborne illness. This had the potential to affect all 59 residents, staff, and visitors who consumed food from the kitchen.
- E Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to accurately code the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for 5 of 5 residents (R9) reviewed for restraints, (R26) reviewed for dialysis and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR), and (R27, R53) reviewed for falls.
- D Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure grievances were acted upon and if needed investigated or resolved for 1 of 1 residents (R46) reviewed for grievances.
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure physician's orders were in place for 1 of 1 resident (R46) who self catheterized.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, observation, and document review, the facility failed to ensure interventions for safe smoking were implemented for 1 of 2 residents (R6) reviewed for smoking.
- C Post nurse staffing information every day.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, failed to ensure the posted nurse staffing information included the daily census. Additionally, the facility failed to ensure the posted nurse staffing information reflected accurate total number and actual hours worked per shift for licensed and registered staff for each shift on a daily basis. This had potential to affect all 56 residents or visitors who wished to review the information.
July 3, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure one of three residents (R2) reviewed was free from significant medication errors. This resulted in actual harm for R2 when he became heavily sedated by a psychotropic medication and required treatment in the hospital.
June 18, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan for one of one resident (R1) when reviewed for care plans. R1 did not have adequate interventions in place after a history of eloping/wandering from the facility.
May 3, 2024Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 17 citations
- F Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to conduct ongoing quality assessment and assurance activities, develop, and implement appropriate plans of action to correct repeated quality deficiencies identified during the survey the facility was aware of or should have been aware of which had the potential to adversely affect all 60 residents which resided in the facility.
- F Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Inspectors wroteBased on document review and interview, the facility failed to maintain a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee that was effective in identifying and responding to quality deficiencies, and developing procedures for feedback, data collection and monitoring systems. In addition, the facility failed to provide evidence of a Performance Improvement Project (PIP) which focused on high risk or problem-prone areas. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all 60 residents currently residing in the facility.
- E Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to accurately assess residents' eligibility to receive the pneumococcal vaccination according to The Centers of Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) for 2 of 5 (R360, R26) reviewed for vaccinations.
- E Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure resident call light cord was within reach from the shower floor for 1 of 1 multi-resident (R39, R14, R25, R32) bathroom reviewed for call light accessibility.
- E Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure a multi-resident bathroom ceiling vent fan was cleaned for 4 of 4 residents (R39, R14, R25, R32) reviewed for cleanliness of environment.
- D Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to notify the medical provider of on-going medication refusals for 1 of 1 resident (R14) reviewed for notification of change.
- D Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure 2 of 2 residents (R47 and R 53)'s grievances were documented, responded to and resolved in a timely manner.
- D Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure allegations of potential abuse were reported to the administrator and State Agency (SA) immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, for 1 of 1 residents (R45) reviewed for resident-to-resident verbal altercation.
- D Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure allegations of resident-to-resident verbal abuse were thoroughly investigated, and protection provided for 1 of 1 residents (R45) who were involved in a resident-to-resident verbal altercation by R28.
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) was accurately coded to reflect a resident's diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (a mental health condition triggered by a traumatic event) for 2 of 2 residents (R57, R14) reviewed for MDS accuracy.
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan for psychotropic medications for 1 of 5 residents (R56) reviewed for psychotropic medications.
- 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 ensure appropriate interventions, as a result of multiple falls and comorbidities contributing to the risk of additional falls, were identified and implemented for 1 of 2 residents (R2) reviewed for accidents, hazards and supervision.
- D Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to comprehensively assess for and identify potential triggers to avoid re-traumatization for 2 of 2 residents (R57, R14) who had a history of trauma.
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure there was adequate monitoring and provider notification for insulin parameters for 1 of 3 resident (R56) reviewed for unnecessary medications.
- D Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure medications were administered in accordance with physician orders and manufacturer guidelines for 3 of 5 residents (R260, R46, R10) observed to receive medication. A total of (3) errors out of 25 opportunities were identified resulting in a 12% (percent) facility error rate.
- D Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to accommodate dietary preferences for 1 of 1 resident (R57) reviewed for food.
- C Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, the facility failed to ensure mail was delivered to residents on Saturdays. This had the potential to affect all residents in the facility who received personal mail, including but not limited to 2 of 2 residents (R4, R17) who verbally confirmed mail was not received on Saturdays.
March 22, 2024Complaint inspection · 3 citations
- F Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility's current administration failed to ensure proper oversight for the facility's financial operations. This practice resulted in resident personal funds accounts being unaccounted for. This had the potential to affect all 58 residents who resided in the facility at the time of the survey.
- E Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure 53 of 58 residents with personal funds accounts (including R5, R6, R8, R11 and R12) deposited with the facility, had access to the personal funds after hours and on weekends.
- E Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to reconcile resident personal fund accounts for 53 of 58 residents (including R5, R6, R8, R11, and R12). In addition, the facility failed to provide quarterly statements for resident personal fund accounts for 53 of 58 residents reviewed for personal fund accounts.
March 15, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- 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 implement interventions to prevent elopement, failed to follow safety plan for leaving the premises, and failed to timely report missing person in accordance with care plan and facility policy for 1 of 1 resident (R1) who had a history of multiple elopements related to audible hallucinations.
- D Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure appropriate services and treatment that included medication management and monitoring and failed to ensure coordination of care between mental health care providers to ensure the highest level of mental and psychosocial well being for 1 of 3 residents (R1) who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia with audible hallucinations and a court order for medication management to control symptoms of psychosis.
Fire safety inspections
37 fire safety citations on file: 3 on May 19, 2026, 9 on March 20, 2025, 25 on May 3, 2024.
Every fire safety citation37 citations
- F Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
- F Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- F Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
- F Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.
- F Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.
- F Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
- F Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.
- F Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
- F Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- F Develop a communication plan.
- F List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- F Provide emergency officials' contact information.
- F Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
- F Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- F Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.
- 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.
- E Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- D Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- 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) | 1.94 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 1.65 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.17 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 37.5% | 42.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 20.0% | 38.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 2.42 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 2.06 on weekdays and 1.65 on weekends, 20% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.2% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 1.53 in April to June 2025 to 1.94 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 | 1.94 | 0.44 | 2.06 | 1.65 | 0.2% | 1 of 90 | 54 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 1.75 | 0.42 | 1.85 | 1.51 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 58 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 1.70 | 0.39 | 1.82 | 1.41 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 57 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 1.53 | 0.30 | 1.61 | 1.34 | 0.0% | 1 of 91 | 58 |
| 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 | 3.9 | 18.2 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.9 | 20.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 66.2 | 17.1 | 15.4 |
Short-term rehab results
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Birchwood Care Home's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
CMS reports none of these results for this home: This nursing home is not required to submit data for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program.
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: Legal Business Name Not Available.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership data not available |
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 7 problems in this area, most recently on July 29, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 6 problems in this area, most recently on March 20, 2025: "Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on March 20, 2025: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on July 3, 2024: "Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 1.65 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 3.71.
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
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- Jones Harrison Residence Minneapolis, 1.9 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 30 citations
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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.
- 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 Birchwood Care Home's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Birchwood Care Home 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Birchwood Care Home get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 19, 2026. The Minnesota average is 7.1.
- Has Birchwood Care Home been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Birchwood Care Home accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Birchwood Care Home?
- CMS lists 1 owner or manager. Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
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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