Sanford Health Sylvan Court
112 St. Olaf Avenue South, Canby, MN 56220 · Yellow Medcine County · (507) 223-7277
53 certified beds, about 44 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1987
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 245433 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 25, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Minnesota average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
None of its 6 health citations since February 2024 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 4.06 hours per resident per day, against 4.19 across Minnesota and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.74 of those hours.
41.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Minnesota average 42.2%).
CMS links it to Sanford Health, an affiliated group of 4 nursing homes.
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 6 health citations on file.
March 25, 2026Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 1 medication, Docusate Sodium, (Colace-stool softener), was not outdated prior to administration for 1 of 25 medication administration observations.
February 13, 2025Standard inspection · 2 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 and interview, the facility failed to ensure frozen food items were safely stored off the floor in 2 of 2 walk in freezers located in the kitchen. This had the potential to affect all 43 residents.
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were coded accurately on their Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for 1 of 5 residents (R43) reviewed for medications.
May 1, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- 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 record review the facility failed to complete a gradual dose reduction (GDR) attempt annually or document a rationale for no gradual dose reduction (GDR) for 2 of 5 residents (R2 and R11) reviewed for unnecessary medications.
February 14, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to immediately report to the administrator and failed to immediately report, no later than 2 hours, to the State Agency (SA) an allegation of staff to resident abuse for 1 of 3 residents (R2) who were reviewed for staff to resident abuse.
- D Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed thoroughly investigate an allegation of staff to resident abuse for 1 of 3 residents (R2) when resident safety upon immediately at the time of the allegation and during the the investigation was not addressed, no additional residents or staff where interviewed and no staff education/training was provided following incidents.
Fire safety inspections
6 fire safety citations on file: 3 on March 25, 2026, 3 on February 13, 2025.
Every fire safety citation6 citations
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
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) | 4.06 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.74 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.61 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.80 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 41.8% | 42.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 50.0% | 38.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.19 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 4.25 on weekdays and 3.61 on weekends, 15% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.7% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.04 in April to June 2025 to 4.06 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 | 4.06 | 0.74 | 4.25 | 3.61 | 2.7% | 0 of 90 | 44 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.14 | 0.77 | 4.29 | 3.74 | 2.0% | 0 of 92 | 42 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.19 | 0.73 | 4.37 | 3.74 | 1.7% | 0 of 92 | 43 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.04 | 0.81 | 4.20 | 3.66 | 4.3% | 0 of 91 | 41 |
| 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 | 30.2 | 18.2 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 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 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 24.3 | 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 | 12.6 | 17.1 | 15.4 |
Short-term rehab results
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Sanford Health Sylvan Court'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: SANFORD HEALTH NETWORK. CMS links this home to Sanford Health, a group of 4 nursing homes averaging 2.8 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Health | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 04/18/2007 |
| Sanford | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 07/20/2010 |
| Dulski, Karin | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 11/19/2012 | |
| Gassen, William | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 11/24/2020 | |
| Marlette, William | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 06/16/2023 | |
| Morrison, Tony | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 02/01/1991 | |
| Munson, Jolyn | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 02/25/2013 | |
| Swenson, Stephanie | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 11/01/2019 | |
| Cain, James | Corporate director | Individual | 11/19/2015 | |
| Engbrecht, Wesley | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2021 | |
| Gassen, William | Corporate director | Individual | 11/24/2020 | |
| Gulsvig, Neil | Corporate director | Individual | 03/28/2019 | |
| Jacobs, Donald | Corporate director | Individual | 11/19/2015 | |
| Lundeen, Mark | Corporate director | Individual | 11/19/2015 | |
| Molbert, Lauris | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2021 | |
| Morrison, Tony | Corporate director | Individual | 02/01/1991 | |
| North, Andrew | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Teiken, Brent | Corporate director | Individual | 11/19/2015 | |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Gassen, William | Corporate officer | Individual | 11/24/2020 | |
| Marlette, William | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/16/2023 |
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 are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on March 25, 2026: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 14, 2024: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on February 13, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on February 13, 2025: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.61 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 3.71.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Hendricks Community Hospital Hendricks, 15.6 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 26 citations
- Johnson Memorial Hospital & Home Dawson, 18.7 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Madison Healthcare Services Madison, 21.9 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 16 citations
- Clarkfield Care Center Clarkfield, 23.7 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 9 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 Sanford Health Sylvan Court's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Sanford Health Sylvan Court 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Sanford Health Sylvan Court get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on March 25, 2026. The Minnesota average is 7.1.
- Has Sanford Health Sylvan Court been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Sanford Health Sylvan Court 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 Sanford Health Sylvan Court?
- CMS lists 21 owners and managers, and links the home to Sanford Health. Legal business name: SANFORD HEALTH NETWORK.
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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