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Clarkfield Care Center

805 FIFTH STREET, BOX 458, CLARKFIELD, MN, 56223

(320) 669-7561

30 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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805 Fifth Street, Box 458

Clarkfield, MN 56223

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245551

Care type

Nursing home

County

Yellow Medcine

Facility name

Clarkfield Care Center

Street address

805 FIFTH STREET, BOX 458

City / state / ZIP

Clarkfield, MN 56223

Phone

(320) 669-7561

About this facility — Clarkfield Care Center

Clarkfield Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Clarkfield, Minnesota. It is licensed for 30 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Clarkfield and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Clarkfield Care Center 17 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Clarkfield Care Center

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1980

Ehrenberg, Michelle

Managing employee · Director · Operational control — since 2022

Knoll, Christopher

Managing employee — since 2018

Minnewaska Lutheran Home

Operational control — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1991-01-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-08

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$510 per day (≈ $15,500/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

62% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 28% private/other

Occupancy

60% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

25% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-04-08Health inspection2 citations

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2026-04-27

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-08

2025-03-12Health inspection5 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-05-01

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2025-05-01

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-05-01

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-05-01

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-05-01

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (10 citations)

2024-05-15Health inspection2 citations

F-0867

F · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2024-06-04

F-0944

F · No harm found

Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.

Corrected 2024-06-04

2026-04-08Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2026-04-28

2025-03-12Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-05-01

K-0346

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2025-03-18

K-0354

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2025-03-18

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-03-18

2024-05-15Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2024-05-31

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 245551.

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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