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Cura of Watkins

410 LUELLA STREET, WATKINS, MN, 55389
(320) 764-2300
50 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
50
CMS facility ID
245358
Care type
Nursing home
County
Meeker
Facility name
Cura of Watkins
Street address
410 LUELLA STREET
City / state / ZIP
Watkins, MN 55389
Phone
(320) 764-2300

About this facility — Cura of Watkins

Cura of Watkins is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Watkins, Minnesota. It is licensed for 50 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Watkins 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 Cura of Watkins 8 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Opatz, Tom
Direct owner · Governing body · Officer · Additional disclosable party — 50% stake — since 2012
Struzyk, Fred
Direct owner · Governing body · Officer · Additional disclosable party — 50% stake — since 2012
Eekhoff, Tyler
Operational control — since 2025
Hilltop Healthcare Center Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2012
Linn, Leila
Operational control — since 1990
Pozorski, Sara
Operational control — since 2025
Schoen, Matthew
Operational control — since 2022
Shuk, Carmen
Operational control — since 2024
Strate, Lawrence
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012
Sundstrom, Jennifer
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Tf Management Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1986-10-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-05-14
Nurse staffing
4.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$558 per day (≈ $16,960/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
54% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 40% private/other
Occupancy
92% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
37% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
50
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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2024-03-21Health inspection4 citations
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-04-11
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-04-18
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-04-11
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-04-11
2023-02-02Health inspection1 citation
F-0693
D · No harm found
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2023-02-03
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (3 citations)
2025-05-14Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-05-30
2023-02-02Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-02-27
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-02-13
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 245358.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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