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Ecumen Lakeshore

4002 LONDON ROAD, DULUTH, MN, 55804

(218) 625-7100

ecumen.org

60 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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4002 London Road

Duluth, MN 55804

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245215

Care type

Nursing home

County

St. Louis

Facility name

Ecumen Lakeshore

Street address

4002 LONDON ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Duluth, MN 55804

Phone

(218) 625-7100

Website

ecumen.org

About this facility — Ecumen Lakeshore

Ecumen Lakeshore is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Duluth, Minnesota. It is licensed for 60 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 45 senior care facilities in Duluth 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 Ecumen Lakeshore 23 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Ecumen

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Ecumen

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1994

Alam, Morshed

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2019

Cervenka, Debbie

Officer — since 2015

Dady, James

Director — since 2019

Kendrick, Shelley

Managing employee · Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2012

Kro, Lisa

Director — since 2019

Ulvestad, Nancy

Director — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1977-07-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-21

Nurse staffing

5.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$984 per day (≈ $29,910/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 63% Medicare · 37% private/other

Occupancy

86% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

142% 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

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.

2025-08-07Health inspection1 citation

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-08-29

2024-06-13Health inspection1 citation

F-0812

F · 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 2024-06-25

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2026-05-21Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0321

F · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2026-07-02

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-07-02

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-07-02

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-07-24

K-0761

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-07-24

K-0914

D · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2026-07-02

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-07-24

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-07-24

2025-08-07Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-09-20

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0541

F · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2025-08-26

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-08-28

K-0761

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-24

K-0921

D · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-09-09

2024-06-13Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0321

F · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-06-25

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-06-25

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-06-25

K-0541

F · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2024-06-25

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-06-25

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-06-25

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 245215.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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