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Elim Wellspring Health Care Center

701 FIRST STREET, PRINCETON, MN, 55371

(763) 389-0410

cassialife.org

86 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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701 First Street

Princeton, MN 55371

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CMS facility ID

245494

Care type

Nursing home

County

Mille Lacs

Facility name

Elim Wellspring Health Care Center

Street address

701 FIRST STREET

City / state / ZIP

Princeton, MN 55371

Phone

(763) 389-0410

Website

cassialife.org

About this facility — Elim Wellspring Health Care Center

Elim Wellspring Health Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Princeton, Minnesota. It is licensed for 86 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Princeton 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 Elim Wellspring Health Care Center 11 times across 7 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

Parent company

Cassia

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Elim Care Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1986

Anderson, Paul

Director — since 2021

Cassia

Operational control — since 2021

Dahl, Robert

Officer — since 1986

Kern, Matthew

Officer — since 2019

Leff, William

Director — since 2000

Metzler, Paul

Managing employee — since 2021

Nuss, Patrick

Director — since 2021

Tangedahl, Guy

Director — since 2012

Weber-daniels, Nicolette

Director — since 2021

Youngquist, Kathryn

Officer — since 1986

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1987-08-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

1 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-12-18

Nurse staffing

5.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$505 per day (≈ $15,350/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

56% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 33% private/other

Occupancy

88% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

24% 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.

2025-12-18Health inspection1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-01-30

2024-11-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-12-13

2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)

2025-12-18Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-01-30

2023-10-18Fire-safety inspection8 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2023-11-27

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-11-10

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-11-10

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-11-10

K-0521

F · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-11-10

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-11-10

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-11-27

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-11-10

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 245494.

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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

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