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Essentia Health Oak Crossing

1040 LINCOLN AVENUE, DETROIT LAKES, MN, 56501

(218) 844-0700

essentiahealth.org

84 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245212

Care type

Nursing home

County

Becker

Facility name

Essentia Health Oak Crossing

Street address

1040 LINCOLN AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Phone

(218) 844-0700

Website

essentiahealth.org

About this facility — Essentia Health Oak Crossing

Essentia Health Oak Crossing is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. It is licensed for 84 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 9 senior care facilities in Detroit Lakes 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 Essentia Health Oak Crossing 22 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $7,446 in fines. 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

Essentia Health

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Essentia Health

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2023

Adams, Marc

Director — since 2026

Arvin, Douglas

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Boren, Kevin

Officer — since 2025

Brinkman, Christy

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Christensen, James

Director — since 2020

Gefroh Ellison, Stefanie

Officer — since 2024

Gupta, Parul

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Heilman, Tim

Director — since 2020

Hurley, Alan

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Innovis Health Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Krejci, Mark

Director — since 2026

Lewandowski, Laurie

Director — since 2017

Mertz, Taylor

Director — since 2022

Pladson, Kimberly

Officer — since 2025

Saint Georges, Anderson

Officer — since 2025

Smith, Benjamin

Director — since 2022

Watters, Michael

Officer — since 2023

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

1976-11-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

1 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$7,446 total

Last standard inspection

2025-12-03

Nurse staffing

5.1 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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.

2025-12-03Health inspection1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-01-05

2025-07-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-08-25

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2024-10-23Health inspection4 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2024-11-26

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-11-26

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 2024-11-26

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 2024-11-26

2023-12-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-01-20

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-01-19

2023-11-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-11-11

2025-12-03Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0222

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-01-05

K-0225

E · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2026-01-05

K-0321

D · 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 2026-01-05

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-01-05

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-01-05

K-0901

F · No harm found

Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

Corrected 2026-01-05

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2026-01-05

2024-10-23Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0321

E · 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 2024-11-22

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-22

2023-12-13Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0346

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-12-12

K-0372

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-12-12

Federal penalties

2023-11-22Fine$7,446

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 245212.

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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

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