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Fair Oaks Lodge

201 SHADY LANE DRIVE, WADENA, MN, 56482
(218) 631-1391
65 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
65
CMS facility ID
245581
Care type
Nursing home
County
Wadena
Facility name
Fair Oaks Lodge
Street address
201 SHADY LANE DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Wadena, MN 56482
Phone
(218) 631-1391

Fair Oaks Lodge is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wadena, Minnesota. It is licensed for 65 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Wadena 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 Fair Oaks Lodge 66 times across 18 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $27,047 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Eden Senior Care
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Stesel, Maxim
Direct owner — 56% stake — since 2018
Polstein, Mordechai
Direct owner · Operational control — 19% stake — since 2018
Feinstein, Dan
Direct owner — 15% stake — since 2018
Quam, Samuel
Operational control — since 2017
Rice, Pamela
Operational control — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1991-11-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$27,047 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-11
Nurse staffing
4.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$392 per day (≈ $11,920/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
72% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 19% private/other
Occupancy
62% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
4% below the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
65
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.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-11Health inspection4 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0761
E · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2026-04-10
2025-06-20Health 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 2025-06-12
14 earlier / fire-safety inspections (61 citations)
2025-03-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-03-21
2025-02-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-03-18
2025-02-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered17 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0565
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0577
C · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0636
D · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0657
E · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0660
E · No harm found
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0676
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0679
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0725
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2025-03-13
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 2025-03-13
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-13
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-03-13
2025-01-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-01-29
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-01-29
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-01-29
F-0919
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2025-01-29
2024-08-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-08-15
F-0808
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Corrected 2024-08-15
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-15
2024-07-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-08-09
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-08-09
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-09
2024-06-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-08-01
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-08-01
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 2024-08-01
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 2024-08-01
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-08-01
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 2024-08-01
F-0844
C · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel.
Corrected 2024-08-01
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-01
F-0944
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Corrected 2024-08-01
2024-04-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0808
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Corrected 2024-05-14
2024-04-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-05
2023-09-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-10-20
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 2023-10-20
F-0883
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-10-20
2026-03-11Fire-safety inspection3 citations
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 2026-04-10
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-04-10
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2026-04-10
2025-02-12Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0211
F · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0271
F · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0712
E · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-03-13
2024-06-27Fire-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 2024-08-01
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-08-01
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-08-01
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-08-01
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-08-01
K-0911
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2024-08-01
2023-09-27Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
E-0041
C · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-10-20

Federal penalties

2025-06-20Fine$16,985
2023-09-27Fine$10,062
Total fines$27,047
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 245581.
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Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered