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Karlstad Healthcare Center

304 WASHINGTON AVENUE WEST, KARLSTAD, MN, 56732

(218) 436-2161

46 licensed beds

CMS rates Karlstad Healthcare Center 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 22 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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304 Washington Avenue West

Karlstad, MN 56732

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245468

Care type

Nursing home

County

Kittson

Facility name

Karlstad Healthcare Center

Street address

304 WASHINGTON AVENUE WEST

City / state / ZIP

Karlstad, MN 56732

Phone

(218) 436-2161

Website

accura.healthcare

About this facility — Karlstad Healthcare Center

Karlstad Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Karlstad, Minnesota. It is licensed for 46 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Karlstad and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Accura Healthcare, a group of 44 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Karlstad Healthcare Center 22 times across 6 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 November 6, 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

Accura Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Tealwood Enterprise Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2013

Groff, Howard

Indirect owner — 50% stake — since 2008

Sheridan, Gail

Indirect owner — 50% stake — since 1989

American Healthcare Management Services Llc

Operational control — since 2019

Black, Penny

Managing employee — since 2024

Kleinsasser, Cortney

Director — since 2019

Leneave, Ted

Operational control — since 2019

Surdy, James

Managing employee — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1987-04-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-19

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$225 per day (≈ $6,840/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

43% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 54% private/other

Occupancy

62% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

45% below 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 2026-11-06. 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.

2026-05-19Health inspection2 citations

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-04

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2026-06-04

2025-04-17Health inspection2 citations

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-16

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)

2024-07-24Health inspection1 citation

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2024-08-08

2026-05-19Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-06-30

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-06-30

K-0761

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-30

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-30

K-0921

D · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2026-06-30

2025-04-17Fire-safety inspection9 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 2025-05-25

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-05-25

K-0345

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-25

K-0346

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-25

K-0354

D · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2025-05-25

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-05-25

K-0521

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-25

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-25

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-25

2024-07-24Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-08-15

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-08-15

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-08-15

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 245468.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Minnesota.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 24% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 32

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.7

Higher than 23% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.2

Nursing staff turnover, annual

22%

Higher than 6% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 40%

Resident outcomes

On 16 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Minnesota average on 8 and worse on 5. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	21.1%	18.2%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	1.0%	3.9%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.4%	1.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	2.6%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	4.1%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0.9%	4.1%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	97.3%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	29.5%	18.8%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	11.5%	12.7%	19.5%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	79.3%	96.4%	95.3%	Worse than state
With pressure ulcers	5.1%	5.1%	4.5%	Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	26.6%	23.7%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	13.1%	17.2%	15.4%	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	88.1%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	7.1%	1.9%	1.5%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

K-0355 2 inspections. Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
K-0761 2 inspections. To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
K-0918 2 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

What its owners also hold

Tealwood Enterprise Inc has an ownership stake on file at 9 nursing homes, averaging 3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

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Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Minnesota

Licensing: Minnesota Department of Health
File a complaint: 800-369-7994
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-657-3591. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 844-880-1574. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Kittson Healthcare, about 23 miles.
North Valley Health Center, about 29 miles.
Lifecare Medical Center, about 39 miles.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Lifecare Greenbush Manor, Greenbush, about 17 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Kittson Healthcare, Hallock, about 23 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
North Star Manor, Warren, about 29 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, about 36 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Oakland Park Communities, Thief River Falls, about 36 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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