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Lake Mills Care Center

406 SOUTH TENTH AVENUE EAST, LAKE MILLS, IA, 50450
(641) 592-4900
61 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

406 South Tenth Avenue East
Lake Mills, IA 50450
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
61
CMS facility ID
165366
Care type
Nursing home
County
Winnebago
Facility name
Lake Mills Care Center
Street address
406 SOUTH TENTH AVENUE EAST
City / state / ZIP
Lake Mills, IA 50450
Phone
(641) 592-4900

About this facility — Lake Mills Care Center

Lake Mills Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lake Mills, Iowa. It is licensed for 61 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Lake Mills and 389 skilled nursing facilities across Iowa. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Lake Mills Care Center 16 times across 7 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
Legacy Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Beasley, Karla
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Behounek, Linsey
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Borcherding, Jenny
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Burken, Sheri
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Cascade Capital Holdings Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Cascade Capital Partners Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Ccg Gorgona Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Friedenberg, Laura
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Friedman, Brian
Trustee — since 2024
Gorgona Holdco Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gorgona Propco Holdings Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gorgona Sub Holdco Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Hedberg, Jennifer
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Helgeson, Julie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Hennager, Christina
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Heying, Larina
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Houston, Mindy
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Jaeger, Krystle
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Knutson, Michele
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Lake Mills Ia Property Holdings, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Larson, Melissa
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Legacy Healthcare Financial Services Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Mcclure, Dorothy
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Mn8 Rh Holdco Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Otterbeck, Patricia
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Rajchenbach, Chaim
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Rajchenbach, Rivka
Trustee — since 2008
Scott, Kathleen
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Seu, Joshua
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Shabat, Ahuva
Trustee — since 2024
Shabat, Menachem
Governing body · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Shear, Kiley
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Staudt, Sandra
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Thoe, Krystal
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Van Veghel, Elizabeth
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Waletzko Bartz, Brittany
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Wierschem, Bobbie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Wood, Rosemary
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Wright, Amy
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

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
1997-10-01
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-15
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$288 per day (≈ $8,760/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
35% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 58% private/other
Occupancy
57% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
16% below the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
61
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.
2026-04-15Health inspection1 citation
F-0812
E · 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 2026-05-01
2025-10-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0697
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-10-27
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)
2025-04-09Health inspection4 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-04-30
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-04-30
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-04-30
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2025-04-30
2026-04-15Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-04-20
K-0531
E · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2026-04-15
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2026-05-08
2025-04-09Fire-safety inspection4 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 2025-04-15
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-04-10
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-04-10
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-04-10
2024-06-05Fire-safety inspection3 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-07-13
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-07-02
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-07-13
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 165366.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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