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Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center

730 SECOND STREET SOUTHEAST, MILACA, MN, 56353
(320) 983-2185
70 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
70
CMS facility ID
245422
Care type
Nursing home
County
Mille Lacs
Facility name
Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center
Street address
730 SECOND STREET SOUTHEAST
City / state / ZIP
Milaca, MN 56353
Phone
(320) 983-2185

Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Milaca, Minnesota. It is licensed for 70 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Milaca 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 Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center 26 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 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
Cassia
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Elim Care Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1986
Broberg, Laura
Managing employee — since 2012
Cassia
Operational control — since 2020
Dahl, Robert
Officer — since 1986
Kern, Matthew
Officer — since 2019
Leff, William
Director — since 2000
Nye, Gerald
Director — since 2019
Peterson, Roland
Director — since 2013
Tangedahl, Guy
Director — since 2012
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
1987-02-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-18
Nurse staffing
4.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$467 per day (≈ $14,200/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
41% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 49% private/other
Occupancy
86% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
15% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
70
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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-12-18Health inspection7 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0628
C · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-01-09
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 2026-01-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0908
E · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2026-01-09
2025-01-09Health inspection1 citation
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 2025-01-25
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2023-11-29Health inspection3 citations
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-12-29
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-12-29
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-12-29
2023-11-29Fire-safety inspection15 citations
E-0041
C · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-12-29
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
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 2023-12-04
K-0281
E · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2023-12-15
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2024-01-05
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 2023-12-12
K-0331
F · No harm found
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Corrected 2024-02-01
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-02-01
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-01-05
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-01-05
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-01-05
K-0753
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2023-11-27
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-01-04
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-12-14
K-0930
E · No harm found
Ensure proper storage of liquid oxygen.
Corrected 2023-12-22
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 245422.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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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
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