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The Waterview Shores

402 - 13TH AVENUE, TWO HARBORS, MN, 55616
(218) 834-8437
44 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
44
CMS facility ID
245471
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lake
Facility name
The Waterview Shores
Street address
402 - 13TH AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Phone
(218) 834-8437

The Waterview Shores is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Two Harbors, Minnesota. It is licensed for 44 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Two Harbors 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 The Waterview Shores 34 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $334,488 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
Monarch Healthcare Management
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Halpert, Marc
Indirect owner · Officer — 30% stake — since 2019
Legum, Joshua
Indirect owner · Managing employee — 30% stake — since 2019
Spartan Healthcare Llc
Direct owner — 30% stake — since 2019
Yazoma Holdings, Llc
Direct owner — 30% stake — since 2019
Stern, William
Indirect owner · Officer — 20% stake — since 2019
Wbs Holdings Llc
Direct owner — 20% stake — since 2019
Jaffa, Noam
Indirect owner · Director — 10% stake — since 2019
Jca Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2019
Nij Llc
Direct owner — 10% stake — since 2019
Monarch Healthcare Operating Viii Llc
Operational control — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1987-05-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
10 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$334,488 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-05
Nurse staffing
3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$322 per day (≈ $9,790/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
36% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 58% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
21% below the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
44
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-05-01
F-0760
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-05-01
2025-09-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0656
G · Actual harmFrom 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 2025-08-29
9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (31 citations)
2025-08-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0550
E · 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 2025-09-18
2025-06-05Health inspection6 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-07-03
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 2025-07-03
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-07-03
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 2025-07-03
F-0851
F · No harm found
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2025-07-03
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-03
2024-11-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 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 2024-12-02
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 2024-12-02
2024-04-25Health inspection7 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-05-21
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-05-21
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-21
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-05-21
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-05-21
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-21
F-0919
D · No harm found
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2024-05-21
2024-01-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2024-02-02
2023-07-27Health inspection6 citations
F-0657
D · 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 2023-09-13
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-09-13
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-09-13
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 2023-09-13
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-09-13
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-09-13
2025-06-05Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0222
F · 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 2025-07-14
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-07-14
2024-04-25Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-21
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-05-21
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-05-21
2023-07-27Fire-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 2023-08-31
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-08-31
K-0741
F · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2023-09-13

Federal penalties

2026-05-04Fine$334,488
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 245471.
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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

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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
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