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Three Links Care Center

815 FOREST AVENUE, NORTHFIELD, MN, 55057

(507) 664-8800

92 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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815 Forest Avenue

Northfield, MN 55057

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245450

Care type

Nursing home

County

Rice

Facility name

Three Links Care Center

Street address

815 FOREST AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Northfield, MN 55057

Phone

(507) 664-8800

About this facility — Three Links Care Center

Three Links Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Northfield, Minnesota. It is licensed for 92 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Northfield 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 Three Links Care Center 36 times across 8 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

St. Francis Health Services

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bach, Curtis

Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Big Stone Therapies, Inc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Breyer, Carmen

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Caspers, Megan

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Denzer, Cynthia

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Donacik, Ronald

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Dripps, Daniel

Director · Operational control — since 2016

Ehlers, Douglas

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Eide Bailly Llp

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Goodnough, Jennifer

Governing body · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Gramm, Timothy

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Gruber, Amanda

Additional disclosable party — since 2007

Hanneken, Michelle

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Haugen, John

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Hejhal, Roxanne

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Hofmann, Reed

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Lair, Michael

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Letich, Elizabeth

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Lewis, Jodi

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1990

Lienemann, Steven

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Luetmer, John

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Marlow, Jina

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Marquardt, Reegan

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Meyer, Dawn

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Mittal, Vikas

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Nelson, Patrick

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Peterson-devries, Cami

Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Raw, Carol

Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005

Rentz, Laura

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Rentz, Mark

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Rentz, Paul

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Ryan, Ben

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012

Schneider, Todd

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013

St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Stock, Kelsey

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Swedin, Robert

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Tepovich, Nicholas

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Thompson, Renee

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Tomoson, April

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Walker, Amy

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Wiese, Lorraine

Governing body · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Zaragoza, Juan

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

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

1987-09-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-07-31

Nurse staffing

4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$460 per day (≈ $13,980/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

49% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 44% private/other

Occupancy

78% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

13% above 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 2026-08-31. 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.

2025-09-19Health 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 2025-09-12

2025-07-31Health inspection4 citations

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-08-23

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-23

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-08-23

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (31 citations)

2024-05-23Health inspection8 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-07-31

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-07-31

F-0568

B · No harm found

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Corrected 2024-07-31

F-0569

D · No harm found

Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Corrected 2024-07-31

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 2024-07-31

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 2024-07-31

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2024-07-31

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-07-31

2023-10-13Health 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 2023-10-03

2023-08-17Health inspection2 citations

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2023-09-29

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 2023-09-29

2025-07-31Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0271

F · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0346

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0354

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0741

C · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-09-11

2024-05-23Fire-safety inspection3 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 2024-06-05

K-0225

F · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2024-05-22

K-0271

F · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2024-06-28

2023-08-17Fire-safety inspection10 citations

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0271

F · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0355

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-09-29

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 245450.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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