• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 100 certified beds with an average of 80.4 residents per day (80% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 8 deficiencies (inspected Apr 10, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $132,781 across 3 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.91 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 34.3%
• Part of the Lifespark chain (4 facilities)
Birchwood Health Care Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Forest Lake, Minnesota with 100 certified beds. It has been operating since 1974. The facility scored below average compared to Minnesota facilities.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2007 |
| SENIOR CARE FOREST LAKE, LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2007 |
| HESSE, SANDRA | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2007 |
| MARSHALL, SUSAN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2007 |
| MARTIN, RICHARD | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2007 |
| MARSHALL, JOHN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 10, 2021 |
| MONTEZ, JIM | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 10, 2021 |
| TOULOUSE, MOLLY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 30, 2017 |
| JOHNSON, AMANDA | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Mar 23, 2018 |
| TOULOUSE, MOLLY | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Apr 30, 2017 |
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