Nursing Home
Traverse Care Center
Part of Minnewaska Lutheran Homesee all 3 affiliated facilities
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
2.6%
national median 0.9%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
0.0%
national median 2.8%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
20.6%
national median 12.5%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
2.4%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
15.9%
national median 13.4%
near the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.1 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.3 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.7 hours
MN average: 4.2 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
MN average: 1.1 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
MN average: 3.7 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
Who owns this facility — 16 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Minnewaska Lutheran Home Organization
- Anderson, Faith Individual
- Aslagson, Kayo Individual
- Gallagher, Stanley Individual
- Hendrickson, Robert Individual
- Prause, Bruce Individual
- Ranum, Robert Individual
- Reese, Alice Individual
- Sletten, Melody Individual
- Stark, Stanley Individual
…and 6 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 1 health (MN avg 7) · 6 fire (MN avg 3.9) Details
8 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: January 14, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 1 health deficiency · MN average: 7 · National: 9.3
9 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (4) and miscellaneous (3).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-01-14): 6 deficiencies · MN average: 3.9 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Traverse Care Center compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 50 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 50 miles, Traverse Care Center's overall star rating is 5★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 4★.
Traverse Care Center has the highest quality-measure star rating of the 9 nursing homes within 50 miles.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 4★ | 5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 3★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 5★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 3★ | 4★ |
The comparison group
- Essentia Health Grace Home
- Browns Valley Health Center
- St Gerard's Community Of Care
- Barrett Care Center Inc
- Tekakwitha Living Center
- West Wind Village
- St Francis Home
- Fairway View Neighborhoods
Cohort: within 50 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work