Nursing Home
Tuff Memorial Home
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
4.1%
national median 0.9%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
7.2%
national median 2.8%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
16.2%
national median 12.5%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
2.7%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
13.8%
national median 13.4%
near the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 39.5%
MN average: 42.2% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
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.
Penalties & Enforcement
11 fines totaling $40,240 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the recent inspection window (most recent: November 13, 2023).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Who owns this facility — 15 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Organization
- First Lutheran Organization
- Grace Lutheran Church Organization
- Palisade Lutheran Organization
- Gayer, Tracy Individual
- Green, Larry Individual
- Leenderts, Bonnie Individual
- Petterson, Jeff Individual
- Westphal, Catherine Individual
- Kendall, Kathryn Individual
…and 5 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 — 0 health (MN avg 7) · 2 fire (MN avg 3.9) Details
6 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: August 27, 2025.
Most recent inspection cycle: 0 health deficiencies · MN average: 7 · National: 9.3
7 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often miscellaneous (3) and gas, vacuum, and electrical systems (2).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-05-26): 2 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 Tuff Memorial Home compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Tuff Memorial Home's overall star rating is 4★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 3★.
Tuff Memorial Home has the highest health inspection star rating of the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 3★ | 5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 2.5★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 1★ | 4★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 3.5★ | 4★ |
The comparison group
- Bethany Home - Brandon
- Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown
- Mn Veterans Home - Luverne
- Lyon Specialty Care
- Avera Prince Of Peace
- Palisade Healthcare Center
- Fellowship Village
- Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work