Nursing home
Benedictine Health Center
935 Kenwood Avenue, Duluth, MN 55811 · Map
Non profit - Church related · Part of Benedictine Health System (22 facilities) · 96 certified beds
Benedictine Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Duluth, Minnesota. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Dec 19, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Benedictine Health Center compares
This facility vs. the Minnesota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Minnesota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.88 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.36 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.8% | 42.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Benedictine Health Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 935 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811 - CMS certification #
- 245236
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 96
- Avg residents/day
- 89.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-11-17
- Chain
- Benedictine Health System (22 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Benedictine Health System
Benedictine Health System operates 22 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Benedictine Health System facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified home health agency at this address
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified home health agency at this address. Medicare-certified home health agency BENEDICTINE HOME HEALTH DULUTH (Medicare CCN 248109) lists this same street address. Ownership type: NON-PROFIT. Medicare certified since 04/22/2010. (CMS Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Lukes Hospital, Duluth. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aftenro Home, Duluth. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Benedictine Home Health Duluth, Duluth. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55811 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis Services Of Spirit Valley, Duluth, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Miller Hill, Hermantown, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55811.
Aspirus St. Luke'S At Home-Hospice-Duluth, office in Duluth, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Essentia Health St Mary'S Hospice & Palliative Care Services, office in Duluth, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Caringedge Hospice Hermantown, office in Hermantown, 4.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center, Duluth. 6.0 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Benedictine Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Benedictine Health Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Benedictine Health Center staffed?
Benedictine Health Center reports 3.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Benedictine Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Benedictine Health Center have?
Benedictine Health Center is certified for 96 beds.