Nursing home
Cura of Onamia
200 North Elm Street, Onamia, MN 56359 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 57 certified beds
Cura of Onamia is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Onamia, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.87 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Feb 5, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cura of Onamia 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) | 3.87 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 42.4% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | below 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 Cura of Onamia
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 27, 2024 · 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 · Nov 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2024 · 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 · Jul 17, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2023
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
- 200 North Elm Street
Onamia, MN 56359 - CMS certification #
- 245127
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 57
- Avg residents/day
- 38.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-03-20
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified hospice at this address
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified hospice at this address. Medicare-certified hospice MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPICE (Medicare CCN 241588) lists this same street address. Ownership type: Non-Profit. Medicare certified since 05/28/2010. (CMS Hospice - General Information, as of Aug 19, 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
- Mille Lacs Health System, Onamia. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Clare Living Community of Mora, Mora. 21.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mille Lacs Home Care, Onamia. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Onamia Drug. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56359 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56359.
Mille Lacs Health System Hospice, office in Onamia, 0.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Fairview Health Services, Princeton. 35.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 relatively 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 | See above |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cura of Onamia a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cura of Onamia an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cura of Onamia staffed?
Cura of Onamia reports 3.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Cura of Onamia had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cura of Onamia have?
Cura of Onamia is certified for 57 beds.