Nursing home
Essentia Health Grace Home
116 West Second Street, Graceville, MN 56240 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Essentia Health (5 facilities) · 40 certified beds
Essentia Health Grace Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Graceville, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.64 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Jan 15, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Essentia Health Grace Home 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) | 4.64 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.55 | 1.06 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.37 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.3% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the July 1, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 25, 2025
What inspectors found at Essentia Health Grace Home
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · 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 · Dec 6, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2023 · 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 6, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 6, 2023 · 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
- 116 West Second Street
Graceville, MN 56240 - CMS certification #
- 245579
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Avg residents/day
- 18.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-07-08
- Chain
- Essentia Health (5 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Essentia Health
Essentia Health operates 5 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Essentia Health 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
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation, 3 meals a day
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2018, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Essentia Health Grace Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jul 11, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Aug 22, 2018. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $1,750 proposed, $1,225 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 97733 - Graceville Missionary Benedict DBA Grace Home.
Details
- Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(1)(ii)). Penalty $1,750 proposed, $1,225 now. To be fixed by Aug 25, 2018.
- Jul 11, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Aug 21, 2018. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $2,100 proposed, $1,470 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 97739 - Graceville Missionary Benedict DBA Grace Home.
Details
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $2,100 proposed, $1,470 now. To be fixed by Sep 3, 2018.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital, Graceville. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Traverse Care Center, Wheaton. 16.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Essentia Health Graceville Home Health, Graceville. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Bien Pharmacy. 25.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56240 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56240.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Fargo. 89.5 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Essentia Health Grace Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Essentia Health Grace Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Essentia Health Grace Home staffed?
Essentia Health Grace Home reports 4.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Essentia Health Grace Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Essentia Health Grace Home have?
Essentia Health Grace Home is certified for 40 beds.