Nursing home
Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center
108 8Th Street Northwest, Waseca, MN 56093 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Monarch Healthcare Management (45 facilities) · 52 certified beds
Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Waseca, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.54 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lakeshore Rehabilitation 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) | 3.54 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.11 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.4% | 42.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 27, 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 · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 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 · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · 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 · May 30, 2024 · 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 · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 7, 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
- 108 8Th Street Northwest
Waseca, MN 56093 - CMS certification #
- 245388
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 52
- Avg residents/day
- 37.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-12-01
- Chain
- Monarch Healthcare Management (45 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Monarch Healthcare Management
Monarch Healthcare Management operates 45 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Monarch Healthcare Management facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca, Waseca. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Whispering Creek, Janesville. 9.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Steele County Phns, Owatonna. 14.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 19.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56093 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Mayo Dialysis - Owatonna, Owatonna, 14.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56093.
Prairie Grace Hospice, LLC, office in Mankato, 24.6 miles away, straight line
Stch South Central Mn Opco LLC, office in Mankato, 24.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Moments Hospice, office in Mankato, 24.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southern Cities Clinic, Faribault. 19.2 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, 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 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 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center reports 3.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center have?
Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center is certified for 52 beds.