Nursing home
Lakewood Care Center
600 Main Avenue South, Baudette, MN 56623 · Map
Non profit - Church related · Part of Commonspirit Health (19 facilities) · 32 certified beds
Lakewood Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Baudette, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.78 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Jun 26, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,421In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lakewood Care 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) | 4.78 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.06 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.4% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 June 26, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 25, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,421, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Lakewood Care 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
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Sep 11, 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 · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · 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
- 600 Main Avenue South
Baudette, MN 56623 - CMS certification #
- 245580
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 32
- Avg residents/day
- 24.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-10-01
- Chain
- Commonspirit Health (19 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Commonspirit Health
Commonspirit Health operates 19 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Commonspirit 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lakewood Health Center, Baudette. 7.9 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Warroad Care Center, Warroad. 36.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lifecare Medical Center, Roseau. 54.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Thrifty White Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56623 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56623.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Phs Indian Hospital, Red Lake. 63.3 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective October 27, 2022), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Baudette, MN, risk to homes is greater than 82% of communities in Minnesota and 56% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave very 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lakewood Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lakewood Care Center 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 Lakewood Care Center staffed?
Lakewood Care Center reports 4.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Lakewood Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lakewood Care Center have?
Lakewood Care Center is certified for 32 beds.