Nursing home
Lb Broen Home
824 South Sheridan Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 74 certified beds
Lb Broen Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Jul 9, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lb Broen 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) | — | 4.23 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 1.06 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.55 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 42.4% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 Lb Broen 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2023 - 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 · Sep 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2023 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 20, 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
- 824 South Sheridan Street
Fergus Falls, MN 56537 - CMS certification #
- 245453
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 74
- Avg residents/day
- 51.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-04-01
- Setting
- Rural
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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
- Prairie Ridge Hospital And Health Services, Elbow Lake. 20.0 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pioneer Care Center, Fergus Falls. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- New Dimensions Home Health Care Inc., Fergus Falls. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Thrift White Pharmacy. 1.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56537 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis - Fergus Falls, Fergus Falls, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56537.
Chi Health At Home, office in Breckenridge, 24.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Fargo. 52.0 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 identified no high-risk (1% annual chance) flood area in this community. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively 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 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lb Broen Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lb Broen Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Lb Broen Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lb Broen Home have?
Lb Broen Home is certified for 74 beds.