Nursing home
Sylvan Court
112 St Olaf Avenue South, Canby, MN 56220 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Sanford Health Good Samaritan (Prospera) (4 facilities) · 53 certified beds
Sylvan Court is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Canby, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.19 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Feb 13, 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 Sylvan Court 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) | 4.19 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.73 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.75 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.4% | 42.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 25, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 10, 2026
What inspectors found at Sylvan Court
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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2026 · 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 · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 13, 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 · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 6 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 14, 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
- 112 St Olaf Avenue South
Canby, MN 56220 - CMS certification #
- 245433
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 53
- Avg residents/day
- 42.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-02-01
- Chain
- Sanford Health Good Samaritan (Prospera) (4 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Sanford Health Good Samaritan (Prospera)
Sanford Health Good Samaritan (Prospera) operates 4 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Sanford Health Good Samaritan (Prospera) facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sylvan Court says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Smoke-free.
Smoke-free environment
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sanford Canby Medical Center, Canby. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hendricks Community Hospital, Hendricks. 15.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sanford Canby Medical Center Home Care, Canby. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Canby Drug & Gifts. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56220 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Sanford Canby Dialysis, Canby, 0.0 miles away, straight line
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56220.
Good Shepherd Hospice, office in Hendricks, 15.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hutchinson Health, Hutchinson. 93.3 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
- 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 moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very high, 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sylvan Court a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sylvan Court 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 Sylvan Court staffed?
Sylvan Court reports 4.19 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Sylvan Court had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sylvan Court have?
Sylvan Court is certified for 53 beds.