Willmar · 56201
Cura of Willmar
1801 Willmar Avenue Southwest
Willmar, MN 56201
Bethesda
⌖ Willmar, MN · Kandiyohi County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds248
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (church related)
About Bethesda
Bethesda is a 248-bed nonprofit nursing home in Willmar, MN. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Minnesota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.1. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 45 min a day with each resident, more than the Minnesota average of 4 hr 12 min. About 36% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for short-term rehab than for long-term care.
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Key details
Facility nameBethesda
LocationKandiyohi County, Minnesota
Phone(320) 262-5376
Address901 Southeast Willmar Avenue, Willmar, MN 56201 · Kandiyohi County
CMS provider number245427
Ownership typeNon-profit (church related)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 1, 1987 (39 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Dec 2025)Minnesota average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 45 min a dayMinnesota average: 4 hr 12 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover36% a yearMinnesota average: 42%About average
Things to ask about
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- Registered nurse time per resident47 min a dayMinnesota average: 1 hr 04 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Minnesota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital21.7%State average: 23.5%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit12.4%State average: 14.8%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.3%State average: 1.9%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 2 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury6.2%State average: 4.0%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.9%State average: 5.2%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs12.0%State average: 17.1%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.6State average: 1.6About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Minnesota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Minnesota, Medicaid pays for 51% of resident days at a typical home.
- 53% Medicaid
- 4% Medicare
- 43% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average81%Minnesota typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$533Minnesota typical: $449
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.7 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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