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Fair Oaks Lodge

⌖ Wadena, MN · Wadena County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds65
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)

About Fair Oaks Lodge

Fair Oaks Lodge is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Wadena, MN. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Minnesota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Mar 2026), inspectors found 4 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 27 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Minnesota average of 4 hr 12 min. About 52% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $27,047 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for long-term care than for short-term rehab.

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Key details

Facility nameFair Oaks Lodge
LocationWadena County, Minnesota
Address201 Shady Lane Drive, Wadena, MN 56482 · Wadena County
CMS provider number245581
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyEden Senior Care · 21 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 1, 1991 (34 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.

Overall rating2 of 5Below average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures2 of 5Below average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

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

3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are 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 Mar 2026.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection4 (Mar 2026)Minnesota average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 12 min a dayMinnesota average: 1 hr 04 min
    Strength

About average

  • Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 27 min a dayMinnesota average: 4 hr 12 min
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $27,047Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jun 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Worth asking about
  • Nursing staff turnover52% a yearMinnesota average: 42%
    Worse 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.

Medicare quality rating: 1 of 5 (much below average)

  • Sent back to the hospital21.0%State average: 23.5%
    About average
  • Needed an emergency room visit15.3%State average: 14.8%
    About average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs5.3%State average: 1.9%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 6 minutes per resident a day. That is more 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.

Medicare quality rating: 3 of 5 (average)

  • Falls with a major injury6.0%State average: 4.0%
    Worse than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)5.6%State average: 5.2%
    About average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs29.8%State average: 17.1%
    Worse than 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.

  • 78% Medicaid
  • 3% Medicare
  • 19% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average59%Minnesota typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$387Minnesota typical: $449

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 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 2 stars now, the same as 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 2 stars and changed 8 times.

Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201922333.9
Jan 202021444.3
Jan 202121444.0
Jan 202221353.9
Jan 202322323.6
Jan 202411333.9
Feb 202511324.3
Feb 202611424.2
Sep 202622424.4

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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