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Lakewood Care Center

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⌖ Baudette, MN · Lake Of Woods County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds32
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (church related)

About Lakewood Care Center

Lakewood Care Center is a 32-bed nonprofit nursing home in Baudette, MN. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Minnesota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jun 2025), inspectors found 8 problems, close to 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 24 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Minnesota average of 4 hr 12 min. About 37% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameLakewood Care Center
LocationLake Of Woods County, Minnesota
Address600 Main Avenue South, Baudette, MN 56623 · Lake Of Woods County
CMS provider number245580
Ownership typeNon-profit (church related)
Operating companyCommonSpirit Health · 18 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 1, 1991 (34 years)
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Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating4 of 5Above average
Health inspections3 of 5Average
Quality measures2 of 5Below average
Staffing5 of 5Much above 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

1 strength and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2025.
    Strength

About average

  • Health citations at last inspection8 (Jun 2025)Minnesota average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    About average
  • Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 24 min a dayMinnesota average: 4 hr 12 min
    About average
  • Nursing staff turnover37% a yearMinnesota average: 42%
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Fines and penalties1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Sep 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Ask about this
  • Registered nurse time per resident54 min a dayMinnesota average: 1 hr 04 min
    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?

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Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 2 of 5 (below average)

  • Falls with a major injury4.2%State average: 4.0%
    About average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)0.0%State average: 5.2%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs12.5%State average: 17.1%
    Better than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Minnesota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.

Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201922515.4
Jan 202013115.4
Jan 202122516.2
Jan 202212124.4
Jan 202343544.7
Jan 202443534.6
Feb 202543535.0
Feb 202643534.8
Sep 202643524.4

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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