Minnesota Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Minnesota has 339 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 338 facilities with linked history (338 of 339), there are 7,879 cited deficiencies, averaging 23.3 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 233 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Minnesota
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,282 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,301 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 936 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 773 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 747 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 588 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Minnesota
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 570 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 488 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 415 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 288 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 269 citations
- F-Tag F0883: Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations — 218 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 215 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 210 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 203 citations
- F-Tag F0554: Resident Self-Admin Meds-Clinically Appropriate — 184 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More Minnesota Compliance Data
- Minnesota Compliance Benchmark
- Minnesota State Compliance Guide
- Minnesota Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Minnesota
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- Skilled Nursing Near Me — find facilities by city & state
- Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
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- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- Practical SNF Answers
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families