Lakewood Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakewood Care Center is a 32-bed nonprofit nursing home in Baudette, Minnesota, part of Commonspirit Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 37.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Lakewood Care Center
600 Main Avenue SouthBaudette, MN 56623
Lake Of Woods County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Lakewood Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.79 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Minnesota average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 77 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.79 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.90 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
37.0% of nursing staff at Lakewood Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2024 | Payment Denial | 98 days from Oct 2, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lakewood Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Lakewood Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: Commonspirit Health, 18 homes
- Legal name: Lakewood Health Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1991
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lakewood Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Warroad Care Center Warroad · abuse citation | 36.6 | 49 | 3.51 | 5.00 | — | 1 | $280,774 |
| Littlefork Care Center Littlefork | 52.1 | 42 | 1.82 | 3.41 | 52.8% | 1 | $218,595 |
| Good Samaritan Society - International Falls International Falls | 53.3 | 54 | 2.66 | 4.08 | 43.3% | 4 | $8,190 |
| Lifeceare Roseau Manor Roseau | 54.0 | 40 | 3.64 | 5.71 | 27.7% | 4 | $17,610 |
| Jourdain Perpich Ext Care Fac Redlake · no staffing data submitted | 61.1 | 47 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Blackduck Blackduck | 67.9 | 30 | 2.60 | 4.01 | 53.7% | 1 | $22,205 |
| Bigfork Valley Communities Bigfork | 79.5 | 40 | 3.60 | 6.04 | 26.7% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.