Fair Oaks Lodge
Wadena, Minnesota · CCN 245581
32 surveys since 2011, 8 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 153
- Surveys
- 32
- Harm or worse
- 8
- Immediate jeopardyall corrected before survey
- 4
Findings at the most serious level CMS records. All were recorded as past non-compliance — corrected before the survey.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 65
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- EDEN SENIOR CARE
- County
- Wadena · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1991
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 2
- Health inspection
- 2
- Staffing
- 4
- Quality measures
- 2
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 55 for-profit facilities with fewer than 66 beds in Minnesota.
Last survey on record
Mar 11, 2026
243 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 4.44 | 3.62 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 1.20 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 52.5% | 50.0% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $27,047 across 2 penalties
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J11.9% | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D3669.2% | E917.3% | F35.8% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C35.8% |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6896×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F8805×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F5503×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F5542×
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- F5842×
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Fair Oaks Lodge, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Jun 20, 2025
Based on observation, interview and document review the facility failed to ensure safe transport with a facility van for 1 of 3 residents (R1). This resulted in an immediate jeopardy (IJ) for R1 when she slid out of wheelchair during transport, resulting in fractures. The immediate jeopardy (IJ) began on 6/11/25, at approximately 10:00 a.m., when the transport driver (TD) transported R1 in the facility van without the use of a seatbelt. R1 slid out of her wheelchair during transport resulting in closed fractures to the right and left tibias (the larger bone of the lower leg) and closed fracture of left femur (the main bone in your thigh that connects your hip to your knee and is your body's largest and strongest bone). […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF578Sep 27, 2023
Based on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure resident advance directives were accurately documented in the clinical record to reflect the residents' current wishes which affected 1 of 43 residents (R34) reviewed for advanced directives. This deficient practice resulted in an immediate jeopardy (IJ) for R34 who would have received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), contrary to their wishes, in the absence of a pulse or respirations. The IJ began on [DATE], when R20's electronic health record (EHR) banner and orders identified R34 was to have CPR however, R34's updated physician's order for life sustaining treatment (POLST) signed on ,d+[DATE]//23, identified R34's wishes of do not resuscitate (DNR). […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Feb 23, 2022
Based on interviews and document review, the facility failed provide adequate supervision 1 of 3 residents (R1), who resided on the memory care unit and was identified as an elopement risk, was able to leave the facility during freezing temperatures. This result in an immediate Jeopardy. The immediate jeopardy began on 2/14/22, when R1, who exhibited wandering and exit seeking behaviors, was able to leave the memory care unit and exit the facility during freezing temperatures ( zero to two degrees Fahrenheit) which was identified on 2/23/22. The interim administrator and director of nursing (DON) were notified of the immediate jeopardy at 6:07 p.m. on 2/23/22. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF725Feb 12, 2025
Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure sufficient staffing to provide routine and assessed needs for toileting for 2 of 2 residents (R3) who resided on the main level and (R41) who resided on the memory care unit. In addition, 2 of 3 family members (FM-A, FM-B) voiced concerns with inadequate number of staff to provide resident care/needs for (R37, R41). Further, 4 of 4 residents (R3, R14, R20, R30) and 5 of 5 staff members (NA-E, NA-H, NA-I, AD, LPN-A) voiced concerns with the lack of sufficient staff in the facility. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all 49 residents who resided in the facility. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jun 27, 2024
Based on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure food and beverages stored in the refrigerators and freezers were labeled, dated and discarded properly. In addition, the facility failed to ensure dishes were sanitized when dishwashing temps were not reaching the required temperatures. Further, the facility failed to ensure staff were wearing proper hair restraints such as hair and beard nets and ensure safe delivery of beverages during dining observation. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all 45 residents who received food and beverages from the refrigerators and freezers. […]
Read 27 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 27 of 153 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Mar 11, 2026Standard4 findings
- Jun 20, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Mar 7, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Feb 27, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Feb 12, 2025Standard and complaint17 findings
- Jan 14, 2025Complaint4 findings
- Aug 15, 2024Complaint3 findings
- Jul 10, 2024Complaint3 findings
Show the 24 earlier surveys
- Jun 27, 2024Standard and complaint9 findings
- Apr 26, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Apr 17, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Sep 27, 2023Standard10 findings · 1 harm
- Jul 28, 2023Complaint4 findings
- Mar 31, 2022Standard5 findings
- Feb 23, 2022Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Nov 23, 2021Complaint2 findings
- Oct 16, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Feb 28, 2020Standard13 findings · 1 harm
- Sep 5, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Dec 19, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Dec 13, 2018Standard18 findings
- Dec 1, 2017Standard12 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 11, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Nov 3, 2016Standard1 finding
- Jul 18, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Oct 30, 2015Complaint2 findings
- Oct 29, 2015Standard11 findings
- Mar 11, 2015Standard1 finding
- Jan 16, 2015Standard6 findings · 1 harm
- Dec 5, 2013—6 findings
- Oct 7, 2011—10 findings · 2 harm
- Mar 2, 2011—1 finding
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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