Boundary Waters Care Center

200 WEST CONAN STREET, ELY, MN 55731 · CCN 245138 · 42 certified beds · Data as of 2026-07-01

CMS overall5 of 5CMS inspections5 of 5CMS staffing5 of 5CMS quality5 of 5

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No immediate-jeopardy or actual-harm citations, and no CMS enforcement fines, appear in this facility's current record.

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Serious inspection findings

No citations at CMS's actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy levels appear in this facility's current record.

Staffing, from payroll records

Nursing hours / resident / day

3.42

state median 3.48

Weekend staffing gap

−5%

fewer nursing hours on weekends · state median −4%

RN hours / resident / day

0.84

registered nurses only

Contract (agency) staff

12%

share of all nursing hours

Nursing staff turnover

42%

per year, per CMS

Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal, 2026Q1, 90 reported days — actual payroll data, not the facility's own estimates.

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Penalties and enforcement

CMS records no penalties for this facility.

Ownership

Ownership type: Non profit - Corporation. Part of the HEALTH DIMENSIONS GROUP chain.

Other facilities under the same ownership, with their CMS overall ratings:

Lutheran Living Senior Campus (Muscatine, IA) — CMS overall1 of 5
Frazee Care Center (FRAZEE, MN) — CMS overall5 of 5
NORTHERN NEVADA STATE VETERANS HOME (SPARKS, NV) — CMS overall4 of 5
EMMANUEL CENTER FOR NURSING (DANVILLE, PA) — CMS overall2 of 5
PARK VIEW HOME (WOODVILLE, WI) — CMS overall5 of 5
SPRING VALLEY HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER (SPRING VALLEY, WI) — CMS overall1 of 5
NORTHERN LIGHTS HCC (WASHBURN, WI) — CMS overall2 of 5
GLENHAVEN (GLENWOOD CITY, WI) — CMS overall3 of 5

Full citation history

By severity: Potential for more than minimal harm: 11

Survey date	Tag	Category	Severity	Corrected
2024-10-16	F0580	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-10-16	F0688	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-10-16	F0695	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-10-16	F0809	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	F	not recorded
2024-10-16	F0825	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-01-25	F0582	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-01-25	F0583	Resident Rights Deficiencies	F	not recorded
2024-01-25	F0684	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-01-25	F0686	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-01-25	F0689	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-01-25	F0880	Infection Control Deficiencies	E	not recorded

Sources: CMS Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, and Ownership datasets (data.cms.gov/provider-data), processed 2026-07-01; CMS Payroll-Based Journal daily staffing. Find this facility on Care Compare: search “Boundary Waters Care Center, ELY” at medicare.gov/care-compare.