Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Watertown, MN

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Watertown
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Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Watertown has a total of 48 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,991 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Watertown of 4,529, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.13 persons in Watertown. There were 3,280 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.18 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Watertown has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Watertown and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	1.13	1.03 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.49	2.52 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.70	0.67 / 0.88
All Staff	4.32	4.22 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Minnesota.

COVID-19 Infections in Watertown Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Watertown there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Watertown

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Watertown Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Watertown, MN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Watertown

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Watertown based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo, Inc. 310 LAKE BOULEVARD BUFFALO, MN	4.00
Folkestone 100 PROMENADE AVENUE WAYZATA, MN	8.67
Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake 413 13TH AVENUE HOWARD LAKE, MN	10.00
Lakeside Generations Health Care Center 439 WILLIAM AVENUE EAST DASSEL, MN	18.67
Good Samaritan Ambassador 8100 MEDICINE LAKE ROAD NEW HOPE, MN	10.00
Minnesota Masonic Home Care Center 11501 MASONIC HOME DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, MN	30.00
Glenfields Living With Care 1805 HENNEPIN AVENUE NORTH GLENCOE, MN	10.00
Friendship Village of Bloomington 8100 HIGHWOOD DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, MN	25.33
Park View Care Center 200 PARK LANE BUFFALO, MN	17.33
Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake 9751 REGENT AVENUE NORTH BROOKLYN PARK, MN	23.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Watertown based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Good Samaritan Society Arlington 411 SEVENTH AVENUE NORTHWEST ARLINGTON, MN	57.33
Maranatha Care Center 5409 69TH AVENUE NORTH BROOKLYN CENTER, MN	63.67
Mission Nursing Home 3401 EAST MEDICINE LAKE BOULEVARD PLYMOUTH, MN	62.67
North Ridge Health and Rehab 5430 BOONE AVENUE NORTH NEW HOPE, MN	86.67
The Estates at Delano LLC 433 COUNTY ROAD 30 DELANO, MN	64.00
Hope Springs at Minnetonka 16913 HIGHWAY 7 MINNETONKA, MN	115.17
The Villas at Osseo LLC 501 SECOND STREET SOUTHEAST OSSEO, MN	87.33
The Villas at St Louis Park 7500 WEST 22ND STREET SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN	130.83
St Gertrudes Health and Rehabilitation Center 1850 SARAZIN STREET SHAKOPEE, MN	96.83
Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre 333 FIFTH STREET WEST WACONIA, MN	55.67

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