Birchwood Health Care Center

CMS Certification Number: 245200

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 1974-12-01

604 1St Street Ne
Forest Lake, MN 55025

Call (651) 464-5600

Metrics & Ratings for Birchwood Health Care Center

Birchwood Health Care Center has 100 Certified Beds and an average of 80.4 residents per day.

Birchwood Health Care Center has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 2 out of 5

QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: 4 out of 5

Staffing Rating: 4 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Birchwood Health Care Center

Birchwood Health Care Center has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 2.04132

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.06563

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.79924

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.86487

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 3.90619

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 3.50694

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 0.67693

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.02001

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Birchwood Health Care Center

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: 55.84

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: 6.67

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: 61.54

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Birchwood Health Care Center

Metrics & Ratings for Birchwood Health Care Center

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Staffing Metrics for Birchwood Health Care Center

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Birchwood Health Care Center

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