Overview
Boundary Waters Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Ely. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 58% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 11, 2025, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Boundary Waters Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 38 certified beds, caring for about 31 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 4%
Top 1%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.07 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.17 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides2.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 38
- Average residents per day
- 31
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 24, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes