Overview
The Waterview Woods has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Eveleth. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $55,269 in the past three years.
The Waterview Woods is a for-profit facility with 65 certified beds, caring for about 52 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1985. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 20, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $55,269
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.84 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.26 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.86 hrs
- Nurse aides1.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 65
- Average residents per day
- 52
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1985
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes