Overview
Traverse Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Wheaton. It scores 4 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 14, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Traverse Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 44 certified beds, caring for about 30 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2024.
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 35%
Top 29%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- 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 staff3.83 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.07 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.31 hrs
- Nurse aides2.44 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 30
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 13, 2024
- 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