Overview
Viewcrest Health Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 8 nursing homes in Duluth. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 79% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 21, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $71,076 in the past three years.
Viewcrest Health Center is a nonprofit facility with 88 certified beds, caring for about 85 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
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 25%
Top 29%
Top 27%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 5 totaling $71,076
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 6
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.83 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.27 hrs
- Nurse aides2.54 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 85
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1987
- 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