Elim Wellspring Health Care Center
Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota · CCN 245494 · Non-profit (Corporation) · part of Cassia (16 facilities, chain average 4.4 stars)
CMS rates Elim Wellspring Health Care Center 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 86 certified beds, 76 residents a day on average. 2 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.
CMS’s ratings
The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.
| Overall | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
|---|---|
| Health inspections | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Quality: long-stay / short-stay | 5 / 5 of 5 |
Staffing
| Total nurse staffing | 5.04679 hours per resident per day |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 0.88127 hours per resident per day |
| Weekend total | 4.33486 hours per resident per day |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.3% (registered nurses 45%) |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
Citations from health inspections
Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.
| Survey | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2026-01-30 |
| 2024-11-05 complaint survey |
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0755 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2024-12-13 |
Fines and payment denials
No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.
Who owns and runs it
Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elim Care Inc. Organization | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 1986-01-29 |
| Cassia Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2021-01-01 |
| Anderson, Paul Individual | corporate director | — | 2021-06-24 |
| Leff, William Individual | corporate director | — | 2000-05-18 |
| Nuss, Patrick Individual | corporate director | — | 2021-06-24 |
| Tangedahl, Guy Individual | corporate director | — | 2012-05-17 |
| Weber-Daniels, Nicolette Individual | corporate director | — | 2021-06-24 |
| Dahl, Robert Individual | corporate officer | — | 1986-01-29 |
| Kern, Matthew Individual | corporate officer | — | 2019-02-28 |
| Youngquist, Kathryn Individual | corporate officer | — | 1986-01-29 |
| Metzler, Paul Individual | w-2 managing employee | — | 2021-12-13 |
What changed
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Mille Lacs County.