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815 Main Avenue South Harmony, MN 55939 · Fillmore County
CMS certification number 245528 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Gundersen Harmony Care Center a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Gundersen Harmony Care Center as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall, above the Minnesota average of 3.2.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.39 hours per resident per day at Gundersen Harmony Care Center, below the Minnesota median of 4.18 (US median: 3.72). About 0.98 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 2.84 hours, 16% below its all-week average. Ask how weekends are staffed. 56.4% of nursing staff left within a year (Minnesota median 39.7%). High turnover can mean residents see unfamiliar caregivers; ask how long the nurses on the unit have worked there.
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Gundersen Harmony Care Center: Medicare and Medicaid
Gundersen Harmony Care Center is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Minnesota's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on May 6, 2026 and found 0 deficiencies. In total, inspectors issued 4 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 4 citations at Gundersen Harmony Care Center across 3 inspection dates, 2 of them from complaint investigations. 1 was at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on October 11, 2023 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (2) and quality of life and care (1). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody" (tag F0600, level J, October 11, 2023). 2 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
April 10, 2025 · 1 citation
DEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
February 29, 2024 · 1 citation
DHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
October 11, 2023 · 2 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
JProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
DTimely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Questions to ask on a tour of Gundersen Harmony Care Center
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on October 11, 2023 under the rule on freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on October 11, 2023. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Weekend staffing is 16% below the all-week average. Who is on duty on Saturday nights?
- Nursing staff turnover was 56.4% a year. How many of the staff come from agencies?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
CMS reports no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| August 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
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Hospitals near Gundersen Harmony Care Center
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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12.6 mi
Regional Health Services of Howard County CrescoEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 1h 31m for patients treated and sent home
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21.1 mi
Winnmed DecorahEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 1h 54m for patients treated and sent home
Hospital ratings, ER visit times and more at Hospitals In Each State
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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