Bywood East Health Care is certified as a Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1975-03-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (612) 788-9757 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Bywood East Health Care holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 60.5/100, placing it #11908 of 14703 facilities nationally and #288 of 338 in Minnesota. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Bywood East Health Care receives a reported average of 2 hours 2 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 27 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 31 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 4 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 1 hour 45 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 33.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Bywood East Health Care with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. The facility has received 8 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $7,475. 30 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 307.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Bywood East Health Care ranks 11908th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 60.5/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MN, it ranks 288th out of 338 nursing homes. In Minneapolis, it ranks 17th out of 19 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #14,110 nationally and RN hours rank #9,938 nationally (#310 in MN). Our composite quality score of 60.5/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Minneapolis, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/minnesota/minneapolis/