Southside Care Center — Nursing Home in MINNEAPOLIS, MN

2644 ALDRICH AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55408 | 6128724233

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicaid
Certified Beds17
Average Residents/Day11.6
CMS Certification Number24E507

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing N/A HPRD
RN Staffing N/A HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection April 6, 2026
Total Deficiencies 27 1 Severe

Southside Care Center had 27 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (April 6, 2026), including 1 classified as severe.

Inspection Findings — April 6, 2026

  • Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Level D)
    Corrected
  • Honor 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. (Level J)
    Corrected
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Level E)
    Corrected
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Level D)
    Corrected
  • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Level D)
    Corrected
  • Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (Level D)
    Corrected
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Level D)
    Corrected
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level D)
    Corrected
  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Level C)
    Corrected
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (Level E)
    Corrected
  • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Level D)
    Corrected
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Level E)
    Corrected
  • Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. (Level E)
    Corrected
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. (Level F)
    Corrected
  • Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. (Level F)
    Corrected
CareQED Analysis

Southside Care Center is a 17-bed nursing home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Its most recent inspection, in April 2026, cited 27 deficiencies, one of them severe.

Being a very small facility could mean more personal attention from staff. Ask what specific steps the facility has taken to correct the recent cited problems—especially changes to abuse-prevention and reporting, and measures to ensure residents consistently get enough food, fluids, notifications, and meaningful activities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Southside Care Center Medicare and Medicaid certified?

Southside Care Center is not Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is Southside Care Center's CMS star rating?

Southside Care Center has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

Has Southside Care Center had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, Southside Care Center had 27 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.

How many beds does Southside Care Center have?

Southside Care Center has 17 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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