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October 20, 2026
Oakridge Homes SILS Inc 1021 Industrial Park Road Southwest Brainerd, Minnesota 56401 License Number: 1067880 (245D – Home and Community-Based Services) Licensing Investigation Report Number: 202603946 CORRECTION ORDER Dear Shawna Jo Stolp: On August 17, 2026, a licensing complaint investigation of Oakridge Homes SILS Inc, located at 1021 Industrial Park Road Southwest, Brainerd, Minnesota, was conducted to determine compliance with state and federal laws and rules governing the provision of home and community-based services to persons with disabilities and age 65 and older under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245D. As a result of this licensing complaint investigation a Correction Order is being issued. A. Reason for Correction Order Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.06, if the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services (DHS) finds that the license holder has failed to comply with an applicable law or rule and this failure does not imminently endanger the health, safety, or rights of the persons served by the program, the Commissioner may issue a Correction Order to the license holder. The following violation(s) of state or federal laws and rules were determined as a result of the licensing complaint investigation. Corrective action for each violation is required by Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.06 and is hereby ordered by the Commissioner of Human Services. 1. Citation: Minnesota Statutes, section 245D.09, subdivision 4. Violation: For one of one staff person whose record was reviewed (SP1), the license holder did not provide orientation training as required. The license holder did not provide orientation to SP1 within 60 calendar days of hire in the following areas: · the license holder’s current policies and procedures required under this chapter including their location and access and staff responsibilities related to the implementation of the following policies and procedures: o use of universal precautions and sanitary practices; o safe transportation; o service admission; o emergency response, reporting and reviewing; and · the service recipient rights and staff responsibilities related to ensuring the exercise and protection of those rights according to the requirements in 245D.04; · sections 245A.65 governing maltreatment reporting and service planning for vulnerable adults and staff responsibilities related to protecting persons from maltreatment and reporting maltreatment within 72 hours of first providing direct contact services; · the principles of person-centered service planning and delivery as identified in section 245D.07, subdivision 1a and how they apply to direct support service provided by the staff person; · the safe and correct use of manual restraint on an emergency basis according to the requirements in section 245D.061 or successor provisions, and what constitutes the use of restraints, time out, and seclusion, including chemical restraint; · staff responsibilities related to prohibited procedures under section 245D.06, subdivision 5, or successor provisions, why such procedures are not effective for reducing or eliminating symptoms or undesired behavior and why such procedures are not safe; · basic first aid; and · strategies to minimize the risk of sexual violence, including concepts of healthy relationships, consent, and bodily autonomy of people with disabilities. Corrective Action Ordered: On an ongoing basis, you must maintain compliance as required in this subdivision. 2. Citation: Minnesota Statutes, section 245D.09, subdivision 4a. Violation: For one staff person whose record was reviewed (SP1), the license holder did not provide orientation to individual service recipient needs as required.
The license holder did not ensure SP1 reviewed and received instruction on individual’s support plan or support plan addendum as it relates to the responsibilities assigned to the license holder, and the individual’s individual abuse prevention plan to achieve and demonstrate an understanding of the person as a unique individual and how to implement those plans prior to have unsupervised direct contact with a person served by the program.
Corrective Action Ordered: On an ongoing basis, you must maintain compliance as required in this subdivision. 3. Citation: Minnesota Statutes, section 245D.095, subdivision 5. Violation: For one person whose record was reviewed (SP1), the license holder did not maintain a personnel record as required.
The license holder did not maintain personnel records for SP1 that included documentation of training, including the date the training was completed, the number of hours per subject area, and the name of the trainer or instructor in 2025. Corrective Action Ordered: On an ongoing basis, you must maintain compliance as required in this subdivision. 4. Citation: Minnesota Statutes, section 245D.081, subdivision 3. Violation: The license holder did not provide program management and oversight as required. The license holder’s designated manager (SP2) did not provide program management and oversight when they did not ensure staff orientation and training was provided to SP1 according to the requirements in section 245D.09, subdivisions 4, and 4a. Corrective Action Ordered: Within 30 days of receiving this order, you must: · audit the training records of all direct support staff, including subcontractors and temporary staff, to ensure that each staff person has received orientation to program requirements training as required in 245D.09, subd 4, and orientation to individual service recipient needs training as required in 245D.09, subd 4a; · for any staff person who has not received this training, you must provide the training and document the training in their personnel record; · for any subcontractor or temporary staff for any subcontractor or temporary staff person who has not received this training, you must ensure the staff person receives the training and maintain documentation of the training; and · you must maintain the audit results in your program's records. On an ongoing basis, you must maintain compliance as required in this subdivision. If you fail to correct the violations specified in the Correction Order within the prescribed time lines the Commissioner may issue an Order of Conditional License or may impose a fine and order other licensing sanctions pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 245A.06 and 245A.07. B. Right to Request Reconsideration If you believe any of the citations are in error, you have the right to request that the Commissioner of Human Services reconsider the parts of the Correction Order that you believe to be in error. The request for reconsideration must be in writing and received by the Commissioner within 20 calendar days after receipt of this report. Your request for reconsideration must be sent to: Commissioner, Department of Human Services ATTN: Legal Unit Licensing Division PO Box 64953 St. Paul, MN 55164-0242 Please note that a request for reconsideration does not stay any provisions or requirements of the Correction Order. The Commissioner’s disposition of a request for reconsideration is final and not subject to appeal under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14. If you have any questions regarding this Correction Order, please contact me as soon as possible. Amanda Spartz, HCBS Licensor Licensing Division Office of Inspector General 651-431-6092
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