144 of the 338 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Minnesota (43%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. 58 of the 144 graded homes earn an A and 8 earn a D or F. They average 4.41 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.22 hours above the 4.19 for every home in Minnesota. Fairview University Trans Serv in Minneapolis grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Minnesota compare
This group set against every nursing home in Minnesota, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
4.41
All homes in Minnesota: 4.19
Better than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
41%
All homes in Minnesota: 42.2%
Better than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
80.4/100
All homes in Minnesota: 79.4/100
Better than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
58 grade A, 60 grade B, 18 grade C, 8 grade D,
The best-graded independently owned home in Minnesota is
Fairview University Trans Serv
in Minneapolis, MN, grade A, 99/100.
Every independently owned nursing home in Minnesota
Edenbrook Pine Haven runs 70 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its last health inspection was recent, August 2025, so the record you're seeing is current, not stale. What that record shows is a staffing problem: 73.6% annual turnover against a national average of 45.8%, and CMS gives the home just one star for staffing. Inspection history carries 28 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a $14,898 fine. Quality measures sit at two stars, inspections at three. High turnover at a home this size usually means caregivers are constantly new, which matters more than any single rating when you're deciding who'll actually be at the bedside.
Hilltop runs about 140 beds in Duluth under for-profit partnership ownership, and the numbers worth your attention are the ones a star rating can hide. Nurse staffing comes in around 3.31 hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent under the national average, and weekends drop another 7 percent below its own weekday levels, meaning the thinnest coverage lands exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 50 percent.
The inspection record is where things get serious: 35 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, and $168,221 in fines across three penalties. The most recent inspection was March 12, 2026, so that record is current.
St. Marks Living has a genuine strength: 4.70 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 22% above the national average, which is why CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars for staffing. But that staffing comes with cracks, weekend coverage drops about 7% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 51.8%, higher than the national 45.8%. The bigger problem is oversight: 29 deficiencies on the current record, four of them at harm or jeopardy level, and a $127,000 fine. Its last inspection was in April 2025, and CMS rated that inspection 1 out of 5 stars. Strong bedside hours alone can't offset that pattern.
Auburn Home In Waconia is a 37-bed nonprofit in Carver County, and the numbers worth knowing sit mostly on the inspection side. Its record carries 35 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus a $10,361 fine, enough that CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. Staffing hours come in just under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 14% below its own weekday level, which matters in a building this small. Annual turnover of 61.7% is well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing care keep changing. The most recent inspection was April 2, 2025.
Central Health Care Center runs 40 beds in Le Center under corporate for-profit ownership, and the numbers worth your attention are the ones families rarely ask about. Nurse staffing sits at 3.64 hours per resident per day, roughly 6% under the national average, and it drops about another 10% on weekends when oversight tends to be thinnest. Staff turnover is the bigger tell: 62.1% annually against a national average of 45.8%, which means the people caring for your relative are likely to change often. Fourteen deficiencies are on the current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with one fine of $21,048. The most recent inspection was February 10, 2026.
Lb Broen Home in Fergus Falls runs 74 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.89 hours per resident day, just a hair above the 3.86 national average. That thin margin is worth noting, especially since weekend coverage drops about 7% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Its inspection record is the strong point: a 4-out-of-5 star rating with 10 total deficiencies and none at the harm or jeopardy level. But two of those deficiencies are abuse-related, and the quality measure score is only 2 out of 5, which suggests the clinical outcomes data isn't keeping pace with how the building looks on inspection day.
Clara City Care Center is city-owned and small, 48 beds, which in a lot of towns means everyone knows someone who's stayed there. The federal numbers tell a rougher story. Inspectors have cited 12 deficiencies on the current record, three of them at the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was April 2026. Staffing sits well below the national average, and so do the health inspection results, while the quality measures look more ordinary. That split matters: how a place scores on paper for resident outcomes can look fine even when the hands-on care and the survey record don't. One fine, $13,260. Worth asking the administrator directly what's changed since the last visit.
Crest View Lutheran Home has 106 certified beds and runs on a nonprofit model, with total nurse staffing at 4.19 hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real strength. Weekend staffing, though, drops about 6% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The bigger concern sits in its inspection record: 48 deficiencies, including 4 at the harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse. One fine totaling $16,720 is on file, and the most recent inspection was June 26, 2025. Staffing looks solid on paper; the survey history is where the risk shows up.
Nurse staffing at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City runs 4.70 hours per resident day, about 22% above the national average, and CMS gives it 5 stars for staffing. Weekends dip roughly 9% below its own weekday levels, and turnover sits at 44.4%, essentially the national rate. The trouble is inspections: 22 deficiencies on the current record, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 abuse-related, with two fines totaling $145,117. Its most recent inspection was July 31, 2025. Strong hands-on care and a 4-star quality measure score are real, but a 2-star inspection rating and that deficiency history are what hold this home back.
Warroad Care Center runs on a paradox: 5.00 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 29% above the national average, and a 4-out-of-5 staffing star to match. That's genuinely hard to find in a 49-bed rural home. The problem is everything else. Fifty deficiencies sit on the current record, including five at harm or jeopardy level and eleven tied to abuse, and CMS has levied seven fines totaling $280,774. Weekend staffing drops about 13% below the home's own weekday level, so the strong average doesn't hold every day. A 1-out-of-5 inspection rating with a December 2025 survey means the state has been watching closely. Good hours alone haven't kept residents safe here.
Stewartville Care Center runs on a paradox: 4.36 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 13% above the national average, yet the people providing that care turn over at 60.3% a year against a 45.8% norm. Weekends dip about 13% below weekday coverage, and the inspection record is thin for a 50-bed nonprofit, 33 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, and a 2-out-of-5 inspection rating. Quality measures sit at 1/5 even as staffing earns 4/5, which tells you the hands are present but the consistency and outcomes aren't holding. One fine totaling $11,911 and an April 2025 inspection round out the picture.
Fairway View Neighborhoods is city-owned, and the staffing shows it: 4.84 nurse hours per resident day, about a quarter above the national average, with turnover at 28.1% against a national 45.8%. Weekends run roughly 13% thinner than weekdays, so care can look different depending on when you visit. The harder reading comes from inspections, a two-star health inspection rating, nine deficiencies on record including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in May 2025. Quality measures sit at one star. Strong staffing is real here, but the inspection record is what a family should ask about directly.
Bigfork Valley Communities runs on unusually deep staffing for a 40-bed hospital-district home, 6.04 nurse hours per resident day against a national average near 3.86. Turnover sits at 26.7%, well under the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. Weekend coverage dips about 19% from weekday levels, which is worth asking about directly. The inspection record shows 10 deficiencies, none tied to harm or abuse, and the most recent survey was in December 2025. Quality measures land mid-range, which is the one area where the numbers don't stand out.
Mission Nursing Home runs on 1.09 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter of what the average U.S. nursing home provides. The weekend gap is small, but the baseline itself is the problem. Turnover sits at 24 percent, well below the national 45.8 percent, so the staff who are there tend to stay, there just aren't many of them per resident. On the inspection side, the record shows 33 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a $14,015 fine. Federal ratings put quality measures and health inspections at 2 out of 5, staffing at 1. The most recent inspection was May 2026.
The state-run veterans home in Fergus Falls runs leaner than most on staffing churn, 27.2% turnover against a national 45.8% means the aides and nurses who show up tend to stick around, and 5.17 nurse hours per resident day sits well above the 3.86 average. Weekends dip about 10% below weekday coverage, so that cushion isn't perfectly flat.
The trouble is inspections. Five deficiencies on record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $23,520 fine. The most recent inspection came in May 2026, so the record is current. Strong staffing and quality scores, real problems on the health side.
New Richland Care Center runs on a city-government budget with 45 certified beds, and the numbers show real strain. Staff turnover hit 79.3% against a national average of 45.8%, that's most of the workforce cycling out in a year, and it lines up with a 1-out-of-5 staffing rating. Inspectors cited 21 deficiencies on the current record, including four tied to abuse and one serious enough to put a resident in harm's way, plus a $79,694 fine. The last inspection was March 31, 2026, so the record is recent, not stale. One family-facing note: government ownership doesn't automatically mean better care here.
Franklin Restorative Care Center runs on 3.19 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 17 percent under the national average, and weekends dip about 7 percent below its own weekday level. That thin margin matters more here because turnover sits at 64.8 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so replacements are constantly learning residents who need consistency. The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates: 37 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with the most recent survey in May 2025. Corporate for-profit ownership, 40 beds, and staffing that earns a single star tell you where the pressure points are.
Nurse staffing here runs about 24% above the national average, and turnover is lower than most homes, 34.7% against 45.8% nationwide. That matters, because consistent caregivers usually mean better daily care. But the inspection record tells a different story: 159 deficiencies, 12 of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, 8 tied to abuse. Eight fines total $174,044, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a status reserved for the most persistently troubled buildings. It was last inspected in June 2026. Good staffing can coexist with serious compliance problems. Ask to see the plan of correction and how the abuse-related findings were resolved.
Olivia Restorative Care Center has enough nurses on paper, 3.62 hours per resident day, close to the national figure, but that staffing thins out on weekends, running about 12% below its own weekday level. The bigger problem is what inspectors found: 40 deficiencies on the current record, six serious enough to put residents in harm's way and five tied to abuse. That's why CMS placed this 60-bed for-profit home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the worst repeat offenders. Staff turnover of 58.7% means the people providing care keep changing, which matters when residents need consistent attention. Inspectors were last on site in July 2025.
Wabasso Restorative Care Center runs 44 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average, with weekends about 8% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 37.9%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who stay seem to stay. What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 69 deficiencies on file, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 11 tied to abuse, plus a $19,135 fine and a spot in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems. The most recent inspection was January 14, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Minnesota?
There are 144 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Minnesota, 43% of the 338 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Minnesota they average 4.41 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 4.19 for all nursing homes in Minnesota, a difference of +0.22 hours. Staff turnover averages 41% against 42.2%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Minnesota?