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Medicaid nursing homes in Minnesota

332 of Minnesota's 338 nursing homes are certified to accept Medical Assistance (MA) — and 324 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept Medical Assistance (MA), and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Minnesota

#1
A

99/100

Fairview University Trans Serv

Minneapolis, MN · Hennepin County

CMS 5/5 28 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
9.19 /day
Staff turnover
30%
Serious cites
0
#2
A

96/100

The Birches At Trillium Woods

Plymouth, MN · Hennepin County

CMS 5/5 44 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.48 /day
Staff turnover
21%
Serious cites
0
#3
A

96/100

Haven Homes Of Maple Plain

Maple Plain, MN · Hennepin County

CMS 5/5 64 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.65 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
0
#4
A

96/100

Knute Nelson Care Center

Alexandria, MN · Douglas County

CMS 5/5 83 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.16 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

96/100

Langton Shores

Roseville, MN · Ramsey County

CMS 5/5 50 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.87 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
0
#7
A

95.6/100

Shirley Chapman Sholom Home East

Saint Paul, MN · Ramsey County

CMS 4/5 118 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.21 /day
Staff turnover
30%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#8
A

95.6/100

Minnesota Masonic Home Care Center

Bloomington, MN · Hennepin County

CMS 5/5 194 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.65 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
0
#9
A

94.5/100

Pelican Valley Health Center

Pelican Rapids, MN · Otter Tail County

CMS 5/5 28 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.11 /day
Staff turnover
28%
Serious cites
0
#10
A

94.5/100

Appleton Area Health

Appleton, MN · Swift County

CMS 3/5 47 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.81 /day
Staff turnover
34%
Serious cites
0
#11
A

94.2/100

Aurora On France

Edina, MN · Hennepin County

CMS 4/5 65 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
6.27 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
0
#12
A

94/100

Mapleton Community Home

Mapleton, MN · Blue Earth County

CMS 5/5 59 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.13 /day
Staff turnover
18%
Serious cites
0
#13
A

94/100

Valley Care And Rehab Llc

Barnesville, MN · Clay County

CMS 5/5 35 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.24 /day
Staff turnover
44%
Serious cites
0
#14
A

94/100

Good Shepherd Lutheran Home

Sauk Rapids, MN · Benton County

CMS 5/5 146 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.92 /day
Staff turnover
39%
Serious cites
0
#15
A

93/100

Sholom Home West

Saint Louis Park, MN · Hennepin County

CMS 5/5 139 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.39 /day
Staff turnover
19%
Serious cites
0
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