194 of the 338 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Minnesota (57%) are chain-owned, and all are listed below. 57 of the 194 graded homes earn an A and 4 earn a D or F. They average 4.03 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.16 hours below the 4.19 for every home in Minnesota. Trinity Care Center in Farmington grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How chain-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
4.03
All homes in Minnesota: 4.19
Worse than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
43.1%
All homes in Minnesota: 42.2%
Worse than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
78.7/100
All homes in Minnesota: 79.4/100
Worse than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
57 grade A, 95 grade B, 38 grade C, 4 grade D,
The best-graded chain-owned home in Minnesota is
Trinity Care Center
in Farmington, MN, grade A, 99/100.
Bethany On The Lake runs 3.81 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly one percent under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 13% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 40.4%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure. The trouble shows up in inspections: a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 10 deficiencies on the current record, two of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus one fine of $19,330. The last inspection was August 2025. Corporate-owned, 83 beds. Staffing is the strong point here; the survey history is what pulls the overall picture down.
Bayside Manor runs on thin staffing: 3.60 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday levels, so care gets leanest exactly when families tend to visit. The bigger warning sign is turnover, 75% of staff leaving annually, well above the 45.8% norm, which means unfamiliar faces on a 44-bed unit. Its record shows 34 deficiencies, three involving harm or jeopardy and six tied to abuse, plus a $16,982 fine. Ownership is for-profit, and the last inspection was December 2025. The quality measures look decent, but that gap between how the home scores on paper and how it actually operates is worth asking about directly.
Villa St Vincent runs a hundred beds in Crookston under nonprofit ownership, and its staffing is the one number that looks healthy, 3.96 nurse hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, with turnover at 42.3% that's a touch better than the 45.8% norm. Weekends thin out about 13% from weekday coverage. The inspection record is where this home struggles: 25 deficiencies on file, five at harm or jeopardy level and seven abuse-related, plus a $29,234 fine, with the last survey dated June 2026. Quality measures sit low, and the staffing strength isn't enough to offset that citation history.
Browns Valley Health Center is a 31-bed nonprofit home where the day-to-day staffing is genuinely strong, 4.19 nurse hours per resident, roughly 8% above the national average, and turnover at 40% beats the 45.8% national figure. Weekends run about 15% thinner than weekdays, so ask how that gap gets covered. The trouble sits in inspections: nine deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, plus a $26,685 fine. The last inspection was in April 2026. Good staffing and a clean quality-measure score don't cancel out an abuse-related finding, read the inspection report yourself before deciding.
Waverly Gardens runs a nonprofit home with 60 beds in North Oaks, and the staffing is where it looks strongest, 4.50 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 17% above the national average, with turnover at 35.5% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday level, so the extra hours aren't spread evenly across the week. The inspection record is the real weight here: 11 deficiencies on file, two of them at harm or jeopardy level and three abuse-related, with the last inspection in September 2024. That combination, good staffing numbers sitting alongside a 2/5 inspection rating and 2/5 quality measures, is what keeps the overall picture middling rather than strong.
The Villas at Osseo is a for-profit LLC home with 100 beds, and its inspection history is the part that should give you pause: 42 deficiencies on the current record, including 3 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse. Three fines totaling $48,399 back that up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.59 hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, and weekends run about 11% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 46.8%, slightly above the national 45.8%. The most recent inspection was June 12, 2025, so the record is current. Quality measures rate mid-range, staffing comparatively better, but the harm-level and abuse findings are what a family should weigh hardest.
Providence Place is a 190-bed nonprofit home in Minneapolis, and its staffing is genuinely above average, 3.90 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86, with a 4-out-of-5 staffing rating to match. What undercuts that is everything around it: turnover runs 78.5% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people delivering that care are new, and weekend staffing drops roughly 7% below the home's own weekday coverage. The inspection record shows 50 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, five tied to abuse, and $136,524 in fines across four penalties, with the most recent inspection dated May 2026.
Good Samaritan Society's Luverne home runs 51 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.88 hours per resident day, barely a whisker above the national average of 3.86. That staffing edge doesn't hold on weekends, though, when coverage drops about 21% below its own weekday level, a gap families should ask about directly. Staff turnover is the bigger problem: 60% a year against a national norm of 45.8%, meaning more than half the people caring for your relative will likely be new within twelve months.
The inspection record is thin for a 51-bed home, 32 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level, one tied to abuse, and a $57,045 fine. CMS gives quality measures just 1 of 5 stars, and the last inspection was April 2026.
The Waterview Woods in Eveleth runs on 2.94 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends drop another 12% under its own weekday level. That thin coverage shows up in the inspection record: 39 deficiencies, four serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and three fines totaling $55,269. Staff turnover sits at 50%, higher than the 45.8% national rate, so caregivers are cycling through steadily. Medicare's own ratings put staffing at the bottom and inspections and quality measures each below middle. Corporate ownership takes the profit here, not the residents. The last inspection was November 2025.
Rochester Restorative Care Center has enough nurses on paper, 4.18 hours per resident day, about 8% above the national average. But that number hides a churn problem: every nursing position turns over roughly twice as fast as the national rate, and weekend coverage drops below what the home staffs on weekdays. Its inspection record carries 55 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the worst-performing nursing homes in the country. Four fines total $425,426. The staffing star looks fine. Almost nothing else does.
Highland Chateau runs 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, modestly above the national figure, but that number hides a lot. Staff turnover sits at 68.7 percent against a national average near 46 percent, and weekend coverage dips below the home's own weekday level, so the people at the bedside are constantly changing. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 98 deficiencies logged, five serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and $67,594 in fines across three penalties. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which the agency reserves for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care.
Villas At Bryn Mawr runs on thin nursing coverage, 2.73 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 7% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest shifts come when oversight is lightest. The inspection record is the real concern: 61 deficiencies logged, six of them at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $51,980. Staff turnover sits at 29.2%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national average, so the problem isn't retention so much as how many hands are on deck and what inspectors keep finding.
Valley View Manor has enough nurses on paper, about 3.93 hours per resident day, just above the national average, and its staffing star reflects that. The trouble is what inspections keep finding. Fifty-two deficiencies sit on the current record, including two at the harm level and nine tied to abuse, with one $81,446 fine. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems, and the health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5. Weekend staffing also drops roughly 13% below weekday levels, so coverage thins exactly when oversight tends to be lightest.
The Shores of Worthington carries 61 deficiencies on its current record, five of them serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, and three tied to abuse. That's the kind of paper trail that lands a home in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which it is. Staff turnover sits at 57.9% against a national average of 45.8%, more than half the nursing staff leaving in a year, which matters more than the 3.76 daily nurse hours per resident, slightly under the national 3.86. Seven fines totaling $160,691 round out the picture. The last inspection was April 2026. Ownership is a for-profit limited liability company. One star for health inspections, three for quality measures, four for staffing.
Frequently asked questions
How many chain-owned nursing homes are there in Minnesota?
There are 194 chain-owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Minnesota, 57% of the 338 nursing homes there.
Are chain-owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Minnesota they average 4.03 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 4.19 for all nursing homes in Minnesota, a difference of -0.16 hours. Staff turnover averages 43.1% against 42.2%.
Which chain-owned nursing home grades best in Minnesota?