71/100
Above average
Sterling Park Health Care Center
142 North First Street, Waite Park, MN 56387
- Certified beds
- 40
- Occupancy
- 90%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
Nursing staff turnover of 65%
High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.
Our read on Sterling Park Health Care Center
Sterling Park runs 40 beds in Waite Park under for-profit partnership ownership. The raw staffing number looks good, 4.19 nurse hours per resident day, about 8% above the national average, and CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars on staffing. But the stability behind that number is shaky: annual turnover sits at 65.3% against a national average of 45.8%, and weekend hours drop roughly 14% below its own weekday coverage. On the health inspection side, 19 deficiencies are on record, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in August 2025. Quality measures land at 3 out of 5. Plenty of hands scheduled, in other words, fewer of them staying, and inspection problems that haven't gone away.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
22/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.15 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →1.22 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays
Staff stability
2/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →65% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
9/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
8/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
- →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: August 1, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
Who owns this home
Full recordPart of ACCURA HEALTHCARE, which operates 41 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
What families say
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Common questions about Sterling Park Health Care Center
What is the ElderGrade for Sterling Park Health Care Center? +
Sterling Park Health Care Center holds an ElderGrade of B (71 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Sterling Park Health Care Center? +
Residents receive an average of 4.19 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Sterling Park Health Care Center been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Sterling Park Health Care Center accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Sterling Park Health Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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