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D

54/100

Below average

The Shores Of Worthington

1307 South Shore Drive, Worthington, MN 56187

CMS 1/5 stars #2 of 2 in Nobles County (507) 376-3175
Certified beds
69
Occupancy
76%
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.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • Special Focus Facility

    CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.

  • $152,203 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 4 penalty action(s).

Our read on The Shores Of Worthington

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.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing23/30Stability5/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement0/10

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

30/30

Citations 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

23/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.12 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.07 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →58% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The 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

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$152,203 in federal fines across 4 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 54 (grade D), CMS Special Focus Facility
  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.76 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.07 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.64 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover57.90%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 30, 2026 (6 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of EPHRAM LAHASKY, which operates 22 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about The Shores Of Worthington

What is the ElderGrade for The Shores Of Worthington? +

The Shores Of Worthington holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below 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 The Shores Of Worthington? +

Residents receive an average of 3.76 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has The Shores Of Worthington 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 The Shores Of Worthington accept Medicaid? +

Yes, The Shores Of Worthington 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.