Granite Falls, MN · Yellow Medcine County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/548 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.81 /day
- Staff turnover
- 25%
- Serious cites
- 0
Avera Granite Falls runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model with 48 beds, and its staffing tells a story that splits in two directions. The day-to-day numbers land just under the national average, and weekends dip about 10% below its own weekday coverage, but only a quarter of its staff left last year, well under the 45.8% national rate, which matters for residents who need consistent faces. The trouble sits in inspections: 17 deficiencies on record, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, one tied to abuse, and a $15,642 fine. That's the gap behind the middling grade, steady hands, uneven oversight.
Canby, MN · Yellow Medcine County
★★★★★CMS 5/553 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.06 /day
- Staff turnover
- 42%
- Serious cites
- 0
Sylvan Court runs a solid, well-staffed operation in Canby. Nurse staffing sits at 4.06 hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, and its five-star health inspection rating reflects a clean survey record, six deficiencies total, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though two are abuse-related and worth asking about directly. Staff turnover comes in at 41.8%, slightly better than the national average of 45.8%. The tradeoffs: weekend staffing drops roughly 11% below weekday levels, and the three-star quality measure rating suggests outcomes data isn't as strong as the inspection and staffing numbers. As a nonprofit, it answers to a board rather than shareholders.
Clarkfield, MN · Yellow Medcine County
★★★★☆CMS 4/530 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.01 /day
- Staff turnover
- 49%
- Serious cites
- 0
Clarkfield Care Center runs 30 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.01 hours per resident day, roughly 4% above the national average of 3.86. That edge narrows on weekends, when coverage drops about 8% below the home's own weekday level, so the weekday-to-weekend difference is worth asking about directly. Staff turnover lands at 48.6%, a few points above the national 45.8%, meaning nearly half the nursing staff turns over in a year. The current record shows nine deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with a recent inspection in April 2026 and four stars each on health inspections and staffing.