Janesville, MN · Waseca County
★★★★★CMS 5/535 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.11 /day
- Staff turnover
- 39%
- Serious cites
- 0
Whispering Creek is city-owned, small at 35 beds, and it runs a tight ship. Nurses provide 4.11 hours of care per resident per day, about 7% above the national average, and the health inspection record is spotless at the top CMS rating, with five total deficiencies and none involving harm, jeopardy, or abuse. Staff turnover of 38.5% beats the national 45.8%, which matters for residents who need consistent faces. The one thing to ask about is weekends: staffing drops roughly 19% below the home's own weekday level, so if your family member needs more help on Saturdays and Sundays, that's the gap worth a direct question.
Waseca, MN · Waseca County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/552 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.32 /day
- Staff turnover
- 46%
- Serious cites
- 0
Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center runs 52 certified beds in Waseca under corporate for-profit ownership, and the numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.32 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 9% thinner than weekdays, so coverage is lightest exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover of 46.3% is essentially at the national average, meaning the workforce churns as much as anywhere else. On the plus side, the current record shows 13 deficiencies with none at the harm level and none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in March 2025.
New Richland, MN · Waseca County
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/545 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- 79%
- Serious cites
- 0
New Richland Care Center runs on a city-government budget with 45 certified beds, and the numbers show real strain. Staff turnover hit 79.3% against a national average of 45.8%, that's most of the workforce cycling out in a year, and it lines up with a 1-out-of-5 staffing rating. Inspectors cited 21 deficiencies on the current record, including four tied to abuse and one serious enough to put a resident in harm's way, plus a $79,694 fine. The last inspection was March 31, 2026, so the record is recent, not stale. One family-facing note: government ownership doesn't automatically mean better care here.