North Branch, MN · Chisago County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/550 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.51 /day
- Staff turnover
- 63%
- Serious cites
- 0
Ecumen North Branch runs a nonprofit home of 50 beds in Chisago County, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.51 hours per resident day, roughly 17% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real margin in a field where aides and nurses are the whole job. The catch is turnover: 62.7% of staff leave each year, well above the 45.8% national figure, and weekend coverage drops about 11% below the home's own weekday level. Its last inspection was July 2025, with 14 deficiencies on record, none at the harm level, none abuse-related, and mid-range three-star marks for health inspections and quality measures.
Wyoming, MN · Chisago County
★★★★☆CMS 4/514 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- 56%
- Serious cites
- 0
Meadows On Fairview runs 14 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, which usually means a tight operation where everyone knows everyone. The health inspection record is genuinely strong: five stars, three deficiencies on file, none rising to harm or jeopardy, no abuse citations, and a survey completed in June 2026. The weak spot is staffing. One star, with annual turnover at 56.3 percent against a national average of 45.8 percent. In a building that small, that much churn means the person helping your mother at dinner may be new this month and gone the next. The quality measure rating holds at four stars, so outcomes look decent on paper. Whether they hold up in practice depends on who's actually on the floor each shift.
Chisago City, MN · Chisago County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/591 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.48 /day
- Staff turnover
- 52%
- Serious cites
- 0
Parmly On The Lake runs 91 certified beds in Chisago City and staffs at 3.48 total nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national average of 3.86. That shortfall gets worse on weekends, when coverage drops about 11% below its own weekday level, and 52% annual turnover means a lot of the aides and nurses your family meets will be new. The current inspection record carries 20 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus one fine of $8,193. The most recent inspection was September 19, 2024, so that record is fairly current. For-profit corporate ownership, and the quality measure star rating sits at 2 of 5.
Rush City, MN · Chisago County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/541 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.78 /day
- Staff turnover
- 72%
- Serious cites
- 0
The Estates at Rush City runs 41 beds under for-profit partnership ownership, and its staffing sits slightly under the national average at 3.78 nurse hours per resident day, close enough to typical, but weekends drop about 10% below its own weekday coverage, which is when problems tend to surface. The bigger number is turnover: 72% of staff leave each year against a national rate near 46%, meaning nearly three-quarters of the people caring for residents are new to the building annually. Its inspection record shows 21 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, though the most recent inspection was in January 2026. Quality measure scores land at 1 out of 5 stars.