Every Medicare-certified nursing home in Minnesota, graded on inspections, staffing, turnover
and enforcement history.
12 homes in the state sit in the federal Special Focus programme.
Crest View Lutheran Home has 106 certified beds and runs on a nonprofit model, with total nurse staffing at 4.19 hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real strength. Weekend staffing, though, drops about 6% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The bigger concern sits in its inspection record: 48 deficiencies, including 4 at the harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse. One fine totaling $16,720 is on file, and the most recent inspection was June 26, 2025. Staffing looks solid on paper; the survey history is where the risk shows up.
The Estates at Fridley runs 3.25 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 16 percent under the national figure, and weekends drop another 11 percent below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 42.5 percent, a touch better than the 45.8 percent national rate, and a nonprofit corporation holds the license, though that hasn't kept the record clean. Thirty-seven deficiencies are on file, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection dated August 2025. The staffing star lands at 4, quality at 3, but health inspections sit at 2 out of 5, which is where families should focus their questions.
Nurse staffing at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City runs 4.70 hours per resident day, about 22% above the national average, and CMS gives it 5 stars for staffing. Weekends dip roughly 9% below its own weekday levels, and turnover sits at 44.4%, essentially the national rate. The trouble is inspections: 22 deficiencies on the current record, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 abuse-related, with two fines totaling $145,117. Its most recent inspection was July 31, 2025. Strong hands-on care and a 4-star quality measure score are real, but a 2-star inspection rating and that deficiency history are what hold this home back.
Benedictine Health Center runs 96 certified beds in Duluth under nonprofit, church-related ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.94 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86. That margin shrinks on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 13% below its own weekday level. The bigger problem shows up in its record: 19 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating. Annual turnover of 51.8% runs ahead of the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing that above-average care keep changing. Its quality measure score is strong; the inspection history is what pulls it down.
Heritage Manor runs a 65-bed nonprofit home in Chisholm, and the numbers pull in different directions. Staffing sits at 3.41 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 12 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 14 percent below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover is the bright spot at 31 percent, well under the 45.8 percent national figure, which suggests less churn than most places. The current inspection record is the concern: 25 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in June 2025.
Warroad Care Center runs on a paradox: 5.00 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 29% above the national average, and a 4-out-of-5 staffing star to match. That's genuinely hard to find in a 49-bed rural home. The problem is everything else. Fifty deficiencies sit on the current record, including five at harm or jeopardy level and eleven tied to abuse, and CMS has levied seven fines totaling $280,774. Weekend staffing drops about 13% below the home's own weekday level, so the strong average doesn't hold every day. A 1-out-of-5 inspection rating with a December 2025 survey means the state has been watching closely. Good hours alone haven't kept residents safe here.
The Estates at Excelsior runs on thin margins where it counts. Nurse staffing sits at 3.59 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 12% below what the home manages Monday through Friday, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover at 40% is actually a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, though it's still four in ten staff leaving each year.
What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 46 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, against a one-star health inspection rating. The last inspection was April 7, 2026.
Stewartville Care Center runs on a paradox: 4.36 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 13% above the national average, yet the people providing that care turn over at 60.3% a year against a 45.8% norm. Weekends dip about 13% below weekday coverage, and the inspection record is thin for a 50-bed nonprofit, 33 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, and a 2-out-of-5 inspection rating. Quality measures sit at 1/5 even as staffing earns 4/5, which tells you the hands are present but the consistency and outcomes aren't holding. One fine totaling $11,911 and an April 2025 inspection round out the picture.
Meeker Manor runs 3.53 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 8% under the national average, and weekends drop about 10% below its own weekday staffing. That thinner coverage matters more given the 62.7% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the aides and nurses in the building are often new. The current record carries 26 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $14,696 fine. The last inspection was March 2025. This is a for-profit corporate home where short staffing and high churn feed each other, and families should ask directly how many regular staff are on the evening and weekend shifts.
Cura Of Melrose runs a nonprofit home with 75 certified beds in Stearns County. The nurse staffing number looks decent on paper, 4.02 hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, but weekends drop roughly 10% below weekday coverage, and turnover sits at 57.2% against a national 45.8%, so the people providing that care keep changing. The inspection record is where the trouble shows: 16 deficiencies, four serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and a $26,685 fine. Two stars each on health inspections and quality measures tells you the same story the deficiency count does.
Cura Of Willmar runs a 78-bed nonprofit home where the nurses' hours per resident day come in about 23% above the national average, and that staffing earns a 4 out of 5 from CMS. The catch is weekends, when coverage drops roughly 13% below what the home runs on weekdays. Inspections are the weaker side: 17 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with the most recent visit in August 2025. Quality measures land mid-range. Strong weekday nursing hours don't cancel out a harm-level finding, and families weighing this home should ask directly how weekends and evenings get covered.
Bethany On The Lake runs 3.81 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly one percent under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 13% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 40.4%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure. The trouble shows up in inspections: a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 10 deficiencies on the current record, two of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus one fine of $19,330. The last inspection was August 2025. Corporate-owned, 83 beds. Staffing is the strong point here; the survey history is what pulls the overall picture down.
Fairway View Neighborhoods is city-owned, and the staffing shows it: 4.84 nurse hours per resident day, about a quarter above the national average, with turnover at 28.1% against a national 45.8%. Weekends run roughly 13% thinner than weekdays, so care can look different depending on when you visit. The harder reading comes from inspections, a two-star health inspection rating, nine deficiencies on record including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in May 2025. Quality measures sit at one star. Strong staffing is real here, but the inspection record is what a family should ask about directly.
Bayside Manor runs on thin staffing: 3.60 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday levels, so care gets leanest exactly when families tend to visit. The bigger warning sign is turnover, 75% of staff leaving annually, well above the 45.8% norm, which means unfamiliar faces on a 44-bed unit. Its record shows 34 deficiencies, three involving harm or jeopardy and six tied to abuse, plus a $16,982 fine. Ownership is for-profit, and the last inspection was December 2025. The quality measures look decent, but that gap between how the home scores on paper and how it actually operates is worth asking about directly.
Villa St Vincent runs a hundred beds in Crookston under nonprofit ownership, and its staffing is the one number that looks healthy, 3.96 nurse hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, with turnover at 42.3% that's a touch better than the 45.8% norm. Weekends thin out about 13% from weekday coverage. The inspection record is where this home struggles: 25 deficiencies on file, five at harm or jeopardy level and seven abuse-related, plus a $29,234 fine, with the last survey dated June 2026. Quality measures sit low, and the staffing strength isn't enough to offset that citation history.
Bigfork Valley Communities runs on unusually deep staffing for a 40-bed hospital-district home, 6.04 nurse hours per resident day against a national average near 3.86. Turnover sits at 26.7%, well under the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. Weekend coverage dips about 19% from weekday levels, which is worth asking about directly. The inspection record shows 10 deficiencies, none tied to harm or abuse, and the most recent survey was in December 2025. Quality measures land mid-range, which is the one area where the numbers don't stand out.
Mission Nursing Home runs on 1.09 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter of what the average U.S. nursing home provides. The weekend gap is small, but the baseline itself is the problem. Turnover sits at 24 percent, well below the national 45.8 percent, so the staff who are there tend to stay, there just aren't many of them per resident. On the inspection side, the record shows 33 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a $14,015 fine. Federal ratings put quality measures and health inspections at 2 out of 5, staffing at 1. The most recent inspection was May 2026.
Browns Valley Health Center is a 31-bed nonprofit home where the day-to-day staffing is genuinely strong, 4.19 nurse hours per resident, roughly 8% above the national average, and turnover at 40% beats the 45.8% national figure. Weekends run about 15% thinner than weekdays, so ask how that gap gets covered. The trouble sits in inspections: nine deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, plus a $26,685 fine. The last inspection was in April 2026. Good staffing and a clean quality-measure score don't cancel out an abuse-related finding, read the inspection report yourself before deciding.
Waverly Gardens runs a nonprofit home with 60 beds in North Oaks, and the staffing is where it looks strongest, 4.50 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 17% above the national average, with turnover at 35.5% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday level, so the extra hours aren't spread evenly across the week. The inspection record is the real weight here: 11 deficiencies on file, two of them at harm or jeopardy level and three abuse-related, with the last inspection in September 2024. That combination, good staffing numbers sitting alongside a 2/5 inspection rating and 2/5 quality measures, is what keeps the overall picture middling rather than strong.
The Villas at Osseo is a for-profit LLC home with 100 beds, and its inspection history is the part that should give you pause: 42 deficiencies on the current record, including 3 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse. Three fines totaling $48,399 back that up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.59 hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, and weekends run about 11% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 46.8%, slightly above the national 45.8%. The most recent inspection was June 12, 2025, so the record is current. Quality measures rate mid-range, staffing comparatively better, but the harm-level and abuse findings are what a family should weigh hardest.