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.
The state-run veterans home in Fergus Falls runs leaner than most on staffing churn, 27.2% turnover against a national 45.8% means the aides and nurses who show up tend to stick around, and 5.17 nurse hours per resident day sits well above the 3.86 average. Weekends dip about 10% below weekday coverage, so that cushion isn't perfectly flat.
The trouble is inspections. Five deficiencies on record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $23,520 fine. The most recent inspection came in May 2026, so the record is current. Strong staffing and quality scores, real problems on the health side.
Providence Place is a 190-bed nonprofit home in Minneapolis, and its staffing is genuinely above average, 3.90 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86, with a 4-out-of-5 staffing rating to match. What undercuts that is everything around it: turnover runs 78.5% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people delivering that care are new, and weekend staffing drops roughly 7% below the home's own weekday coverage. The inspection record shows 50 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, five tied to abuse, and $136,524 in fines across four penalties, with the most recent inspection dated May 2026.
Good Samaritan Society's Luverne home runs 51 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.88 hours per resident day, barely a whisker above the national average of 3.86. That staffing edge doesn't hold on weekends, though, when coverage drops about 21% below its own weekday level, a gap families should ask about directly. Staff turnover is the bigger problem: 60% a year against a national norm of 45.8%, meaning more than half the people caring for your relative will likely be new within twelve months.
The inspection record is thin for a 51-bed home, 32 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level, one tied to abuse, and a $57,045 fine. CMS gives quality measures just 1 of 5 stars, and the last inspection was April 2026.
The Waterview Woods in Eveleth runs on 2.94 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends drop another 12% under its own weekday level. That thin coverage shows up in the inspection record: 39 deficiencies, four serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and three fines totaling $55,269. Staff turnover sits at 50%, higher than the 45.8% national rate, so caregivers are cycling through steadily. Medicare's own ratings put staffing at the bottom and inspections and quality measures each below middle. Corporate ownership takes the profit here, not the residents. The last inspection was November 2025.
Rochester Restorative Care Center has enough nurses on paper, 4.18 hours per resident day, about 8% above the national average. But that number hides a churn problem: every nursing position turns over roughly twice as fast as the national rate, and weekend coverage drops below what the home staffs on weekdays. Its inspection record carries 55 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the worst-performing nursing homes in the country. Four fines total $425,426. The staffing star looks fine. Almost nothing else does.
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.
Highland Chateau runs 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, modestly above the national figure, but that number hides a lot. Staff turnover sits at 68.7 percent against a national average near 46 percent, and weekend coverage dips below the home's own weekday level, so the people at the bedside are constantly changing. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 98 deficiencies logged, five serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and $67,594 in fines across three penalties. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which the agency reserves for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care.
Villas At Bryn Mawr runs on thin nursing coverage, 2.73 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 7% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest shifts come when oversight is lightest. The inspection record is the real concern: 61 deficiencies logged, six of them at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $51,980. Staff turnover sits at 29.2%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national average, so the problem isn't retention so much as how many hands are on deck and what inspectors keep finding.
Franklin Restorative Care Center runs on 3.19 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 17 percent under the national average, and weekends dip about 7 percent below its own weekday level. That thin margin matters more here because turnover sits at 64.8 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so replacements are constantly learning residents who need consistency. The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates: 37 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with the most recent survey in May 2025. Corporate for-profit ownership, 40 beds, and staffing that earns a single star tell you where the pressure points are.
Nurse staffing here runs about 24% above the national average, and turnover is lower than most homes, 34.7% against 45.8% nationwide. That matters, because consistent caregivers usually mean better daily care. But the inspection record tells a different story: 159 deficiencies, 12 of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, 8 tied to abuse. Eight fines total $174,044, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a status reserved for the most persistently troubled buildings. It was last inspected in June 2026. Good staffing can coexist with serious compliance problems. Ask to see the plan of correction and how the abuse-related findings were resolved.
Olivia Restorative Care Center has enough nurses on paper, 3.62 hours per resident day, close to the national figure, but that staffing thins out on weekends, running about 12% below its own weekday level. The bigger problem is what inspectors found: 40 deficiencies on the current record, six serious enough to put residents in harm's way and five tied to abuse. That's why CMS placed this 60-bed for-profit home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the worst repeat offenders. Staff turnover of 58.7% means the people providing care keep changing, which matters when residents need consistent attention. Inspectors were last on site in July 2025.
Valley View Manor has enough nurses on paper, about 3.93 hours per resident day, just above the national average, and its staffing star reflects that. The trouble is what inspections keep finding. Fifty-two deficiencies sit on the current record, including two at the harm level and nine tied to abuse, with one $81,446 fine. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems, and the health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5. Weekend staffing also drops roughly 13% below weekday levels, so coverage thins exactly when oversight tends to be lightest.
Wabasso Restorative Care Center runs 44 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average, with weekends about 8% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 37.9%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who stay seem to stay. What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 69 deficiencies on file, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 11 tied to abuse, plus a $19,135 fine and a spot in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems. The most recent inspection was January 14, 2026.
Park River Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Coon Rapids is a for-profit, individually owned home with 98 certified beds, and the numbers pull in two directions. Nurse staffing runs 4.58 hours per resident day, about 19% above the national average, and turnover at 41.7% is better than the 45.8% national figure, so there are real people on the floor, though weekend coverage dips roughly 6% below its own weekday level. The trouble sits in inspections: a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 41 deficiencies on the current record, three at harm or jeopardy level and four abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated April 27, 2026. Strong staffing and quality measure scores don't cancel out that inspection history.
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.
Bywood East runs on thin staffing: 2.43 nurse hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 17% below its own weekday coverage. The inspection record is the bigger concern, 77 deficiencies on file, including 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 13 tied to abuse, which is why CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. Its quality measure stars look good on paper, but those reflect resident assessments rather than the care environment itself, and a 1-star inspection rating with the most recent survey dated May 2026 tells you regulators keep finding problems. Turnover at 36.8% runs below the national figure, so the issue isn't retention, it's how few staff there are.
Southside Care Center is a 17-bed for-profit home in Minneapolis that Medicare has flagged for its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent compliance problems. The record backs that up: 62 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, alongside a one-star health inspection rating. Nurse staffing sits at 2.13 hours per resident day, roughly 45% under the national average, and weekends run about 7% thinner than weekdays. The quality measure rating looks better at four stars, but that's self-reported data, and it doesn't offset a staffing and inspection picture this thin.
Tweeten Lutheran runs about 0.95 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter of the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 20% below its own weekday level. Annual turnover sits at 81%, well above the 45.8% norm, and its current inspection record carries 34 deficiencies, including 4 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse. The most recent inspection was in April 2026.