Lakefield, MN · Jackson County
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/537 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 6.37 /day
- Staff turnover
- 61%
- Serious cites
- 0
Colonial Manor runs a for-profit corporation with 37 certified beds in Lakefield, and its nurse staffing sits well above average, 6.37 hours per resident day against a national 3.86. That's the strongest thing going for it, though weekend coverage drops about 17% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover of 60.5% means the staff you meet may not be there in a year. The health inspection record is the weak spot: a 1-out-of-5 star rating, 32 deficiencies on file, including one abuse-related citation, though none reached harm or jeopardy level. Ownership is corporate and for-profit, and the last inspection was January 29, 2026.
Roseville, MN · Ramsey County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/563 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.29 /day
- Staff turnover
- 41%
- Serious cites
- 0
The Villas At Roseville runs about 3.29 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 15% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 10% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 41%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. What stands out on the record is the inspection side: 19 deficiencies, two of them at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, plus two fines totaling $24,791. Ownership is for-profit, through a limited liability company. With a last inspection date of April 2026, the numbers suggest asking specifically about weekend coverage and how the abuse-related finding was resolved.
Wells, MN · Faribault County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/530 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.89 /day
- Staff turnover
- 55%
- Serious cites
- 0
Parkview Care Center in Wells runs on unusually heavy nurse staffing for a 30-bed nonprofit home, 4.89 hours per resident day, roughly 27% above the national average, and that's where the good news mostly ends. Weekend coverage drops about 14% below its own weekday level, so the care you'd see on a Tuesday isn't what you'd see on a Sunday. Staff turnover sits at 54.8%, well above the 45.8% national average, and 22 deficiencies on the current record, three at harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related, are hard to square with a five-star staffing score. With a mid-2026 inspection behind it, the numbers say well-staffed but not consistently safe.
Cottage Grove, MN · Washington County
★★★★★CMS 5/572 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.47 /day
- Staff turnover
- 40%
- Serious cites
- 0
Norris Square in Cottage Grove runs on strong staffing, 4.47 nurse hours per resident day, about 16% above the national average, and a 40% turnover rate that's better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere. Weekends dip roughly 13% below weekday coverage, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays and Sundays. The tradeoff shows up in care quality: a 2/5 on CMS quality measures and 13 deficiencies on record, including one at the harm level and one tied to abuse, against an otherwise solid 4/5 inspection rating from a recent December 2025 visit. Nonprofit ownership, 72 beds. Worth a tour, with specific questions about that harm deficiency and weekend staffing.
West Saint Paul, MN · Dakota County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5210 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.27 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Southview Acres runs on 4.27 nurse hours per resident day, about 11% above the national average, and its staffing and quality measure ratings both come in at 4 out of 5, so the day-to-day care numbers look solid. The problem sits in the inspection record: 43 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus a $41,555 fine. Weekend staffing drops roughly 11% below weekday levels, which matters if your family visits or needs help on Saturdays and Sundays. For-profit corporate ownership, 210 beds, and a 2 out of 5 inspection rating mean the compliance side has been the weak spot, even while staffing holds up.
Shakopee, MN · Scott County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.07 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Shakopee Friendship Manor runs 60 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 5.07 hours per resident day, roughly 31% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real cushion, though weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday level, so care isn't perfectly even across the week. The inspection record is where things get muddier: 15 deficiencies on file, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus a $25,378 fine. No abuse citations, and the most recent inspection was July 2025, so the picture is current. Strong staffing paired with a middling inspection history is the tension here, worth asking about that harm-level citation directly.
Stillwater, MN · Washington County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/550 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.09 /day
- Staff turnover
- 51%
- Serious cites
- 0
Good Samaritan Society - Stillwater runs a nonprofit shop with 50 beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.09 hours per resident day, roughly 6% above the national average. That's the strongest part of the picture, though weekend coverage drops about 12% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover hits 51.2% against a national 45.8%, so the people delivering that care keep changing.
The current record carries 28 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with no abuse findings. The last inspection came in February 2026, so the state's look is recent. Quality measure scores land at 2 out of 5 stars, which is where the lower grade comes from, decent hands-on hours, weaker measured outcomes.
Minneapolis, MN · Hennepin County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/569 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.09 /day
- Staff turnover
- 37%
- Serious cites
- 0
The Estates at Chateau has a staffing paradox worth understanding. Its CMS staffing star is 5/5, yet the actual hours, 3.09 per resident day, sit about 20% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 11% thinner than weekdays. Turnover at 36.7% is better than the 45.8% national figure, so leadership is retaining workers. The problem is the inspection record: 50 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level, six tied to abuse, and a $35,565 fine. A single star on health inspections against three on quality measures tells you the care processes look adequate on paper while the survey history says otherwise.
Sleepy Eye, MN · Brown County
★★★★☆CMS 4/561 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.88 /day
- Staff turnover
- 56%
- Serious cites
- 0
Sleepy Eye Rehabilitation Center runs 61 certified beds as a for-profit corporation, and its recent inspection history is the strongest thing it has going. The last survey was in January 2026 and turned up 17 deficiencies, but only one at the harm or jeopardy level and none related to abuse, a record that supports its 4-star health inspection rating.
Staffing sits right at the national average, 3.88 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86, though weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday level. The number worth pausing on is turnover: 56.4% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. That churn is what keeps this home a step short of the top tier, despite solid inspections.
Crosby, MN · Crow Wing County
★★★★★CMS 5/554 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.30 /day
- Staff turnover
- 46%
- Serious cites
- 0
Heartwood runs a tight ship on the staffing side, 4.30 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 11% above the national average, and that shows in a five-star staffing rating. The catch is weekends, when coverage drops about 12% below what the home provides on weekdays. Turnover sits at 46.3%, essentially matching the national rate, so continuity is neither a strength nor a glaring weakness here. Seven deficiencies on record, none involving harm, jeopardy, or abuse, and the most recent inspection was July 2025. Where the home gives ground is quality measures, at two stars, which drags an otherwise solid picture down to a B.
Tyler, MN · Lincoln County
★★★★☆CMS 4/530 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.25 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Avera Sunrise Manor runs on 4.25 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10 percent more than the national average, and it shows in a four-star staffing rating. Turnover sits at 43.9 percent, a hair better than the national 45.8 percent, though weekend coverage drops about 12 percent below weekday levels. The catch is quality: a one-star rating on CMS quality measures, and 14 deficiencies on the current record, including two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy. A recent April 2025 inspection and four-star health inspection rating help. Church-affiliated nonprofit ownership is a steadying factor. Families should ask what the quality measure gap reflects and how weekend staffing is managed.
Watkins, MN · Meeker County
★★★★★CMS 5/550 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.55 /day
- Staff turnover
- 61%
- Serious cites
- 0
Hilltop runs a tight ship on the clinical side. The last state inspection in May 2025 turned up five deficiencies, none of them causing harm or tied to abuse, which is a clean record for a 50-bed for-profit under limited liability ownership. Nursing hours come in at 4.55 per resident day, roughly 18% above the national average, and that shows up in the four-star staffing rating. The catch is turnover: 60.6% of staff leave each year against a national average near 46%, and weekend coverage drops about 12% below weekday levels. Those two numbers are worth asking about directly, steady hands and consistent weekend care matter as much as raw hours on paper.
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.
Grand Marais, MN · Cook County
★★★★☆CMS 4/537 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.59 /day
- Staff turnover
- 72%
- Serious cites
- 0
North Shore Health runs on more nursing hours per resident than most homes in the country, 4.59 a day against a national average of 3.86, and its most recent inspection, in May 2026, turned up eight deficiencies with none causing harm and none tied to abuse. Those are real strengths, and the county hospital district that owns it isn't under pressure to squeeze margins the way a for-profit chain might be. The catch is retention: 71.8% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning a large share of the staff delivering those hours is new. Weekend coverage also slips about 14% below weekday levels, so ask how weekends and nights actually run.
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.
Saint Paul, MN · Ramsey County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/570 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.01 /day
- Staff turnover
- 53%
- Serious cites
- 0
The Estates at Lynnhurst is a for-profit home in Saint Paul with 70 certified beds, and its staffing numbers deserve a close look. Total nurse coverage runs 3.01 hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 11 percent below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 52.9 percent against a national 45.8 percent, meaning more than half the nursing staff turns over each year. The current inspection record carries 43 deficiencies, including three tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level. The most recent inspection was in April 2025.
Battle Lake, MN · Otter Tail County
★★★★★CMS 5/551 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.62 /day
- Staff turnover
- 56%
- Serious cites
- 0
Good Samaritan Society - Battle Lake is a small nonprofit home, 51 beds, in Otter Tail County, and its inspection record is the strongest thing it has going. Four deficiencies on file, none at the harm level, none abuse-related, and a fresh inspection from November 2025. Where it slips is staffing: 3.62 nurse hours per resident day sits about 6% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 15% lighter than the home's own weekdays, which is worth asking about if your family tends to visit Saturday or Sunday. Annual turnover of 55.6% is well above the 45.8% national figure and tells you aides and nurses cycle through here faster than average.
Duluth, MN · St. Louis County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/570 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.15 /day
- Staff turnover
- 32%
- Serious cites
- 0
North Shore Estates runs lean on nurse hours, about 3.15 per resident day against a national average near 3.86, and weekends get thinner still, roughly 10% below its own weekday coverage. What keeps the place from looking worse on paper is retention: 32.1% turnover beats the 45.8% national figure by a wide margin, so the aides and nurses you'd meet have likely been there a while. The trade-off shows up in the inspection record: 24 deficiencies, one tied to abuse, though none rose to actual harm or jeopardy, and the last state visit was in February 2026. Quality measures land middling, which fits a home that's stable but stretched.
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.
International Falls, MN · Koochiching County
★★★★☆CMS 4/554 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.08 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
Good Samaritan Society - International Falls runs a tight ship on staffing, clocking 4.08 nurse hours per resident day, about 6% above the national average, and turnover at 43.3% edges out the national rate of 45.8%. That staffing consistency shows in the top-tier CMS rating for it. Where the picture muddies is weekends: coverage drops roughly 18% below the home's own weekday level, which matters for a 54-bed nonprofit. The inspection record shows 30 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none tied to abuse, and a single fine of $8,190. Quality measures sit lower than staffing at 2 out of 5 stars, suggesting clinical outcomes aren't keeping pace with the hours worked.