ECUMEN

Nurse hours

5.29 /day

Staff turnover

46%

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Ecumen Lakeshore runs a nonprofit home with 60 certified beds in Duluth, and its staffing is the standout fact: 5.29 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 37 percent above the national average. Weekend coverage dips about 10 percent below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 46.3 percent, nearly identical to the national 45.8 percent, so continuity of caregivers is average rather than exceptional. On the regulatory side, the record is clean where it counts: two deficiencies total, none at the harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and a health inspection from May 2026.

Nurse hours

4.46 /day

Staff turnover

62%

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St Benedicts runs a nonprofit home in Saint Cloud with 75 beds, and the day-to-day nursing hours are genuinely above average, 4.46 per resident, roughly 15% more than the national figure. Weekends thin out some, about 11% below its own weekday coverage, and that gap matters when families visit and notice fewer hands on deck. Staff turnover sits at 62.3%, well above the 45.8% national rate, which is the kind of churn that wears on consistency of care even when raw staffing numbers look strong. The inspection history is recent and mostly clean, though ten deficiencies on record with one at the harm level is not nothing.

Nurse hours

4.51 /day

Staff turnover

63%

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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.

Nurse hours

4.92 /day

Staff turnover

45%

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Pathstone Living has real bedside coverage, 4.92 nurse hours per resident day, well above the 3.86 national average, but the weekend dips about 15% below its own weekday level, so the care you see on a Tuesday may not match a Saturday. Staff turnover at 44.9% sits basically at the national rate. The trouble is the inspection record: 39 deficiencies, three tied to abuse and three at harm or jeopardy level, plus $120,546 in fines, and a one-star health inspection rating against a five-star staffing score. The most recent survey was December 2025. Strong staffing alone doesn't offset that pattern, so ask hard questions about the abuse findings before deciding.

Nurse hours

4.57 /day

Staff turnover

49%

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Emmanuel Nursing Home runs 4.57 nurse hours per resident day, about 18% above the national average, and that staffing shows up in a five-star CMS staffing rating, genuinely hard to earn. The catch is consistency: weekends run roughly 14% lighter than weekdays, so the coverage your family sees on a Tuesday isn't what's there on a Sunday. Turnover sits at 48.7%, a bit above the national 45.8%, meaning familiar faces cycle out faster than average. The inspection record is the bigger concern, 20 deficiencies on file, including two at the harm level and one tied to abuse, plus an $82,840 fine. The most recent inspection was February 2026, so the record is current.