Aicota Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aicota Health Care Center is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Aitkin, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average of 2.52.
Aicota Health Care Center
850 Second Street NorthwestAitkin, MN 56431
Aitkin County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aicota Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.49 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average. With about 53 residents a day, that works out to roughly 132 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.17 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Aicota Health Care Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aicota Health Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Aicota Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Aicota Health Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 17, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Aicota Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Aitkin Health Services Aitkin | 0.9 | 42 | 2.75 | 4.21 | 48.8% | 2 | $8,824 |
| Heartwood Crosby | 10.6 | 54 | 2.45 | 4.30 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Bethany Brainerd | 26.4 | 79 | 1.89 | 3.81 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Woodland Brainerd | 27.0 | 40 | 2.18 | 3.48 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| Cura of Onamia Onamia | 32.2 | 57 | 1.71 | 3.57 | — | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Pine River Pine River | 34.8 | 33 | 1.69 | 3.51 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Pierz Villa Inc Pierz | 42.4 | 45 | 3.13 | 4.30 | — | 4 | None |
| Moose Lake Village Moose Lake | 45.7 | 60 | 3.23 | 4.64 | 45.8% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.