Aitkin Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aitkin Health Services is a 42-bed nonprofit nursing home in Aitkin, Minnesota, part of St. Francis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 48.8% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Aitkin Health Services
301 Minnesota Avenue SouthAitkin, 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 Aitkin Health Services, nurse aides logged 2.75 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Minnesota average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 92 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.75 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.27 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.19 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.21 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.79 | 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
48.8% of nursing staff at Aitkin Health Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,824 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aitkin Health Services holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Aitkin Health Services
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: St. Francis Health Services, 14 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 9, 1967
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Aitkin Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Aicota Health Care Center Aitkin | 0.9 | 56 | 2.49 | 4.17 | — | 2 | None |
| Heartwood Crosby | 11.3 | 54 | 2.45 | 4.30 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Bethany Brainerd | 26.8 | 79 | 1.89 | 3.81 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Woodland Brainerd | 27.5 | 40 | 2.18 | 3.48 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| Cura of Onamia Onamia | 31.7 | 57 | 1.71 | 3.57 | — | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Pine River Pine River | 35.7 | 33 | 1.69 | 3.51 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Pierz Villa Inc Pierz | 42.3 | 45 | 3.13 | 4.30 | — | 4 | None |
| Moose Lake Village Moose Lake | 44.9 | 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.