Appleton Area Health: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Appleton Area Health is a 47-bed government-run nursing home in Appleton, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 34.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Appleton Area Health
30 S Behl StAppleton, MN 56208
Swift 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 Appleton Area Health, nurse aides logged 3.07 hours per resident per day, 22% above the Minnesota average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.07 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.81 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.94 | 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
34.0% of nursing staff at Appleton Area Health left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Appleton Area Health holds 3 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Appleton Area Health
- Ownership: Government - City
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1982
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.