Avera Granite Falls Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avera Granite Falls Care Center is a 48-bed nonprofit nursing home in Granite Falls, Minnesota, part of Avera Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 25.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Avera Granite Falls Care Center
250 Jordan DriveGranite Falls, MN 56241
Yellow Medcine 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 Avera Granite Falls Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Minnesota average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 125 aide hours a day, or about 16 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) | 2.69 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.30 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.43 | 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
25.0% of nursing staff at Avera Granite Falls Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,642 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | Fine | $15,642 |
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. Avera Granite Falls Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Avera Granite Falls Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: Avera Health, 13 homes
- Legal name: Avera Granite Falls
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 6, 1981
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Avera Granite Falls Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Parkview Home Belview | 1.0 | 30 | 2.47 | 4.07 | 29.2% | 3 | $14,521 |
| Clara City Care Center Clara City · many days without an RN | 12.8 | 48 | — | — | — | 1 | $13,260 |
| Luther Haven Montevideo | 13.4 | 55 | 2.71 | 4.22 | 51.6% | 1 | $101,268 |
| Clarkfield Care Center Clarkfield | 14.2 | 30 | 2.54 | 4.01 | 48.6% | 4 | None |
| Renvilla Health Center Renville | 15.4 | 38 | 2.69 | 3.93 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Olivia Restorative Care Center Olivia · SFF candidate | 26.2 | 60 | 2.49 | 3.62 | 58.7% | 1 | None |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital & Home Dawson | 27.7 | 56 | 2.75 | 4.42 | 45.8% | 3 | None |
| River Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC Redwood Falls | 28.0 | 43 | 2.02 | 3.62 | 83.7% | 3 | $14,310 |
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.