Avera Morningside Heights Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avera Morningside Heights Care Center is a 76-bed nonprofit nursing home in Marshall, Minnesota, part of Avera Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 38% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 24.4% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Avera Morningside Heights Care Center
300 South Bruce StreetMarshall, MN 56258
Lyon 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 Morningside Heights Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.48 hours per resident per day, 38% above the Minnesota average. With about 72 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.48 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.31 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.80 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.46 | 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
24.4% of nursing staff at Avera Morningside Heights 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 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 $17,345 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Jan 4, 2024 |
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 Morningside Heights Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Avera Morningside Heights Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avera Health, 13 homes
- Legal name: Avera Marshall
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1979
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Avera Morningside Heights Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Prairie View Senior Living Tracy | 17.1 | 45 | 2.21 | 3.19 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Avera Sunrise Manor Tyler | 21.3 | 30 | 2.73 | 4.25 | 43.9% | 4 | None |
| Clarkfield Care Center Clarkfield | 23.9 | 30 | 2.54 | 4.01 | 48.6% | 4 | None |
| Wabasso Restorative Care Center Wabasso · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 26.0 | 44 | 1.99 | 3.15 | 37.9% | 1 | $19,135 |
| Parkview Home Belview | 27.8 | 30 | 2.47 | 4.07 | 29.2% | 3 | $14,521 |
| Avera Granite Falls Care Center Granite Falls | 28.1 | 48 | 2.69 | 3.81 | 25.0% | 3 | $15,642 |
| Valley View Manor HCC Lamberton · SFF candidate | 29.7 | 50 | 2.36 | 3.93 | — | 1 | $131,610 |
| Sanford Health Sylvan Court Canby | 30.5 | 53 | 2.80 | 4.06 | 41.8% | 5 | 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.