Bigfork Valley Communities: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bigfork Valley Communities is a 40-bed government-run nursing home in Bigfork, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 43% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 26.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Bigfork Valley Communities
258 Pine Tree DriveBigfork, MN 56628
Itasca 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 Bigfork Valley Communities, nurse aides logged 3.60 hours per resident per day, 43% above the Minnesota average. With about 21 residents a day, that works out to roughly 74 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.60 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.09 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.04 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.89 | 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
26.7% of nursing staff at Bigfork Valley Communities left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 11.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Bigfork Valley Communities holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Bigfork Valley Communities
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Northern Itasca Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bigfork Valley Communities
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Essentia Health Homestead Deer River | 28.7 | 32 | 2.56 | 4.97 | 50.0% | 2 | $67,727 |
| Grand Village Grand Rapids | 34.9 | 82 | 2.25 | 4.20 | 37.2% | 5 | None |
| The Emeralds at Grand Rapids LLC Grand Rapids | 37.8 | 93 | 2.03 | 3.47 | 48.9% | 1 | $65,900 |
| Guardian Angels Health & Rehab Center Hibbing | 39.5 | 65 | 2.20 | 3.99 | 26.1% | 2 | $26,481 |
| Heritage Manor Chisholm | 40.2 | 65 | 1.80 | 3.41 | 31.0% | 1 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Blackduck Blackduck | 42.0 | 30 | 2.60 | 4.01 | 53.7% | 1 | $22,205 |
| Cornerstone Villa Buhl | 44.2 | 43 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 44.4% | 3 | $11,243 |
| Littlefork Care Center Littlefork | 45.4 | 42 | 1.82 | 3.41 | 52.8% | 1 | $218,595 |
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.