Birchwood Care Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Birchwood Care Home is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 54% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 37.5% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Birchwood Care Home
715 West 31st StreetMinneapolis, MN 55408
Hennepin 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 Birchwood Care Home, nurse aides logged 1.17 hours per resident per day, 54% below the Minnesota average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 63 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.17 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 1.94 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 1.65 | 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
37.5% of nursing staff at Birchwood Care Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Birchwood Care Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Birchwood Care Home
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 31, 1974
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Birchwood Care Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Redeemer Health Care Center Minneapolis | 0.0 | 119 | 2.71 | 4.34 | 33.8% | 5 | None |
| Southside Care Center Minneapolis · SFF candidate · many days without an RN | 0.6 | 17 | 0.00 | 2.13 | — | 1 | None |
| Lakehouse Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Minneapolis | 0.8 | 260 | 1.94 | 3.34 | 34.5% | 1 | None |
| The Estates at Chateau LLC Minneapolis | 1.2 | 69 | 1.75 | 3.09 | 36.7% | 2 | $35,565 |
| Grand Avenue Rest Home Minneapolis | 1.3 | 20 | 0.80 | 2.44 | 36.4% | 3 | None |
| Benedictine Health Center of Minneapolis Minneapolis | 1.7 | 90 | 2.09 | 4.98 | 25.6% | 3 | $84,774 |
| Jones Harrison Residence Minneapolis | 1.9 | 120 | 2.62 | 4.71 | 28.4% | 3 | None |
| Andrew Residence Minneapolis | 2.1 | 212 | 1.21 | 1.95 | — | 2 | 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.