Boundary Waters Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Boundary Waters Care Center is a 38-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ely, Minnesota, part of Health Dimensions Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 41.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Boundary Waters Care Center
200 West Conan StreetEly, MN 55731
St. Louis 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 Boundary Waters Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Minnesota average. With about 29 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 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.38 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.29 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 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
41.7% of nursing staff at Boundary Waters 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 36.4%. 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 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. Boundary Waters Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Boundary Waters Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Health Dimensions Group, 10 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 24, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Boundary Waters Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora | 31.3 | 33 | 2.40 | 3.67 | 22.6% | 5 | None |
| Cook Hospital & Care Center Cook | 37.6 | 28 | 2.81 | 4.46 | — | 4 | None |
| Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent Virginia | 40.6 | 40 | 2.39 | 5.08 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| The Waterview Pines LLC Virginia | 41.4 | 83 | 1.88 | 3.30 | 57.1% | 1 | $10,036 |
| The Waterview Woods LLC Eveleth · many days without an RN | 43.3 | 65 | 1.75 | 2.94 | 50.0% | 1 | $55,269 |
| Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay Silver Bay | 50.7 | 54 | 2.69 | 4.97 | — | 4 | None |
| Cornerstone Villa Buhl | 50.9 | 43 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 44.4% | 3 | $11,243 |
| Heritage Manor Chisholm | 54.4 | 65 | 1.80 | 3.41 | 31.0% | 1 | 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.