Central Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Central Health Care Center is a 40-bed for-profit nursing home in Le Center, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.23 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 62.1% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Central Health Care Center
444 North CordovaLe Center, MN 56057
Le Sueur 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 Central Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.23 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Minnesota average. With about 24 residents a day, that works out to roughly 53 aide hours a day, or about 7 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) | 2.23 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.64 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
62.1% of nursing staff at Central Health 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Central Health Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Central Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Central Health Care of Le Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Central Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cura of Le Sueur Le Sueur | 10.1 | 50 | 3.57 | 6.18 | — | 2 | $8,021 |
| Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter St Peter | 12.6 | 79 | 2.57 | 4.05 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Mala Strana Health Care, LLC New Prague | 13.3 | 69 | 2.14 | 3.79 | 75.3% | 4 | None |
| The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine Belle Plaine | 15.9 | 60 | 3.47 | 5.30 | 31.9% | 4 | None |
| Whispering Creek Janesville | 18.8 | 35 | 2.44 | 4.11 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Oaklawn Health Care, LLC Mankato | 20.6 | 60 | 1.89 | 3.79 | 66.3% | 2 | $41,357 |
| Pathstone Living Mankato | 21.9 | 69 | 2.92 | 4.92 | 44.9% | 2 | $120,546 |
| Laurels Peak Health Care, LLC Mankato | 22.2 | 60 | 2.30 | 3.93 | 43.0% | 3 | 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.