Clarkfield Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Clarkfield Care Center is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Clarkfield, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 48.6% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Clarkfield Care Center
805 Fifth Street, Box 458Clarkfield, MN 56223
Yellow Medcine 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 Clarkfield Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average. With about 29 residents a day, that works out to roughly 72 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
48.6% of nursing staff at Clarkfield 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 62.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 8, 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. Clarkfield Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Clarkfield Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1991
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Clarkfield Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Luther Haven Montevideo | 12.0 | 55 | 2.71 | 4.22 | 51.6% | 1 | $101,268 |
| Parkview Home Belview | 13.2 | 30 | 2.47 | 4.07 | 29.2% | 3 | $14,521 |
| Avera Granite Falls Care Center Granite Falls | 14.2 | 48 | 2.69 | 3.81 | 25.0% | 3 | $15,642 |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital & Home Dawson | 15.7 | 56 | 2.75 | 4.42 | 45.8% | 3 | None |
| Sanford Health Sylvan Court Canby | 23.7 | 53 | 2.80 | 4.06 | 41.8% | 5 | None |
| Avera Morningside Heights Care Center Marshall | 23.9 | 76 | 3.48 | 4.80 | 24.4% | 3 | $17,345 |
| Madison Healthcare Services Madison | 24.1 | 51 | 2.78 | 4.22 | 100.0% | 4 | $10,036 |
| Clara City Care Center Clara City · many days without an RN | 24.6 | 48 | — | — | — | 1 | $13,260 |
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.