Cura of Sauk Centre: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cura of Sauk Centre is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, part of Cura. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 100.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Cura of Sauk Centre
425 N Elm StreetSauk Centre, MN 56378
Stearns 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 Cura of Sauk Centre, nurse aides logged 3.02 hours per resident per day, 20% above the Minnesota average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 3.02 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.44 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 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
100.0% of nursing staff at Cura of Sauk Centre left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Cura of Sauk Centre holds 3 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Cura of Sauk Centre
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Cura, 8 homes
- Legal name: Cura of Sauk Centre LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cura of Sauk Centre
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cura of Melrose Melrose · abuse citation | 8.0 | 75 | 2.85 | 4.02 | 57.2% | 2 | $49,585 |
| Galeon Osakis | 13.0 | 40 | 2.94 | 5.37 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| Cura of Long Prairie Long Prairie · staffing data not validated | 16.6 | 60 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy Albany | 19.7 | 76 | 3.27 | 4.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $97,996 |
| Belgrade Nursing Home Belgrade | 20.7 | 34 | 2.66 | 4.58 | 73.5% | 4 | None |
| Glenwood Village Care Center Glenwood | 22.0 | 64 | 2.57 | 4.17 | 93.1% | 1 | $15,592 |
| Knute Nelson Care Center Alexandria | 22.1 | 83 | 2.29 | 4.16 | 29.1% | 5 | None |
| Bethany on the Lake LLC Alexandria · abuse citation | 22.9 | 83 | 1.72 | 3.81 | 40.4% | 3 | $19,330 |
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.