Cura of Watkins: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cura of Watkins is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Watkins, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 60.6% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Cura of Watkins
410 Luella StreetWatkins, MN 55389
Meeker 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 Watkins, nurse aides logged 2.84 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Minnesota average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 127 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.84 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.55 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.03 | 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
60.6% of nursing staff at Cura of Watkins left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 57.1%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 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. Cura of Watkins holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Cura of Watkins
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Premier Healthcare Management Services LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1986
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Cura of Watkins
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Assumption Home Cold Spring | 9.5 | 76 | 2.52 | 4.01 | 44.1% | 5 | $17,345 |
| Cura of Paynesville Paynesville | 14.4 | 51 | 2.93 | 4.49 | 56.9% | 4 | None |
| Meeker Manor Rehablitation Center, LLC Litchfield | 14.8 | 65 | 2.17 | 3.53 | 62.7% | 3 | $14,696 |
| Annandale Care Center Inc Annandale | 14.9 | 42 | 2.60 | 4.41 | 47.5% | 5 | None |
| Lakeside Generations Health Care Center Dassel | 17.3 | 55 | 2.47 | 4.03 | 53.1% | 4 | None |
| Sterling Park Health Care Center Waite Park | 18.7 | 40 | 2.42 | 4.19 | 65.3% | 2 | None |
| Cokato Manor Cokato | 19.6 | 56 | 2.69 | 3.66 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| St Benedicts Care Center Saint Cloud | 20.6 | 75 | 2.54 | 4.46 | 62.3% | 4 | 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.