Ecumen North Branch: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ecumen North Branch is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in North Branch, Minnesota, part of Ecumen. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 62.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Ecumen North Branch
5379 -383rd StreetNorth Branch, MN 55056
Chisago 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 Ecumen North Branch, nurse aides logged 2.49 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 112 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.51 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.01 | 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
62.7% of nursing staff at Ecumen North Branch left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Ecumen North Branch holds 3 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Ecumen North Branch
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ecumen, 5 homes
- Legal name: Ecumen
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ecumen North Branch
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Parmly on the Lake LLC Chisago City | 11.7 | 91 | 1.89 | 3.48 | 52.0% | 2 | $8,193 |
| The Estates at Rush City LLC Rush City | 12.4 | 41 | 1.95 | 3.78 | 72.0% | 2 | None |
| Meadows on Fairview Wyoming · staffing data not validated | 12.8 | 14 | — | — | 56.3% | 4 | None |
| Gracepointe Crossing Gables Cambridge | 12.8 | 110 | 2.65 | 4.08 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Birchwood Health Care Center Forest Lake | 15.2 | 100 | 2.08 | 3.86 | 37.7% | 2 | $48,698 |
| Dove Healthcare - St Croix Falls St Croix Falls · staffing data not validated | 18.8 | 50 | — | — | 64.8% | 1 | $62,134 |
| Christian Community Home of Osceola, Inc Osceola | 20.1 | 40 | 3.03 | 4.42 | 51.7% | 2 | None |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg | 24.0 | 50 | 3.04 | 5.45 | 51.4% | 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.