Elim Wellspring Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elim Wellspring Health Care Center is a 86-bed nonprofit nursing home in Princeton, Minnesota, part of Cassia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.30 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 46.3% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Elim Wellspring Health Care Center
701 First StreetPrinceton, MN 55371
Mille Lacs 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 Elim Wellspring Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.30 hours per resident per day, 31% above the Minnesota average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 250 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.30 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.88 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.05 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.33 | 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
46.3% of nursing staff at Elim Wellspring 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 45.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Elim Wellspring Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Elim Wellspring Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Cassia, 16 homes
- Legal name: Elim Homes Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elim Wellspring Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center Milaca | 13.1 | 70 | 2.91 | 4.50 | — | 5 | None |
| Gracepointe Crossing Gables Cambridge | 16.4 | 110 | 2.65 | 4.08 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| The Gardens at Foley LLC Foley | 17.1 | 78 | 2.08 | 3.62 | 56.4% | 2 | $8,824 |
| Guardian Angels Care Center Elk River | 18.3 | 120 | 2.72 | 4.81 | 51.0% | 2 | $98,353 |
| Cura of Monticello Monticello | 20.8 | 67 | 2.68 | 4.38 | — | 2 | None |
| St Clare Living Community of Mora Mora | 25.7 | 65 | 2.28 | 4.05 | 23.1% | 3 | $41,955 |
| St Benedicts Care Center Saint Cloud | 26.3 | 75 | 2.54 | 4.46 | 62.3% | 4 | None |
| Edenbrook of St Cloud Saint Cloud | 26.4 | 77 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 46.9% | 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.