Essentia Health Homestead: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Essentia Health Homestead is a 32-bed nonprofit nursing home in Deer River, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Essentia Health Homestead
115 10th Avenue NortheastDeer River, MN 56636
Itasca 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 Essentia Health Homestead, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average. With about 21 residents a day, that works out to roughly 53 aide hours a day, or about 7 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) | 2.56 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.71 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.97 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.44 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Essentia Health Homestead left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $67,727 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Fine | $27,378 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Fine | $40,349 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Essentia Health Homestead holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Essentia Health Homestead
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Essentia Health, 6 homes
- Legal name: Deer River Healthcare Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1987
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Essentia Health Homestead
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grand Village Grand Rapids | 12.7 | 82 | 2.25 | 4.20 | 37.2% | 5 | None |
| The Emeralds at Grand Rapids LLC Grand Rapids | 15.6 | 93 | 2.03 | 3.47 | 48.9% | 1 | $65,900 |
| Bigfork Valley Communities Bigfork | 28.7 | 40 | 3.60 | 6.04 | 26.7% | 5 | None |
| Guardian Angels Health & Rehab Center Hibbing | 40.4 | 65 | 2.20 | 3.99 | 26.1% | 2 | $26,481 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Blackduck Blackduck | 44.3 | 30 | 2.60 | 4.01 | 53.7% | 1 | $22,205 |
| Heritage Manor Chisholm | 44.3 | 65 | 1.80 | 3.41 | 31.0% | 1 | None |
| Cornerstone Villa Buhl | 48.5 | 43 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 44.4% | 3 | $11,243 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Pine River Pine River | 51.7 | 33 | 1.69 | 3.51 | 44.1% | 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.