Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center is a 33-bed nonprofit nursing home in Aurora, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 22.6% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
5211 Highway 110Aurora, MN 55705
St. Louis 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 Northern Pines Medical Center, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Minnesota average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 75 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.19 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.08 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.99 | 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
22.6% of nursing staff at Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical 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 11.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 28, 2026. 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. Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Essentia Health, 6 homes
- Legal name: Northern Pines Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1987
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Waterview Woods LLC Eveleth · many days without an RN | 15.0 | 65 | 1.75 | 2.94 | 50.0% | 1 | $55,269 |
| Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent Virginia | 15.0 | 40 | 2.39 | 5.08 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| The Waterview Pines LLC Virginia | 15.1 | 83 | 1.88 | 3.30 | 57.1% | 1 | $10,036 |
| Cornerstone Villa Buhl | 25.8 | 43 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 44.4% | 3 | $11,243 |
| Heritage Manor Chisholm | 30.1 | 65 | 1.80 | 3.41 | 31.0% | 1 | None |
| Boundary Waters Care Center Ely | 31.3 | 38 | 2.61 | 4.29 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
| Cook Hospital & Care Center Cook | 31.3 | 28 | 2.81 | 4.46 | — | 4 | None |
| Guardian Angels Health & Rehab Center Hibbing | 33.7 | 65 | 2.20 | 3.99 | 26.1% | 2 | $26,481 |
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.