Essentia Health Oak Crossing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Essentia Health Oak Crossing is a 84-bed nonprofit nursing home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.44 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 36% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 24.3% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Essentia Health Oak Crossing
1040 Lincoln AvenueDetroit Lakes, MN 56501
Becker 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 Oak Crossing, nurse aides logged 3.44 hours per resident per day, 36% above the Minnesota average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.44 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.06 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.54 | 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
24.3% of nursing staff at Essentia Health Oak Crossing left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 24.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 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 1 fine totaling $7,446 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2023 | Fine | $7,446 |
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 Oak Crossing holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Essentia Health Oak Crossing
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Essentia Health, 6 homes
- Legal name: St Marys Regional Health Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1976
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Essentia Health Oak Crossing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Emmanuel Nursing Home Detroit Lakes | 0.6 | 57 | 2.38 | 4.57 | 48.7% | 3 | $53,847 |
| Frazee Care Center Frazee | 8.9 | 42 | 2.72 | 4.33 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Sunnyside Care Center Lake Park | 10.8 | 30 | 3.55 | 5.07 | 28.9% | 5 | None |
| Perham Living Perham | 19.4 | 96 | 3.29 | 5.45 | 30.0% | 5 | None |
| Pelican Valley Health Center Pelican Rapids | 20.1 | 28 | 3.19 | 5.11 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| Viking Manor Nursing Home Ulen | 27.0 | 45 | 2.38 | 3.42 | 12.2% | 5 | None |
| Valley Care and Rehab LLC Barnesville | 27.8 | 35 | 2.57 | 4.24 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen | 34.9 | 32 | 2.89 | 4.24 | — | 2 | $12,534 |
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.