Guardian Angels Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Guardian Angels Care Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Elk River, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 51.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Guardian Angels Care Center
400 Evans AvenueElk River, MN 55330
Sherburne 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 Guardian Angels Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.72 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Minnesota average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 275 aide hours a day, or about 34 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) | 2.72 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.49 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.81 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.31 | 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
51.0% of nursing staff at Guardian Angels 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 51.2%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $98,353 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | Fine | $59,010 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Payment Denial | 26 days from Feb 26, 2025 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
| May 16, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Fine | $8,915 |
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. Guardian Angels Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Guardian Angels Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Guardian Angels Health Services, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Guardian Angels Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cura of Monticello Monticello | 10.7 | 67 | 2.68 | 4.38 | — | 2 | None |
| Anoka Rehabilitation and Living Center Anoka | 10.8 | 120 | 2.05 | 4.11 | 36.8% | 4 | $24,297 |
| The Estates at Twin Rivers LLC Anoka | 10.9 | 50 | 1.97 | 3.48 | 45.5% | 2 | None |
| The Villas at Osseo LLC Osseo · abuse citation | 15.4 | 100 | 1.84 | 3.59 | 46.8% | 1 | $48,399 |
| Park River Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center LL Coon Rapids | 16.6 | 98 | 2.77 | 4.58 | 41.7% | 2 | None |
| Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake Brooklyn Park | 17.0 | 64 | 2.49 | 4.73 | 26.6% | 3 | None |
| The Birches at Trillium Woods Plymouth | 17.5 | 44 | 3.19 | 5.48 | 21.1% | 5 | None |
| Park View Health Care Center Buffalo | 18.0 | 92 | 2.59 | 4.69 | 32.0% | 5 | 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.