Gundersen Harmony Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gundersen Harmony Care Center is a 42-bed nonprofit nursing home in Harmony, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 51.4% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Gundersen Harmony Care Center
815 Main Avenue SouthHarmony, MN 55939
Fillmore 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 Gundersen Harmony Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.94 hours per resident per day, 23% below the Minnesota average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 70 aide hours a day, or about 9 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) | 1.94 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.92 | 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
51.4% of nursing staff at Gundersen Harmony 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 54.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 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 1 fine totaling $12,649 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2023 | Fine | $12,649 |
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. Gundersen Harmony Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Gundersen Harmony Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Harmony Community Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gundersen Harmony Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Green Lea Senior Living Mabel · many days without an RN | 7.6 | 41 | 1.72 | 2.37 | — | 1 | None |
| Evans Senior Living Community Cresco | 12.4 | 43 | 2.17 | 3.66 | 28.9% | 5 | None |
| The Highlands Decorah | 19.0 | 86 | 2.79 | 3.90 | 53.3% | 2 | $93,839 |
| Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center Spring Grove · SFF candidate · many days without an RN | 19.1 | 49 | 0.53 | 0.95 | 81.0% | 1 | None |
| Ostrander Care and Rehab Ostrander | 21.4 | 25 | 1.92 | 3.55 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Rushford | 21.5 | 65 | 2.51 | 3.98 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Wellington Place Decorah | 21.7 | 56 | 2.30 | 3.47 | 48.1% | 3 | None |
| Spring Valley Care Center Spring Valley | 21.8 | 45 | 2.50 | 3.59 | 76.2% | 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.