Harmony River Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Harmony River Living Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hutchinson, Minnesota, part of Presbyterian Homes & Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 29.5% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Harmony River Living Center
1555 Sherwood Street SoutheastHutchinson, MN 55350
Mc Leod 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 Harmony River Living Center, nurse aides logged 2.94 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Minnesota average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 340 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.94 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.38 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.77 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.83 | 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
29.5% of nursing staff at Harmony River Living 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 25.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,520 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | Fine | $13,520 |
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. Harmony River Living Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Harmony River Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Presbyterian Homes & Services, 21 homes
- Legal name: Hutchinson Senior Care Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 15, 1967
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Harmony River Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Glenfields Living with Care Glencoe | 11.9 | 108 | 3.01 | 4.83 | — | 4 | None |
| Buffalo Lake Health Care Center Buffalo Lake | 15.4 | 49 | 3.37 | 4.60 | 42.6% | 4 | None |
| Lakeside Generations Health Care Center Dassel | 15.4 | 55 | 2.47 | 4.03 | 53.1% | 4 | None |
| The Gardens at Winsted LLC Winsted | 17.1 | 70 | 1.87 | 3.36 | 55.6% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Cokato Manor Cokato | 17.1 | 56 | 2.69 | 3.66 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| Meeker Manor Rehablitation Center, LLC Litchfield | 19.3 | 65 | 2.17 | 3.53 | 62.7% | 3 | $14,696 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake Howard Lake | 19.6 | 32 | 2.14 | 4.06 | 9.1% | 4 | None |
| Bayside Manor LLC Gaylord · abuse citation | 22.3 | 44 | 1.94 | 3.60 | 75.0% | 2 | $16,982 |
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.