Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Duluth, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs
2501 Rice Lake RoadDuluth, MN 55811
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 Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Minnesota average. With about 105 residents a day, that works out to roughly 212 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $170,619 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fine | $14,717 |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Fine | $26,130 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Fine | $129,772 |
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. Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Legal name: Jensen Health LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Benedictine Health Center Duluth · abuse citation | 1.3 | 96 | 2.43 | 3.94 | 51.8% | 1 | None |
| Aftenro Home Duluth | 1.7 | 54 | 2.33 | 3.52 | 26.4% | 1 | None |
| Viewcrest Health Center Duluth | 2.9 | 88 | 2.41 | 3.44 | 52.3% | 3 | $71,076 |
| Bayshore Residence and Rehabilitation Center Duluth | 4.0 | 140 | 2.52 | 3.56 | 58.0% | 2 | $132,398 |
| Ecumen Lakeshore Duluth | 4.0 | 60 | 2.99 | 5.29 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| Franciscan Health Center Duluth | 6.0 | 47 | 2.22 | 3.80 | 46.2% | 1 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - Superior Superior | 7.1 | 118 | 2.72 | 3.95 | 44.2% | 2 | None |
| The North Shore Estates LLC Duluth | 7.4 | 70 | 2.06 | 3.15 | 32.1% | 2 | 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.