Kittson Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kittson Healthcare is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hallock, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 82.9% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Kittson Healthcare
1010 South Birch AveHallock, MN 56728
Kittson 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 Kittson Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.17 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Minnesota average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 76 aide hours a day, or about 10 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) | 2.17 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.09 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
82.9% of nursing staff at Kittson Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 80.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,190 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2023 | Fine | $8,190 |
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. Kittson Healthcare holds 3 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Kittson Healthcare
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Kittson Memorial Hospital Association
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1982
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Kittson Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Karlstad Healthcare Center Inc Karlstad | 23.3 | 46 | 2.59 | 3.95 | 17.2% | 5 | None |
| Wedgewood Manor Cavalier · SFF candidate | 31.5 | 33 | 2.64 | 3.99 | 53.5% | 1 | $54,925 |
| Lutheran Sunset Home Grafton | 31.7 | 87 | 2.67 | 4.04 | 32.6% | 3 | $11,057 |
| Lifecare Greenbush Manor Greenbush | 34.4 | 40 | 2.73 | 4.33 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| North Star Manor Warren | 40.4 | 45 | 3.13 | 5.04 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Pembilier Nursing Center Walhalla | 45.9 | 31 | 2.68 | 3.77 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Park River Park River | 48.1 | 44 | 1.87 | 3.02 | 47.4% | 2 | $42,181 |
| Lifeceare Roseau Manor Roseau | 54.0 | 40 | 3.64 | 5.71 | 27.7% | 4 | $17,610 |
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.