La Crescent Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Crescent Health Services is a 42-bed for-profit nursing home in La Crescent, Minnesota, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 48.4% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
La Crescent Health Services
101 South Hill StreetLa Crescent, MN 55947
Houston 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 La Crescent Health Services, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Minnesota average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 66 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.32 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.38 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.86 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.37 | 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
48.4% of nursing staff at La Crescent Health Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. La Crescent Health Services holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About La Crescent Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH la Crescent LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near La Crescent Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverside La Crosse | 4.4 | 123 | 3.05 | 4.80 | 47.4% | 4 | $21,645 |
| Benedictine Manor of LaCrosse La Crosse | 5.2 | 80 | 2.22 | 3.56 | 49.4% | 1 | $90,784 |
| Bethany St Joseph Care Ctr La Crosse | 6.2 | 100 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Onalaska Care Center Onalaska | 6.2 | 80 | 2.67 | 4.41 | 42.9% | 5 | None |
| Hillview Health Care Ctr La Crosse | 6.3 | 37 | 2.79 | 4.61 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Mulder Health Care Facility West Salem | 12.7 | 87 | 1.99 | 3.43 | 44.6% | 1 | $200,694 |
| Lakeview Health Center West Salem | 13.1 | 50 | 3.97 | 6.06 | 39.2% | 5 | None |
| Valley View Healthcare & Rehab Houston | 13.3 | 40 | 2.94 | 4.20 | 19.1% | 5 | $26,685 |
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.