Lakeside Generations Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakeside Generations Health Care Center is a 55-bed nonprofit nursing home in Dassel, Minnesota, part of Cassia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 53.1% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Lakeside Generations Health Care Center
439 William Avenue EastDassel, MN 55325
Meeker 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 Lakeside Generations Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 109 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.21 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.03 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.44 | 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
53.1% of nursing staff at Lakeside Generations Health 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 57.1%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Lakeside Generations Health Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Lakeside Generations Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Cassia, 16 homes
- Legal name: Augustana Dassel Lakeside Community Home, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 24, 1989
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lakeside Generations Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cokato Manor Cokato | 5.1 | 56 | 2.69 | 3.66 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| Meeker Manor Rehablitation Center, LLC Litchfield | 10.8 | 65 | 2.17 | 3.53 | 62.7% | 3 | $14,696 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake Howard Lake | 11.0 | 32 | 2.14 | 4.06 | 9.1% | 4 | None |
| The Gardens at Winsted LLC Winsted | 14.6 | 70 | 1.87 | 3.36 | 55.6% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Harmony River Living Center Hutchinson | 15.4 | 120 | 2.94 | 4.09 | 29.5% | 4 | $13,520 |
| Annandale Care Center Inc Annandale | 15.6 | 42 | 2.60 | 4.41 | 47.5% | 5 | None |
| Cura of Watkins Watkins | 17.3 | 50 | 2.84 | 4.55 | 60.6% | 5 | None |
| The Estates at Delano LLC Delano | 21.2 | 39 | 1.83 | 3.35 | — | 4 | $11,928 |
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.