Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center is a 72-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fairmont, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 36.5% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center
610 Summit DriveFairmont, MN 56031
Martin 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 Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.15 hours per resident per day, 25% above the Minnesota average. With about 67 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 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.15 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.77 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.11 | 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
36.5% of nursing staff at Lakeview Methodist 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2025. 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 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. Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1985
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center
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| Truman Senior Living Truman | 13.1 | 30 | 2.86 | 4.77 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Valley Vue Care Center Armstrong | 17.1 | 40 | 2.43 | 3.86 | 35.0% | 5 | None |
| St Lukes Lutheran Care Center Blue Earth | 18.9 | 64 | 2.82 | 4.56 | 19.4% | 5 | None |
| Estherville Community Care Center Estherville | 23.9 | 46 | 1.88 | 3.38 | 46.2% | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Estherville Estherville | 24.0 | 62 | 2.18 | 3.57 | 49.1% | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - St James St James | 24.2 | 42 | 2.18 | 3.32 | 34.4% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Jackson Jackson | 26.4 | 46 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Bancroft Bancroft | 27.7 | 25 | 2.75 | 4.61 | 39.3% | 5 | 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.