Little Falls Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Little Falls Care Center is a 64-bed nonprofit nursing home in Little Falls, Minnesota, part of St. Francis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 52.6% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Little Falls Care Center
1200 First Avenue NortheastLittle Falls, MN 56345
Morrison 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 Little Falls Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.79 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Minnesota average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 163 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 2.79 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.24 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.61 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 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
52.6% of nursing staff at Little Falls 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 73.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 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. Little Falls Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Little Falls Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: St. Francis Health Services, 14 homes
- Legal name: Little Falls Health Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Little Falls Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Ottos Care Center Little Falls | 1.0 | 86 | 2.53 | 4.17 | 28.2% | 5 | None |
| Pierz Villa Inc Pierz | 11.7 | 45 | 3.13 | 4.30 | — | 4 | None |
| Cura of Long Prairie Long Prairie · staffing data not validated | 24.3 | 60 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Woodland Brainerd | 25.4 | 40 | 2.18 | 3.48 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| Country Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center Sartell | 25.9 | 131 | 3.65 | 5.63 | 44.4% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Bethany Brainerd | 25.9 | 79 | 1.89 | 3.81 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy Albany | 25.9 | 76 | 3.27 | 4.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $97,996 |
| Central Todd County Care Center Clarissa | 26.7 | 45 | 2.98 | 4.56 | 32.8% | 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.