Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center is a 70-bed nonprofit nursing home in Milaca, Minnesota, part of Cassia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Minnesota average of 2.52.
Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center
730 Second Street SoutheastMilaca, MN 56353
Mille Lacs 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 Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.91 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Minnesota average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 158 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.91 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.19 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.50 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.00 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 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. Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Cassia, 16 homes
- Legal name: Elim Homes Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1987
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Elim Wellspring Health Care Center Princeton | 13.1 | 86 | 3.30 | 5.05 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| The Gardens at Foley LLC Foley | 14.7 | 78 | 2.08 | 3.62 | 56.4% | 2 | $8,824 |
| St Clare Living Community of Mora Mora | 18.8 | 65 | 2.28 | 4.05 | 23.1% | 3 | $41,955 |
| Cura of Onamia Onamia | 21.8 | 57 | 1.71 | 3.57 | — | 2 | None |
| Gracepointe Crossing Gables Cambridge | 22.9 | 110 | 2.65 | 4.08 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Pierz Villa Inc Pierz | 26.9 | 45 | 3.13 | 4.30 | — | 4 | None |
| Edenbrook of St Cloud Saint Cloud | 27.5 | 77 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 46.9% | 3 | None |
| St Benedicts Care Center Saint Cloud | 27.6 | 75 | 2.54 | 4.46 | 62.3% | 4 | 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.