Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay is a 54-bed government-run nursing home in Silver Bay, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Minnesota average of 2.52.
Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay
56 Outer DriveSilver Bay, MN 55614
Lake 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 Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Minnesota average. With about 51 residents a day, that works out to roughly 138 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.63 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.97 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.14 | 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 Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay
- Ownership: Government - Federal
- Legal name: State of Minnesota - Minnesota Management and Budget
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 20, 2015
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Minnesota Veterans Home Silver Bay
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| The Waterview Shores LLC Two Harbors | 26.5 | 44 | 2.21 | 3.32 | 64.4% | 1 | $334,488 |
| Northern Lights HCC Washburn | 45.9 | 50 | 2.46 | 3.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $10,364 |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora | 47.9 | 33 | 2.40 | 3.67 | 22.6% | 5 | None |
| Ecumen Lakeshore Duluth | 49.3 | 60 | 2.99 | 5.29 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| Boundary Waters Care Center Ely | 50.7 | 38 | 2.61 | 4.29 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
| Aftenro Home Duluth | 51.3 | 54 | 2.33 | 3.52 | 26.4% | 1 | None |
| Benedictine Health Center Duluth · abuse citation | 51.7 | 96 | 2.43 | 3.94 | 51.8% | 1 | None |
| Court Manor Health Services Ashland | 51.9 | 50 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 15.2% | 3 | $40,590 |
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.