Minnewaska Community Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Minnewaska Community Health Services is a 39-bed nonprofit nursing home in Starbuck, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 88% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 61.5% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Minnewaska Community Health Services
605 Main StreetStarbuck, MN 56381
Pope 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 Minnewaska Community Health Services, nurse aides logged 4.73 hours per resident per day, 88% above the Minnesota average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 140 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.73 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.44 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 7.14 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.52 | 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
61.5% of nursing staff at Minnewaska Community Health Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $25,150 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | Fine | $11,357 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Fine | $13,793 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Minnewaska Community Health Services holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Minnewaska Community Health Services
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Minnewaska Lutheran Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 27, 1989
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Minnewaska Community Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Glenwood Village Care Center Glenwood | 7.3 | 64 | 2.57 | 4.17 | 93.1% | 1 | $15,592 |
| West Wind Village Morris | 19.3 | 45 | 2.35 | 3.77 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
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| Knute Nelson Care Center Alexandria | 19.9 | 83 | 2.29 | 4.16 | 29.1% | 5 | None |
| Galeon Osakis | 25.1 | 40 | 2.94 | 5.37 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| Barrett Care Center Inc Barrett | 26.6 | 40 | 2.94 | 4.99 | 39.2% | 5 | None |
| Belgrade Nursing Home Belgrade | 27.8 | 34 | 2.66 | 4.58 | 73.5% | 4 | None |
| Evansville Care Center Evansville | 28.4 | 27 | 2.29 | 3.92 | 16.0% | 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.