Neilson Place: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Neilson Place is a 78-bed nonprofit nursing home in Bemidji, Minnesota, part of Sanford Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 55.4% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Neilson Place
1000 Anne Street NorthwestBemidji, MN 56601
Beltrami 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 Neilson Place, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Minnesota average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 162 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 2.27 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
55.4% of nursing staff at Neilson Place left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $45,915 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $14,137 |
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. Neilson Place holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Neilson Place
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sanford Health, 4 homes
- Legal name: Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1979
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Neilson Place
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Havenwood Care Center Bemidji | 1.4 | 65 | 2.74 | 4.35 | 36.6% | 2 | $137,245 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Blackduck Blackduck | 22.3 | 30 | 2.60 | 4.01 | 53.7% | 1 | $22,205 |
| Cornerstone Nsg & Rehab Center Bagley | 23.3 | 47 | 3.33 | 4.79 | 50.7% | 5 | None |
| Jourdain Perpich Ext Care Fac Redlake · no staffing data submitted | 26.5 | 47 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| First Care Living Center Fosston | 39.7 | 36 | 2.98 | 5.35 | 41.7% | 4 | $14,433 |
| Heritage Living Center Park Rapids | 41.4 | 48 | 2.76 | 3.87 | 48.9% | 4 | None |
| McIntosh Senior Living McIntosh | 47.0 | 45 | 3.58 | 4.92 | 27.0% | 5 | None |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen | 52.2 | 32 | 2.89 | 4.24 | — | 2 | $12,534 |
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.