Norris Square: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Norris Square is a 72-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, part of Presbyterian Homes & Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Norris Square
6993 80th Street SouthCottage Grove, MN 55016
Washington 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 Norris Square, nurse aides logged 2.65 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Minnesota average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 98 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.65 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.28 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.53 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.47 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.90 | 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
40.0% of nursing staff at Norris Square left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | Payment Denial | 16 days from Nov 29, 2023 |
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. Norris Square holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Norris Square
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Presbyterian Homes & Services, 21 homes
- Legal name: CG Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 13, 2019
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Norris Square
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Therese of Woodbury LLC Woodbury | 4.3 | 56 | 2.31 | 4.70 | 31.4% | 4 | None |
| Woodbury Health Care Center Woodbury · staffing data not validated | 5.3 | 155 | — | — | 24.4% | 1 | $182,937 |
| Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center Inver Grove Heights | 5.5 | 79 | 2.07 | 3.82 | 40.3% | 2 | None |
| Southview Acres Healthcare Center West Saint Paul | 6.5 | 210 | 2.32 | 4.27 | — | 2 | $41,555 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Inver Grove Heights Inver Grove Heights | 6.6 | 46 | 2.17 | 3.95 | 52.6% | 3 | None |
| Regina Senior Living Hastings | 7.2 | 57 | 1.96 | 3.44 | 43.4% | 2 | $15,919 |
| Walker Methodist Westwood Ridge II West Saint Paul | 7.8 | 37 | 2.24 | 5.32 | — | 2 | $15,914 |
| Augustana Care Hastings Health and Rehabilitation Hastings | 8.5 | 72 | 2.63 | 4.60 | 33.3% | 5 | $21,645 |
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.