Oak Hills Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oak Hills Living Center is a 94-bed nonprofit nursing home in New Ulm, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 43% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 39.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Oak Hills Living Center
1314 Eighth Street NorthNew Ulm, MN 56073
Brown 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 Oak Hills Living Center, nurse aides logged 3.61 hours per resident per day, 43% above the Minnesota average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 284 aide hours a day, or about 35 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) | 3.61 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.27 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.54 | 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
39.0% of nursing staff at Oak Hills Living Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 15.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 8, 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 $30,026 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Payment Denial | 17 days from May 11, 2024 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Fine | $15,593 |
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. Oak Hills Living Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Oak Hills Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Highland Manor Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Oak Hills Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Divine Providence Community Home Sleepy Eye | 12.3 | 50 | 2.25 | 3.42 | 34.1% | 2 | None |
| Sleepy Eye Rehabilitati Center Sleepy Eye | 12.4 | 61 | 2.52 | 3.88 | 56.4% | 4 | None |
| Living Meadows at Luther - Madelia Madelia | 18.9 | 40 | 1.93 | 3.39 | 30.0% | 4 | $13,627 |
| Bayside Manor LLC Gaylord · abuse citation | 21.1 | 44 | 1.94 | 3.60 | 75.0% | 2 | $16,982 |
| Gil-Mor Manor Morgan | 22.8 | 35 | 3.18 | 4.42 | — | 2 | None |
| Hillcrest Health Care, LLC Mankato | 24.2 | 95 | 2.03 | 3.55 | 54.1% | 1 | $17,605 |
| Franklin Restorative Care Center Franklin · SFF candidate · many days without an RN | 24.5 | 40 | 1.99 | 3.19 | 64.8% | 1 | None |
| Pathstone Living Mankato | 24.6 | 69 | 2.92 | 4.92 | 44.9% | 2 | $120,546 |
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.