Pathstone Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pathstone Living is a 69-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mankato, Minnesota, part of Ecumen. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 44.9% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Pathstone Living
718 Mound AvenueMankato, MN 56001
Blue Earth 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 Pathstone Living, nurse aides logged 2.92 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Minnesota average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 179 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.92 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.23 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.92 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.20 | 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
44.9% of nursing staff at Pathstone Living left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $120,546 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Fine | $89,312 |
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. Pathstone Living holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Pathstone Living
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ecumen, 5 homes
- Legal name: Ecumen
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pathstone Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hillcrest Health Care, LLC Mankato | 1.1 | 95 | 2.03 | 3.55 | 54.1% | 1 | $17,605 |
| Laurels Peak Health Care, LLC Mankato | 1.7 | 60 | 2.30 | 3.93 | 43.0% | 3 | None |
| Oaklawn Health Care, LLC Mankato | 2.1 | 60 | 1.89 | 3.79 | 66.3% | 2 | $41,357 |
| Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter St Peter | 13.3 | 79 | 2.57 | 4.05 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Whispering Creek Janesville | 16.1 | 35 | 2.44 | 4.11 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Mapleton Community Home Mapleton | 16.7 | 59 | 2.91 | 4.13 | 17.6% | 5 | None |
| Cura of Le Sueur Le Sueur | 20.9 | 50 | 3.57 | 6.18 | — | 2 | $8,021 |
| Living Meadows at Luther - Madelia Madelia | 21.0 | 40 | 1.93 | 3.39 | 30.0% | 4 | $13,627 |
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.