Perham Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Perham Living is a 96-bed nonprofit nursing home in Perham, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.29 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 30.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Perham Living
735 Third Street SouthwestPerham, MN 56573
Otter Tail 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 Perham Living, nurse aides logged 3.29 hours per resident per day, 31% above the Minnesota average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 284 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.29 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.37 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.45 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.46 | 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
30.0% of nursing staff at Perham 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 25.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 24, 2026. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Perham Living holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Perham Living
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Perham Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Perham Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Frazee Care Center Frazee | 10.7 | 42 | 2.72 | 4.33 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Emmanuel Nursing Home Detroit Lakes | 18.8 | 57 | 2.38 | 4.57 | 48.7% | 3 | $53,847 |
| Essentia Health Oak Crossing Detroit Lakes | 19.4 | 84 | 3.44 | 5.06 | 24.3% | 5 | $7,446 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Battle Lake Battle Lake | 22.1 | 51 | 2.05 | 3.62 | 55.6% | 5 | None |
| Pelican Valley Health Center Pelican Rapids | 23.5 | 28 | 3.19 | 5.11 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| Fair Oaks Lodge Wadena | 24.8 | 65 | 2.48 | 4.44 | 52.5% | 2 | $27,047 |
| Green Pine Acres Nursing Home Menahga | 26.1 | 65 | 3.48 | 4.77 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Sunnyside Care Center Lake Park | 29.5 | 30 | 3.55 | 5.07 | 28.9% | 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.