Pioneer Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pioneer Care Center is a 105-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 32.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Pioneer Care Center
1131 South Mabelle AvenueFergus Falls, MN 56537
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 Pioneer Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.10 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Minnesota average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 283 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.10 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.55 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.13 | 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
32.7% of nursing staff at Pioneer Care 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 21.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 3, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Pioneer Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Pioneer Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Pioneer Home Incorporated
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 11, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pioneer Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| LB Broen Home Fergus Falls | 0.3 | 74 | 2.32 | 3.89 | — | 2 | None |
| MN Veterans Home-Fergus Falls Fergus Falls · abuse citation | 2.1 | 85 | 2.78 | 5.17 | 27.2% | 4 | $23,520 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Battle Lake Battle Lake | 16.4 | 51 | 2.05 | 3.62 | 55.6% | 5 | None |
| Pelican Valley Health Center Pelican Rapids | 20.5 | 28 | 3.19 | 5.11 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| St Francis Home Breckenridge | 25.2 | 80 | 2.52 | 4.20 | 32.6% | 5 | None |
| Evansville Care Center Evansville | 25.3 | 27 | 2.29 | 3.92 | 16.0% | 5 | None |
| St Catherines Living Center Wahpeton · abuse citation | 26.2 | 49 | 1.92 | 3.41 | 56.4% | 2 | $56,329 |
| Barrett Care Center Inc Barrett | 26.6 | 40 | 2.94 | 4.99 | 39.2% | 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.