Prairie Manor Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Prairie Manor Care Center is a 39-bed nonprofit nursing home in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. 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 43.5% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Prairie Manor Care Center
220 Third Street NorthwestBlooming Prairie, MN 55917
Steele 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 Prairie Manor Care Center, 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 14% 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 | 0.85 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.86 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.36 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.76 | 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
43.5% of nursing staff at Prairie Manor 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 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 19, 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 1 fine totaling $43,300 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2024 | Fine | $43,300 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Payment Denial | 7 days from Mar 8, 2024 |
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. Prairie Manor Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Prairie Manor Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Prairie Manor, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Prairie Manor Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Field Crest Care Center Hayfield | 10.7 | 35 | 3.50 | 5.29 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare Austin | 14.5 | 45 | 2.60 | 4.04 | 28.3% | 5 | $21,645 |
| Fairview Care Center Dodge Center | 14.8 | 46 | 2.37 | 3.87 | — | 3 | None |
| Sacred Heart Care Center Austin | 15.1 | 59 | 3.66 | 5.64 | — | 2 | None |
| St Marks Living Austin | 15.5 | 45 | 3.31 | 4.70 | 51.8% | 1 | $127,000 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea Albert Lea | 19.0 | 80 | 2.72 | 4.64 | 23.8% | 4 | $17,345 |
| Benedictine Living Community Owatonna Owatonna | 20.7 | 79 | 2.51 | 4.07 | 50.0% | 1 | $36,638 |
| Thorne Crest Retirement Center Albert Lea | 20.8 | 52 | 2.35 | 3.76 | 72.7% | 1 | $43,082 |
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.