Rochester Restorative Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rochester Restorative Care Center is a 85-bed for-profit nursing home in Rochester, Minnesota, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.30 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 100.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Rochester Restorative Care Center
501 Eighth Avenue SoutheastRochester, MN 55904
Olmsted 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 Rochester Restorative Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.30 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Minnesota average. With about 63 residents a day, that works out to roughly 145 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.30 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.54 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.83 | 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
100.0% of nursing staff at Rochester Restorative 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 100.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $387,209 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | Fine | $168,280 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Payment Denial | 5 days from May 14, 2026 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Fine | $145,385 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Fine | $73,544 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Payment Denial | 33 days from Dec 2, 2023 |
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. Rochester Restorative Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Rochester Restorative Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Rochester East LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Rochester Restorative Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Charter House Inc Rochester | 0.8 | 32 | 4.49 | 9.47 | 53.8% | 5 | $8,824 |
| Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth Rochester | 1.1 | 128 | 2.25 | 3.53 | 47.4% | 3 | $27,555 |
| Edenbrook of Rochester Rochester | 2.6 | 81 | 2.02 | 3.75 | 42.6% | 2 | $53,260 |
| Edenbrook Rochester West Rochester | 2.8 | 48 | 2.24 | 4.25 | 34.4% | 2 | $14,518 |
| Madonna Towers of Rochester Rochester | 3.8 | 62 | 2.38 | 3.97 | 60.5% | 3 | $10,196 |
| Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center Rochester | 4.8 | 56 | 2.55 | 5.09 | 73.5% | 1 | None |
| Stewartville Care Center Stewartville · abuse citation | 11.2 | 50 | 2.68 | 4.36 | 60.3% | 1 | $11,911 |
| Edenbrook Pine Haven Pine Island · staffing data not validated | 16.2 | 70 | — | — | 73.6% | 2 | $14,898 |
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.