Sanford Health Sylvan Court: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sanford Health Sylvan Court is a 53-bed nonprofit nursing home in Canby, Minnesota, part of Sanford Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 41.8% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Sanford Health Sylvan Court
112 St Olaf Avenue SouthCanby, MN 56220
Yellow Medcine 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 Sanford Health Sylvan Court, nurse aides logged 2.80 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Minnesota average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 122 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.80 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.74 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.06 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 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
41.8% of nursing staff at Sanford Health Sylvan Court left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Sanford Health Sylvan Court holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Sanford Health Sylvan Court
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sanford Health, 4 homes
- Legal name: Sanford Health Network
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1987
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sanford Health Sylvan Court
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hendricks Community Hospital Hendricks · many days without an RN | 15.6 | 48 | 2.38 | 3.53 | 56.9% | 1 | None |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital & Home Dawson | 18.7 | 56 | 2.75 | 4.42 | 45.8% | 3 | None |
| Madison Healthcare Services Madison | 21.9 | 51 | 2.78 | 4.22 | 100.0% | 4 | $10,036 |
| Clarkfield Care Center Clarkfield | 23.7 | 30 | 2.54 | 4.01 | 48.6% | 4 | None |
| Avera Morningside Heights Care Center Marshall | 30.5 | 76 | 3.48 | 4.80 | 24.4% | 3 | $17,345 |
| Avera Sunrise Manor Tyler | 30.9 | 30 | 2.73 | 4.25 | 43.9% | 4 | None |
| Luther Haven Montevideo | 32.4 | 55 | 2.71 | 4.22 | 51.6% | 1 | $101,268 |
| Estelline Nursing and Care Center Estelline · many days without an RN | 34.0 | 60 | 1.38 | 2.04 | 28.8% | 4 | $16,826 |
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.
Explore next
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.