Sauer Health Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sauer Health Care is a 61-bed nonprofit nursing home in Winona, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 43.1% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Sauer Health Care
1635 West Service DriveWinona, MN 55987
Winona 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 Sauer Health Care, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Minnesota average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 112 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
43.1% of nursing staff at Sauer Health Care 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 Jan 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 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. Sauer Health Care holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Sauer Health Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 19, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sauer Health Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sainte Anne Extended Healthcare Winona | 0.5 | 103 | 2.42 | 3.85 | 47.7% | 4 | $22,757 |
| Lake Winona Manor Winona | 3.3 | 80 | 3.18 | 4.28 | 34.1% | 5 | None |
| Marinuka Manor Galesville | 17.2 | 50 | 2.35 | 3.85 | 7.9% | 5 | None |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Rushford | 17.9 | 65 | 2.51 | 3.98 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Whitewater Health Services St Charles | 19.5 | 45 | 1.85 | 3.52 | 22.7% | 2 | $16,452 |
| Valley View Healthcare & Rehab Houston | 20.8 | 40 | 2.94 | 4.20 | 19.1% | 5 | $26,685 |
| La Crescent Health Services La Crescent | 24.1 | 42 | 2.16 | 3.86 | 48.4% | 1 | None |
| The Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center Plainview | 25.8 | 42 | 1.83 | 3.29 | 38.9% | 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.