St Ottos Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Ottos Care Center is a 86-bed for-profit nursing home in Little Falls, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 28.2% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
St Ottos Care Center
920 Southeast 4th StreetLittle Falls, MN 56345
Morrison 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 St Ottos Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 206 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.14 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.17 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 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
28.2% of nursing staff at St Ottos 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 21.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. 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. St Ottos Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About St Ottos Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: St Ottos Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1983
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near St Ottos Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Little Falls Care Center Little Falls | 1.0 | 64 | 2.79 | 3.61 | 52.6% | 2 | None |
| Pierz Villa Inc Pierz | 12.5 | 45 | 3.13 | 4.30 | — | 4 | None |
| Cura of Long Prairie Long Prairie · staffing data not validated | 23.6 | 60 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy Albany | 25.0 | 76 | 3.27 | 4.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $97,996 |
| Country Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center Sartell | 25.4 | 131 | 3.65 | 5.63 | 44.4% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Woodland Brainerd | 26.2 | 40 | 2.18 | 3.48 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| Central Todd County Care Center Clarissa | 26.3 | 45 | 2.98 | 4.56 | 32.8% | 5 | None |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Sauk Rapids | 26.6 | 146 | 3.27 | 4.92 | 38.6% | 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.