Sterling Park Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sterling Park Health Care Center is a 40-bed for-profit nursing home in Waite Park, Minnesota, part of Accura Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.42 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 65.3% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Sterling Park Health Care Center
142 North First StreetWaite Park, MN 56387
Stearns 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 Sterling Park Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.42 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Minnesota average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 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) | 2.42 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.22 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.19 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 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
65.3% of nursing staff at Sterling Park Health 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 69.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | Payment Denial | 3 days from Sep 4, 2025 |
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. Sterling Park Health Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Sterling Park Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Accura Healthcare, 41 homes
- Legal name: Sterling Park Healthcare Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sterling Park Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Sauk Rapids | 3.9 | 146 | 3.27 | 4.92 | 38.6% | 5 | None |
| Edenbrook of St Cloud Saint Cloud | 4.3 | 77 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 46.9% | 3 | None |
| Country Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center Sartell | 4.5 | 131 | 3.65 | 5.63 | 44.4% | 5 | None |
| St Benedicts Care Center Saint Cloud | 4.5 | 75 | 2.54 | 4.46 | 62.3% | 4 | None |
| Assumption Home Cold Spring | 12.5 | 76 | 2.52 | 4.01 | 44.1% | 5 | $17,345 |
| The Gardens at Foley LLC Foley | 16.3 | 78 | 2.08 | 3.62 | 56.4% | 2 | $8,824 |
| Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy Albany | 18.3 | 76 | 3.27 | 4.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $97,996 |
| Cura of Watkins Watkins | 18.7 | 50 | 2.84 | 4.55 | 60.6% | 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.