Sunnyside Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sunnyside Care Center is a 30-bed government-run nursing home in Lake Park, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.55 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 41% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 28.9% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Sunnyside Care Center
16561 Us Highway 10Lake Park, MN 56554
Becker 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 Sunnyside Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.55 hours per resident per day, 41% above the Minnesota average. With about 27 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.55 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.07 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.47 | 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
28.9% of nursing staff at Sunnyside 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 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Sunnyside Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Sunnyside Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Sunnyside Nursing Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sunnyside Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Essentia Health Oak Crossing Detroit Lakes | 10.8 | 84 | 3.44 | 5.06 | 24.3% | 5 | $7,446 |
| Emmanuel Nursing Home Detroit Lakes | 11.3 | 57 | 2.38 | 4.57 | 48.7% | 3 | $53,847 |
| Viking Manor Nursing Home Ulen | 17.2 | 45 | 2.38 | 3.42 | 12.2% | 5 | None |
| Frazee Care Center Frazee | 19.5 | 42 | 2.72 | 4.33 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Pelican Valley Health Center Pelican Rapids | 21.3 | 28 | 3.19 | 5.11 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| Valley Care and Rehab LLC Barnesville | 21.6 | 35 | 2.57 | 4.24 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| Perham Living Perham | 29.5 | 96 | 3.29 | 5.45 | 30.0% | 5 | None |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen | 30.2 | 32 | 2.89 | 4.24 | — | 2 | $12,534 |
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.