The Birches at Trillium Woods: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Birches at Trillium Woods is a 44-bed for-profit nursing home in Plymouth, Minnesota, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 21.1% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
The Birches at Trillium Woods
14585 59th Avenue NorthPlymouth, MN 55446
Hennepin 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 The Birches at Trillium Woods, nurse aides logged 3.19 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Minnesota average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.19 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.33 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.48 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.92 | 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
21.1% of nursing staff at The Birches at Trillium Woods left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 15.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. The Birches at Trillium Woods holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About The Birches at Trillium Woods
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: Trillium Woods LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 30, 2015
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Birches at Trillium Woods
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Allina Health Restorative Suites Plymouth | 3.6 | 50 | 2.37 | 5.19 | 38.8% | 5 | None |
| North Ridge Health and Rehab New Hope · SFF candidate | 3.8 | 320 | 2.12 | 4.23 | 27.5% | 1 | $25,480 |
| Mission Nursing Home Plymouth · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 3.8 | 70 | 0.66 | 1.09 | 24.0% | 1 | $14,015 |
| Woodlake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Crystal | 4.2 | 188 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 28.2% | 3 | None |
| The Villas at Osseo LLC Osseo · abuse citation | 5.1 | 100 | 1.84 | 3.59 | 46.8% | 1 | $48,399 |
| Good Samaritan Ambassador New Hope | 5.5 | 77 | 2.33 | 4.56 | 32.3% | 5 | None |
| Maranatha Care Center Brooklyn Center | 5.9 | 97 | 2.50 | 4.24 | 25.0% | 4 | None |
| The Terrace at Crystal LLC Crystal · Special Focus Facility | 6.3 | 85 | 3.15 | 4.78 | 34.7% | — | $80,370 |
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.