The Gardens at Winsted LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Gardens at Winsted LLC is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Winsted, Minnesota, part of Monarch Healthcare Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 55.6% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
The Gardens at Winsted LLC
551 Fourth Street NorthWinsted, MN 55395
Mc Leod 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 Gardens at Winsted LLC, nurse aides logged 1.87 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Minnesota average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 73 aide hours a day, or about 9 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) | 1.87 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.36 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
55.6% of nursing staff at The Gardens at Winsted LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 83.3%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,021 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2024 | Fine | $8,021 |
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. The Gardens at Winsted LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About The Gardens at Winsted LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Monarch Healthcare Management, 45 homes
- Legal name: Gardens at Winsted LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Gardens at Winsted LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake Howard Lake | 6.5 | 32 | 2.14 | 4.06 | 9.1% | 4 | None |
| The Estates at Delano LLC Delano | 9.4 | 39 | 1.83 | 3.35 | — | 4 | $11,928 |
| Cokato Manor Cokato | 10.5 | 56 | 2.69 | 3.66 | 44.2% | 5 | None |
| Glenfields Living with Care Glencoe | 14.0 | 108 | 3.01 | 4.83 | — | 4 | None |
| Lakeside Generations Health Care Center Dassel | 14.6 | 55 | 2.47 | 4.03 | 53.1% | 4 | None |
| Auburn Home in Waconia Waconia | 15.3 | 37 | 2.47 | 3.78 | 61.7% | 2 | $10,513 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre Waconia | 15.4 | 75 | 2.48 | 4.02 | 51.9% | 2 | $27,378 |
| Park View Health Care Center Buffalo | 16.0 | 92 | 2.59 | 4.69 | 32.0% | 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.