Traverse Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Traverse Care Center is a 44-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wheaton, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Minnesota average of 2.52.
Traverse Care Center
303 Seventh Street SouthWheaton, MN 56296
Traverse 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 Traverse Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.65 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Minnesota average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 69 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.65 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.14 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.10 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.72 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Traverse Care Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Traverse Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Traverse Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Minnewaska Community Homecare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 13, 2024
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Traverse Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Essentia Health Grace Home Graceville | 16.8 | 30 | 2.32 | 4.42 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Browns Valley Health Center Browns Valley · abuse citation | 21.6 | 31 | 2.72 | 4.19 | 40.0% | 3 | $26,685 |
| St Gerard's Community of Care Hankinson | 26.9 | 34 | 3.18 | 4.67 | 34.2% | 3 | $48,233 |
| Tekakwitha Living Center Sisseton | 28.5 | 40 | 1.55 | 2.67 | — | 2 | $37,079 |
| Barrett Care Center Inc Barrett | 30.0 | 40 | 2.94 | 4.99 | 39.2% | 5 | None |
| West Wind Village Morris | 31.0 | 45 | 2.35 | 3.77 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Wilmot Care Center Inc Wilmot · SFF candidate | 32.3 | 26 | 2.77 | 4.20 | 60.5% | 1 | $28,028 |
| St Francis Home Breckenridge | 32.5 | 80 | 2.52 | 4.20 | 32.6% | 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.