West Wind Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
West Wind Village is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Morris, Minnesota, part of St. Francis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 36.4% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
West Wind Village
1001 Scotts AvenueMorris, MN 56267
Stevens 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 West Wind Village, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Minnesota average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 99 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) | 2.35 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.79 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
36.4% of nursing staff at West Wind Village left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 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. West Wind Village holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About West Wind Village
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: St. Francis Health Services, 14 homes
- Legal name: Morris Health Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1983
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near West Wind Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Minnewaska Community Health Services Starbuck | 19.3 | 39 | 4.73 | 7.14 | 61.5% | 2 | $25,150 |
| Barrett Care Center Inc Barrett | 22.1 | 40 | 2.94 | 4.99 | 39.2% | 5 | None |
| Essentia Health Grace Home Graceville | 24.5 | 30 | 2.32 | 4.42 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Glenwood Village Care Center Glenwood | 26.4 | 64 | 2.57 | 4.17 | 93.1% | 1 | $15,592 |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · many days without an RN | 27.1 | 47 | 3.07 | 4.81 | 34.0% | 3 | None |
| Traverse Care Center Wheaton | 31.0 | 44 | 2.65 | 4.10 | — | 5 | None |
| Evansville Care Center Evansville | 31.1 | 27 | 2.29 | 3.92 | 16.0% | 5 | None |
| Fairway View Neighborhoods Ortonville · abuse citation | 31.2 | 51 | 3.24 | 4.84 | 28.1% | 2 | 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.