Whitewater Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whitewater Health Services is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in St Charles, Minnesota, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 22.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Whitewater Health Services
525 Bluff AvenueSt Charles, MN 55972
Winona 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 Whitewater Health Services, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Minnesota average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 58 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.85 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.52 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.26 | 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
22.7% of nursing staff at Whitewater Health Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 2, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,452 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2024 | Fine | $16,452 |
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. Whitewater Health Services holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Whitewater Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Whitewater LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1985
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Whitewater Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chosen Valley Care Center Chatfield | 10.8 | 78 | 2.81 | 4.00 | 40.4% | 5 | None |
| The Green Prairie Rehabilitation Center Plainview | 14.6 | 42 | 1.83 | 3.29 | 38.9% | 5 | None |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Rushford | 19.3 | 65 | 2.51 | 3.98 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Sauer Health Care Winona | 19.5 | 61 | 2.40 | 3.60 | 43.1% | 1 | None |
| Rochester Restorative Care Center Rochester | 19.8 | 85 | 2.30 | 4.18 | 100.0% | 1 | $387,209 |
| Sainte Anne Extended Healthcare Winona | 20.0 | 103 | 2.42 | 3.85 | 47.7% | 4 | $22,757 |
| Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth Rochester | 20.4 | 128 | 2.25 | 3.53 | 47.4% | 3 | $27,555 |
| Charter House Inc Rochester | 20.5 | 32 | 4.49 | 9.47 | 53.8% | 5 | $8,824 |
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.