NursingHomeGrade

Best Nursing Homes in Minnesota

The highest-rated nursing facilities in Minnesota, ranked by NursingHomeGrade Score — a composite of RN staffing, health deficiencies, and CMS quality ratings. The top-rated facility scores 100/100, the median score across the 100 ranked facilities is 87/100, and 99 hold an A grade.

Rankings

# Facility Location Grade Score RN Hours Deficiencies
1 BOUNDARY WATERS CARE CENTER ELY, MN A 100 1.30 0
2 FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY TRANS SERV MINNEAPOLIS, MN A 100 6.12 0
3 VALLEY CARE AND REHAB LLC BARNESVILLE, MN A 100 0.95 0
4 HAVEN HOMES OF MAPLE PLAIN MAPLE PLAIN, MN A 100 0.98 0
5 GRAND VILLAGE GRAND RAPIDS, MN A 99 0.93 1
6 ELIM WELLSPRING HEALTH CARE CENTER PRINCETON, MN A 99 0.88 1
7 CHARTER HOUSE INC ROCHESTER, MN A 98 3.47 1
8 KNUTE NELSON CARE CENTER ALEXANDRIA, MN A 97 1.01 2
9 LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM STAPLES, MN A 96 0.82 2
10 ECUMEN LAKESHORE DULUTH, MN A 95 1.71 0
11 FRAZEE CARE CENTER FRAZEE, MN A 95 1.03 1
12 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - COMFORCARE AUSTIN, MN A 95 0.92 0
13 COVENANT LIVING OF GOLDEN VALLEY CARE & REHAB CTR GOLDEN VALLEY, MN A 95 1.02 0
14 COUNTRY MANOR HEALTHCARE AND REHAB CENTER SARTELL, MN A 95 0.82 0
15 LANGTON SHORES ROSEVILLE, MN A 95 1.42 0
16 PIONEER CARE CENTER FERGUS FALLS, MN A 95 1.04 0
17 ESSENTIA HEALTH NORTHERN PINES MEDICAL CENTER AURORA, MN A 95 1.08 0
18 PARK VIEW HEALTH CARE CENTER BUFFALO, MN A 95 1.43 0
19 ALLINA HEALTH RESTORATIVE SUITES PLYMOUTH, MN A 95 2.43 0
20 PELICAN VALLEY HEALTH CENTER PELICAN RAPIDS, MN A 94 1.17 1
21 MOUNT OLIVET HOME MINNEAPOLIS, MN A 94 0.83 3
22 KARLSTAD HEALTHCARE CENTER INC KARLSTAD, MN A 93 0.92 2
23 PRAIRIE MANOR CARE CENTER BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN A 92 0.86 0
24 FOLKESTONE WAYZATA, MN A 92 1.20 2
25 GOOD SAMARITAN AMBASSADOR NEW HOPE, MN A 90 1.79 0
26 ST OTTOS CARE CENTER LITTLE FALLS, MN A 90 1.14 0
27 OSTRANDER CARE AND REHAB OSTRANDER, MN A 90 1.18 1
28 GALEON OSAKIS, MN A 90 1.08 0
29 VALLEY VIEW HEALTHCARE & REHAB HOUSTON, MN A 90 0.95 0
30 AUGUSTANA CARE HASTINGS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION HASTINGS, MN A 89 1.16 2
31 TRINITY CARE CENTER FARMINGTON, MN A 89 0.98 4
32 THE ESTATES AT LINDEN LLC STILLWATER, MN A 89 1.09 3
33 THE GREEN PRAIRIE REHABILITATION CENTER PLAINVIEW, MN A 89 1.07 7
34 WHISPERING CREEK JANESVILLE, MN A 89 1.07 1
35 CAPITAL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER SAINT PAUL, MN A 89 2.36 1
36 THE BIRCHES AT TRILLIUM WOODS PLYMOUTH, MN A 89 1.33 4
37 ANOKA REHABILITATION AND LIVING CENTER ANOKA, MN A 88 1.19 4
38 APPLE VALLEY VILLAGE HEALTH CARE CENTER APPLE VALLEY, MN A 88 1.39 5
39 ANNANDALE CARE CENTER INC ANNANDALE, MN A 88 1.01 1
40 FIELD CREST CARE CENTER HAYFIELD, MN A 88 0.71 1
41 ESSENTIA HEALTH GRACE HOME GRACEVILLE, MN A 88 1.27 0
42 SUNNYSIDE CARE CENTER LAKE PARK, MN A 88 0.93 2
43 HARMONY GARDENS MAPLEWOOD, MN A 87 1.40 4
44 GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN HOME RUSHFORD, MN A 87 0.70 2
45 COKATO MANOR COKATO, MN A 87 0.69 2
46 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - BETHANY BRAINERD, MN A 87 1.53 2
47 EVANSVILLE CARE CENTER EVANSVILLE, MN A 87 1.29 2
48 REDEEMER HEALTH CARE CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN A 87 0.76 7
49 GUNDERSEN HARMONY CARE CENTER HARMONY, MN A 87 0.80 0
50 LIFECARE GREENBUSH MANOR GREENBUSH, MN A 87 1.07 2
51 TRAVERSE CARE CENTER WHEATON, MN A 87 1.30 4
52 MOUNT OLIVET CAREVIEW HOME MINNEAPOLIS, MN A 86 1.33 4
53 ESSENTIA HEALTH OAK CROSSING DETROIT LAKES, MN A 86 1.30 1
54 LAKEVIEW METHODIST HEALTH CARE CENTER FAIRMONT, MN A 86 0.75 7
55 MINNESOTA MASONIC HOME CARE CENTER BLOOMINGTON, MN A 86 1.53 6
56 CURA OF WATKINS WATKINS, MN A 86 1.11 0
57 MILACA ELIM MEADOWS HEALTH CARE CENTER MILACA, MN A 86 1.19 7
58 ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA CARE CENT VIRGINIA, MN A 86 2.15 3
59 PERHAM LIVING PERHAM, MN A 86 1.37 3
60 LAKESIDE GENERATIONS HEALTH CARE CENTER DASSEL, MN A 86 1.21 1
61 WEST WIND VILLAGE MORRIS, MN A 85 0.79 1
62 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - BATTLE LAKE BATTLE LAKE, MN A 85 0.99 1
63 CHOSEN VALLEY CARE CENTER CHATFIELD, MN A 85 0.97 0
64 GRACEPOINTE CROSSING GABLES CAMBRIDGE, MN A 85 0.70 3
65 PARKVIEW HOME BELVIEW, MN A 85 1.16 5
66 LAKE RIDGE CARE CENTER OF BUFFALO, INC. BUFFALO, MN A 85 1.11 3
67 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - ST JAMES ST JAMES, MN A 85 0.75 1
68 SLEEPY EYE REHABILITATI CENTER SLEEPY EYE, MN A 84 0.87 1
69 ST FRANCIS HOME BRECKENRIDGE, MN A 84 1.25 4
70 TRUMAN SENIOR LIVING TRUMAN, MN B 84 0.90 5
71 OAK HILLS LIVING CENTER NEW ULM, MN A 84 1.03 2
72 HALSTAD LIVING CENTER HALSTAD, MN A 84 0.81 1
73 SHOLOM HOME WEST SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN A 84 1.34 4
74 MN VETERANS HOME-FERGUS FALLS FERGUS FALLS, MN A 84 1.85 3
75 INTERFAITH CARE CENTER CARLTON, MN A 83 1.14 5
76 NORTH SHORE HEALTH GRAND MARAIS, MN A 83 1.92 2
77 THREE LINKS CARE CENTER NORTHFIELD, MN A 83 1.00 1
78 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - WOODLAND BRAINERD, MN A 83 0.90 1
79 ST WILLIAMS LIVING CENTER PARKERS PRAIRIE, MN A 83 1.01 4
80 AURORA ON FRANCE EDINA, MN A 83 2.53 8
81 HEARTWOOD CROSBY, MN A 82 1.45 2
82 CORNERSTONE NSG & REHAB CENTER BAGLEY, MN A 82 1.05 2
83 ECUMEN NORTH BRANCH NORTH BRANCH, MN A 82 0.98 3
84 PRESBYTERIAN HOMES OF BLOOMINGTON BLOOMINGTON, MN A 82 1.40 2
85 GREEN PINE ACRES NURSING HOME MENAHGA, MN A 82 0.71 2
86 MN VETERANS HOME SILVER BAY SILVER BAY, MN A 82 1.63 5
87 MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER MAHNOMEN, MN A 81 0.80 6
88 ST JOHN LUTHERAN HOME SPRINGFIELD, MN A 81 0.82 4
89 SANFORD HEALTH SYLVAN COURT CANBY, MN A 81 0.74 1
90 FIRST CARE LIVING CENTER FOSSTON, MN A 81 1.55 4
91 COURAGE KENNY REHABILITATION INSTITUTES TRP GOLDEN VALLEY, MN A 81 2.78 7
92 BROWNS VALLEY HEALTH CENTER BROWNS VALLEY, MN A 81 0.91 4
93 MN VETERANS HOME-LUVERNE LUVERNE, MN A 81 1.57 2
94 AVERA GRANITE FALLS CARE CENTER GRANITE FALLS, MN A 80 0.82 5
95 EDENBROOK OF EDINA MINNEAPOLIS, MN A 80 1.11 8
96 ST CLARE LIVING COMMUNITY OF MORA MORA, MN A 80 0.96 5
97 FLAGSTONE EDEN PRAIRIE, MN A 80 1.23 10
98 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - INTERNATIONAL FALLS INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN A 80 1.07 3
99 THE ESTATES AT BLOOMINGTON LLC BLOOMINGTON, MN A 80 1.13 7
100 FAIRVIEW CARE CENTER DODGE CENTER, MN A 80 0.75 4
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Methodology

Rankings are determined by NursingHomeGrade Score, a 0–100 composite that weights RN staffing compliance (35%), health inspection deficiencies (30%), CMS quality ratings (20%), and staffing consistency (15%). Data is sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog and updated regularly.

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