Lowest-Rated Nursing Homes in Minnesota

Facilities in Minnesota with the lowest NursingHomeGrade Scores. A low score does not guarantee poor care in all areas — but families should review inspection records, staffing levels, and deficiency details carefully before choosing.

⚠ A low score indicates significant concerns in one or more areas: staffing, inspection violations, or quality measures. Visit each facility page for the full deficiency record and comparison data.

Rankings

# Facility Location Grade Score RN Hours Deficiencies
1 TWEETEN LUTHERAN HEALTH CARE CENTER SPRING GROVE, MN F 0 0.16 23
2 THE TERRACE AT CRYSTAL LLC CRYSTAL, MN F 0 0.57 30
3 FRANKLIN RESTORATIVE CARE CENTER FRANKLIN, MN F 0 0.31 15
4 WOODBURY HEALTH CARE CENTER WOODBURY, MN F 0 N/A 16
5 VILLAS AT BRYN MAWR LLC MINNEAPOLIS, MN F 7 0.68 19
6 GREEN LEA SENIOR LIVING MABEL, MN F 10 0.14 17
7 HIGHLAND CHATEAU HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER SAINT PAUL, MN F 12 1.30 22
8 THE WATERVIEW WOODS LLC EVELETH, MN F 15 0.26 13
9 BYWOOD EAST HEALTH CARE MINNEAPOLIS, MN F 17 0.46 21
10 CLARA CITY CARE CENTER CLARA CITY, MN F 17 N/A 4
11 HILLCREST HEALTH CARE, LLC MANKATO, MN F 19 0.89 16
12 HOPE SPRINGS AT MINNETONKA MINNETONKA, MN F 21 N/A 5
13 HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDRICKS, MN F 21 0.70 9
14 NORTH RIDGE HEALTH AND REHAB NEW HOPE, MN F 21 1.39 28
15 VALLEY VIEW MANOR HCC LAMBERTON, MN F 22 0.96 17
16 HOPKINS RESTORATIVE CARE CENTER HOPKINS, MN F 24 N/A 11
17 EDENBROOK PINE HAVEN PINE ISLAND, MN F 25 N/A 6
18 ST MARKS LIVING AUSTIN, MN F 26 0.69 12
19 GLENOAKS SENIOR LIVING CAMPUS NEW LONDON, MN F 27 0.71 14
20 OLIVIA RESTORATIVE CARE CENTER OLIVIA, MN F 29 0.73 9
21 WABASSO RESTORATIVE CARE CENTER WABASSO, MN F 31 0.53 19
22 PROVIDENCE PLACE MINNEAPOLIS, MN F 31 0.67 18
23 MISSION NURSING HOME PLYMOUTH, MN F 32 0.32 7
24 BAYSHORE RESIDENCE AND REHABILITATION CENTER DULUTH, MN F 33 0.83 12
25 AITKIN HEALTH SERVICES AITKIN, MN F 33 1.19 12
26 STEWARTVILLE CARE CENTER STEWARTVILLE, MN F 34 0.89 8
27 CURA OF LONG PRAIRIE LONG PRAIRIE, MN F 34 N/A 1
28 NEW RICHLAND CARE CENTER NEW RICHLAND, MN D 35 N/A 0
29 ROCHESTER REHABILITATION AND LIVING CENTER ROCHESTER, MN D 37 2.09 9
30 BENEDICTINE CARE COMMUNITY ADA, MN D 37 0.75 21
31 THE VILLAS AT NEW BRIGHTON NEW BRIGHTON, MN D 37 0.82 16
32 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - WINDOM WINDOM, MN D 38 0.84 22
33 LAKEHOUSE HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN D 38 0.70 23
34 THE VILLAS AT ST PAUL SAINT PAUL, MN D 39 0.91 13
35 ROCHESTER RESTORATIVE CARE CENTER ROCHESTER, MN D 39 1.54 19
36 CREST VIEW LUTHERAN HOME COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN D 39 1.02 22
37 SOUTHSIDE CARE CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN D 40 0.92 27
38 VICTORY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN D 40 0.38 13
39 THE ESTATES AT LYNNHURST LLC SAINT PAUL, MN D 40 0.89 14
40 BIRCHWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER FOREST LAKE, MN D 40 0.78 11
41 WHITEWATER HEALTH SERVICES ST CHARLES, MN D 41 1.00 10
42 HAYES RESIDENCE SAINT PAUL, MN D 42 0.33 8
43 THE ESTATES AT TWIN RIVERS LLC ANOKA, MN D 42 0.83 9
44 LITTLE FALLS CARE CENTER LITTLE FALLS, MN D 43 0.59 18
45 THE GARDENS AT FOLEY LLC FOLEY, MN D 43 0.84 14
46 LA CRESCENT HEALTH SERVICES LA CRESCENT, MN D 43 1.38 22
47 THE EMERALDS AT ST PAUL LLC SAINT PAUL, MN D 43 1.75 9
48 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - WACONIA AND WESTVIEW ACRE WACONIA, MN D 43 1.10 17
49 THE VILLAS AT THE CEDARS SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN D 43 0.77 19
50 THE VILLAS AT OSSEO LLC OSSEO, MN D 44 0.99 16
51 EDGEBROOK CARE CENTER EDGERTON, MN D 44 0.52 7
52 MEEKER MANOR REHABLITATION CENTER, LLC LITCHFIELD, MN D 44 0.56 10
53 THE VILLAS AT BROOKVIEW GOLDEN VALLEY, MN D 44 0.83 22
54 MEADOWS ON FAIRVIEW WYOMING, MN D 45 N/A 0
55 MN VETERANS HOME-MPLS MINNEAPOLIS, MN D 45 1.47 6
56 TUFF MEMORIAL HOME HILLS, MN D 45 N/A 0
57 THE VILLAS AT ST LOUIS PARK SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN D 46 0.62 17
58 VILLA ST. VINCENT CROOKSTON, MN D 47 0.71 8
59 THE GARDENS AT WINSTED LLC WINSTED, MN D 47 1.07 18
60 THORNE CREST RETIREMENT CENTER ALBERT LEA, MN D 47 1.00 22
61 BENEDICTINE LIVING COMMUNITY OWATONNA OWATONNA, MN D 48 0.89 16
62 CURA OF MELROSE MELROSE, MN D 48 0.72 10
63 JOURDAIN PERPICH EXT CARE FAC REDLAKE, MN D 49 N/A 1
64 THE WATERVIEW PINES LLC VIRGINIA, MN D 49 0.79 14
65 THE SHORES OF WORTHINGTON WORTHINGTON, MN C 50 1.07 9
66 PATHSTONE LIVING MANKATO, MN C 50 1.23 20
67 BENEDICTINE LIVING COMMUNITY MOTHER OF MERCY ALBANY, MN C 50 0.69 8
68 MARTIN LUTHER CARE CENTER BLOOMINGTON, MN C 50 1.63 14
69 THE ESTATES AT ROSEVILLE LLC ROSEVILLE, MN C 50 0.53 14
70 EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOME THE GARDENS SAINT PAUL, MN C 51 0.57 13
71 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - BLACKDUCK BLACKDUCK, MN C 51 0.74 9
72 PARK RIVER HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER LL COON RAPIDS, MN C 51 0.73 18
73 CURA OF WILLMAR WILLMAR, MN C 51 1.14 7
74 HAVENWOOD CARE CENTER BEMIDJI, MN C 51 0.84 14
75 ST ANTHONY HEALTH & REHABILITATION ST ANTHONY, MN C 51 1.13 6
76 CURA OF MONTICELLO MONTICELLO, MN C 52 1.42 15
77 THE EMERALDS AT GRAND RAPIDS LLC GRAND RAPIDS, MN C 52 0.95 7
78 CENTRAL HEALTH CARE CENTER LE CENTER, MN C 52 0.62 2
79 MAPLETON COMMUNITY HOME MAPLETON, MN C 52 0.62 7
80 THE EMERALDS AT FAIRBAULT LLC FARIBAULT, MN C 52 0.87 21
81 NEILSON PLACE BEMIDJI, MN C 52 0.89 9
82 GIL-MOR MANOR MORGAN, MN C 53 0.61 13
83 OAKLAND PARK COMMUNITIES, INC. THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN C 53 1.09 8
84 OAKLAWN HEALTH CARE, LLC MANKATO, MN C 53 1.51 9
85 CURA OF SANDSTONE SANDSTONE, MN C 53 1.32 10
86 THE VILLAS AT ROBBINSDALE ROBBINSDALE, MN C 53 0.80 11
87 GLENWOOD VILLAGE CARE CENTER GLENWOOD, MN C 53 0.61 2
88 Heritage Manor CHISHOLM, MN C 53 0.96 16
89 HILLTOP HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED NURS DULUTH, MN C 54 0.96 10
90 WARROAD CARE CENTER WARROAD, MN C 54 0.84 7
91 PARKVIEW MANOR NURSING HOME ELLSWORTH, MN C 55 0.60 8
92 LITTLEFORK CARE CENTER LITTLEFORK, MN C 55 0.84 14
93 LB BROEN HOME FERGUS FALLS, MN C 55 0.69 2
94 THE ESTATES AT EXCELSIOR LLC EXCELSIOR, MN C 55 1.41 12
95 Franciscan Health Center DULUTH, MN C 55 1.19 14
96 GUARDIAN ANGELS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER HIBBING, MN C 55 0.75 16
97 EDENBROOK ROCHESTER WEST ROCHESTER, MN C 56 1.78 13
98 MAPLEWOOD REHABILITATION CENTER MAPLEWOOD, MN C 56 0.97 19
99 BENEDICTINE HEALTH CENTER DULUTH, MN C 56 0.80 12
100 GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - PIPESTONE PIPESTONE, MN C 57 0.69 7
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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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