Minnesota has 338 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
89 Minnesota facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Waters Care Center | Ely | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Elim Wellspring Health Care Center | Princeton | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Fairview University Trans Serv | Minneapolis | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Haven Homes Of Maple Plain | Maple Plain | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Knute Nelson Care Center | Alexandria | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Care And Rehab Llc | Barnesville | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Country Manor Healthcare And Rehab Center | Sartell | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Living Of Golden Valley Care & Rehab Ctr | Golden Valley | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Ecumen Lakeshore | Duluth | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center | Aurora | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 22 Minnesota facilities with an abuse icon and lists 12 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Bywood East Health Care | Minneapolis | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Franklin Restorative Care Center | Franklin | Special Focus |
| Highland Chateau Health And Rehabilitation Center | Saint Paul | Special Focus |
| North Ridge Health And Rehab | New Hope | Special Focus |
| Olivia Restorative Care Center | Olivia | Special Focus |
| Southside Care Center | Minneapolis | Special Focus |
| The Shores Of Worthington | Worthington | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| The Terrace At Crystal Llc | Crystal | Special Focus |
| Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center | Spring Grove | Special Focus |
| Valley View Manor Hcc | Lamberton | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Minnesota search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Nursing home reports from $47 · Assisted living from $29 in 11 states. One-time, no subscription. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.