Minnesota has 338 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Home | Cold Spring | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| 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 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Living Of Golden Valley Care & Rehab Ctr | Golden Valley | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Country Manor Health & Rehab Ctr | Sartell | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Ecumen Lakeshore | Duluth | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn Home In Waconia | Waconia | Special Focus |
| Bywood East Health Care | Minneapolis | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| 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 |
| Rochester Rehabilitation And Living Center | Rochester | Special Focus |
| Rochester Restorative Care Center | Rochester | 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 |
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. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 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.