Nursing Homes in Minnesota
Minnesota has 346 licensed nursing homes listed on ElderCareCosts across 915 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $10,646/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.
337 of them have a CMS star rating.
Cost of nursing homes in Minnesota
Median monthly price, Minnesota
$10,646/mo
Estimated range $10,163 – $13,870
● Minnesota $10,646 ○ National median $10,205
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
CMS rating distribution in Minnesota
CMS overall star ratings for 337 nursing homes in Minnesota. We do not re-rank these scores.
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What federal inspectors recorded in Minnesota
Minnesota has 338 facilities certified by Medicare or Medicaid, as of the CMS penalty file published October 1, 2026. CMS publishes what it fined them, when it stopped paying for new admissions, how many nursing hours they staffed, and what its inspectors wrote up. These are those records counted. A penalty is an enforcement action on a date, not a verdict on the care a resident receives today.
- Facilities with a federal penalty
49%164 of 338 (49%)
A civil money penalty, a payment denial, or both, among the penalties CMS recorded between July 17, 2023 and September 23, 2026.
- Facilities where CMS stopped paying for new admissions
17%56 of 338 (17%)
A payment denial is CMS refusing to pay for newly admitted Medicare and Medicaid residents until the facility corrects the problem it cited.
- Median penalty total, among facilities that were fined
$25,981in fines · 142 facilities
The middle facility's total across every civil money penalty CMS recorded for it in this window, not the amount of a single fine.
- Median nurse staffing hours per resident day
4.18hours · 335 facilities
0.46 hours above the national median of 3.72 hours.
Total nurse hours per resident per day from payroll records CMS collects, quarter Q2 2026. Staffing is an input, not an outcome.
- Facilities with an inspection citation in the last 12 months
76%257 of 338 (76%)
Counts facilities with at least one deficiency CMS inspectors wrote up in the last 365 days. The most recent one here is dated August 5, 2026. A facility inspected and found compliant records no citation, so this is not a survey date.
These figures cover nursing homes only. CMS keeps these penalty, staffing and inspection records for Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes. Assisted living, memory care and home care agencies are licensed by each state under different rules, so their records are not comparable.
Each share above shows how many facilities it is based on. Where there are too few for a percentage to mean much, we show the count instead. More in our methodology.
Minnesota licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in Minnesota
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Minnesota Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Minnesota resolve concerns about care and rights.
Medicaid programs for care at home
- Elderly Waiver. Minnesota Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver (EW) for adults 65+ who meet nursing home level of care (CMS: MN Elderly Waiver).
National helplines
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Minnesota
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Counties in Minnesota
- Hennepin County55
- Ramsey County28
- Saint Louis County17
- Dakota County11
- Stearns County9
- Fillmore County8
- Olmsted County8
- Washington County8
- Otter Tail County7
- Wright County7
- Anoka County6
- Beltrami County5
- Blue Earth County5
- Redwood County5
- Becker County4
- Brown County4
- Chisago County4
- Douglas County4
- Goodhue County4
- Itasca County4
- Mower County4
- Polk County4
- Renville County4
- Scott County4
- Winona County4
- Benton County3
- Carver County3
- Chippewa County3
- Clay County3
- Cottonwood County3
- Crow Wing County3
- Freeborn County3
- Houston County3
- Kandiyohi County3
- Meeker County3
- Mille Lacs County3
- Morrison County3
- Rock County3
- Roseau County3
- Todd County3
Nursing Homes providers in Minnesota
Some of the licensed nursing homes in Minnesota. Open a city page for the full local list.
Waverly Gardens
Villa St Vincent
Thorne Crest Retirement Center
Presbyterian Homes of Blooming
Oakland Park Communities INC
Madonna Towers of Rochester
Harmony River Living Center
Folkestone
Flagstone
Ecumen North Branch
Cornerstone Villa
Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Minnesota have nursing homes listings?
Minnesota has nursing homes listings in 915 cities and towns. Find yours in the city list on this page, or search for it by name.
Past 60 days in Minnesota: 934 updated. Most recent change Nov 3. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.
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