Nursing Homes in Saint Louis County, MN
Licensed nursing homes providers across Saint Louis County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.
Licensed nursing homes providers: 17
Aftenro Home
The North Shore Estates LLC
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent
Viewcrest Health Center
Cook Hospital & Care Center
Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs
The Waterview Pines LLC
The Waterview Woods LLC
Franciscan Health Center
Heritage Manor
Guardian Angels Health & Rehab Center
Benedictine Health Center
Bayshore Residence and Rehabilitation Center
Ecumen Lakeshore
Boundary Waters Care Center
Cities in Saint Louis County
- Duluth · 8
What federal inspectors recorded here
Saint Louis County, MN has 17 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
41%7 of 17 (41%)
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
12%2 of 17 (12%)
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
$55,269in fines · 7 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
3.82hours · 17 facilities
0.36 hours below the Minnesota median of 4.18 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
71%12 of 17 (71%)
Counts facilities with at least one deficiency CMS inspectors wrote up in the last 365 days. The most recent one here is dated June 2, 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.
Local aging & Medicaid contacts
Long-term care ombudsman
Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.
Minnesota Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Source: State LTC OmbudsmanArea Agency on Aging
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging (AAAA) · (218) 722-5545
Source: State aging agencyAging & Disability Resource Center
Minnesota Aging and Disability Resources · 1-800-333-2433
Source: Aging & disability resource centerMedicare counseling (SHIP)
Minnesota State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)Minnesota Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.
- Elderly Waiver. Minnesota Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver (EW) for adults 65+ who meet nursing home level of care (CMS: MN Elderly Waiver).
Questions families ask
Which cities in Saint Louis County have nursing homes listings?
Saint Louis County has nursing homes in 1 city, each listed on this page with its own provider list.
Who do I call about a complaint at a nursing home in Saint Louis County?
Minnesota Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is the long-term care ombudsman program serving Saint Louis County. It takes complaints about care, safety and residents' rights. Its website is in the contacts section of this page.
Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Saint Louis County?
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging (AAAA) is the Area Agency on Aging covering Saint Louis County. Contact details on this page come from official aging-network sources.
How do families in Saint Louis County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?
Minnesota runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.
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