Nursing Homes in Winthrop, MN- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 14, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Winthrop
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 14, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Winthrop has a total of 10 active skilled nursing facilities and 680 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Winthrop of 1,347, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.98 persons in Winthrop. There were 559 residents in nursing homes as April 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.21 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Winthrop has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Winthrop and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.90 0.99 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.74 2.42 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.61 0.67 / 0.88
All Staff 4.24 4.08 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Minnesota.

COVID-19 Infections in Winthrop Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Winthrop there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Winthrop

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Winthrop Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Winthrop, MN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Winthrop

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Winthrop based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
Harmony River Living Center
1555 SHERWOOD STREET SOUTHEAST
HUTCHINSON, MN
10.67
Glenfields Living With Care
1805 HENNEPIN AVENUE NORTH
GLENCOE, MN
16.00
Sleepy Eye Care Center
1105 3RD AVENUE SOUTHWEST
SLEEPY EYE, MN
42.67
Buffalo Lake Health Care Center
703 WEST YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
BUFFALO LAKE, MN
11.33
Divine Providence Community Home
700 THIRD AVENUE NORTHWEST
SLEEPY EYE, MN
38.00
Cura of Le Sueur
621 SOUTH 4TH STREET
LE SUEUR, MN
16.00
Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter
1907 KLEIN STREET
ST PETER, MN
41.33
Oak Hills Living Center
1314 EIGHTH STREET NORTH
NEW ULM, MN
90.17
Good Samaritan Society - Arlington
411 SEVENTH AVENUE NORTHWEST
ARLINGTON, MN
78.67
Bayside Manor LLC
640 THIRD STREET
GAYLORD, MN
70.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Winthrop based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Bayside Manor LLC
640 THIRD STREET
GAYLORD, MN
70.00
Good Samaritan Society - Arlington
411 SEVENTH AVENUE NORTHWEST
ARLINGTON, MN
78.67
Oak Hills Living Center
1314 EIGHTH STREET NORTH
NEW ULM, MN
90.17
Divine Providence Community Home
700 THIRD AVENUE NORTHWEST
SLEEPY EYE, MN
38.00
Cura of Le Sueur
621 SOUTH 4TH STREET
LE SUEUR, MN
16.00
Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter
1907 KLEIN STREET
ST PETER, MN
41.33
Sleepy Eye Care Center
1105 3RD AVENUE SOUTHWEST
SLEEPY EYE, MN
42.67
Buffalo Lake Health Care Center
703 WEST YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
BUFFALO LAKE, MN
11.33
Harmony River Living Center
1555 SHERWOOD STREET SOUTHEAST
HUTCHINSON, MN
10.67
Glenfields Living With Care
1805 HENNEPIN AVENUE NORTH
GLENCOE, MN
16.00

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