Best-Rated Nursing Homes in Stearns County, MN (2026)

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   Country Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center

   ★★★★★ 5 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 131 certified beds · Sartell, MN

   Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 4 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 38 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. Quality ratings: 5 of 5 for short-term rehab, 1 of 5 for long-term care.

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   Assumption Home

   ★★★★★ 5 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 76 certified beds · Cold Spring, MN

   Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 01 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections include 1 citation for harm or immediate jeopardy; ask the home about them. It was fined $17,345 in the last three years. Quality ratings: 5 of 5 for short-term rehab, 4 of 5 for long-term care.

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   Belgrade Nursing Home

   ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 34 certified beds · Belgrade, MN

   Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 2 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 35 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm.

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   Cura of Paynesville

   ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 51 certified beds · Paynesville, MN

   Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 2 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 29 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. Quality ratings: 2 of 5 for short-term rehab, 3 of 5 for long-term care.

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   Edenbrook of St Cloud

   ★★★☆☆ 3 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 77 certified beds · Saint Cloud, MN

   Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall, with 3 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 3 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 54 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. Quality ratings: 1 of 5 for short-term rehab, 5 of 5 for long-term care.

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   Cura of Sauk Centre

   ★★★☆☆ 3 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 60 certified beds · Sauk Centre, MN

   Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall, with 3 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 2 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 26 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. Quality ratings: 1 of 5 for short-term rehab, 3 of 5 for long-term care.

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   Sterling Park Health Care Center

   ★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 40 certified beds · Waite Park, MN

   Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 overall, with 2 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 3 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 11 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections include 1 citation for harm or immediate jeopardy; ask the home about them. Quality ratings: 3 of 5 for short-term rehab, 2 of 5 for long-term care.

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   Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy

   ★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5 · Medicare overall rating · 76 certified beds · Albany, MN

   Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 overall, with 2 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 2 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 43 min a day with each resident (Minnesota average 4 hr 12 min). Its recent inspections include 2 citations for harm or immediate jeopardy; ask the home about them. It was fined $97,996 in the last three years. Quality ratings: 2 of 5 for short-term rehab, 2 of 5 for long-term care.

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How we rank. Homes are ordered by Medicare’s overall star rating. When two homes tie, the one with the better health inspection rating goes first, then staffing rating, then quality rating, then fewer serious citations, then lower fines. Homes still tied are listed alphabetically.

Medicare ratings can lag behind changes at a home. Always visit, ask about recent inspections, and confirm openings, insurance and care needs with each home. How we use Medicare data