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Norris Square
⌖ Cottage Grove, MN · Washington County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds72
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Norris Square
Norris Square is a 72-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cottage Grove, MN. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Minnesota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.1. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 28 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Minnesota average of 4 hr 12 min. About 40% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameNorris Square
LocationWashington County, Minnesota
Phone(651) 769-6650
Address6993 80th Street South, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 · Washington County
CMS provider number245637
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyPresbyterian Homes & Services · 21 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 13, 2019 (7 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Dec 2025)Minnesota average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 32 min a dayMinnesota average: 1 hr 04 minStrength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 28 min a dayMinnesota average: 4 hr 12 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover40% a yearMinnesota average: 42%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2023 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Minnesota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.9%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 10 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 4.0%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)7.4%State average: 5.2%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs10.3%State average: 17.1%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Minnesota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Minnesota, Medicaid pays for 51% of resident days at a typical home.
- 57% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 41% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average88%Minnesota typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$1,332Minnesota typical: $449
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 3 stars in January 2022. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 6 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.5
20222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.5 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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