Nursing homes in St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County, Minnesota has 17 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,155 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 2.6 of 5 (the Minnesota average is 3.2), and 5 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.67 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 7 of the 17.
- Nursing homes
- 17
- Certified beds
- 1,155
- Average overall rating
- 2.6
- Certified beds in use
- 80.8%
All 17 homes
- 5 of 5 Boundary Waters Care Center 38beds 75.0%in use 4.29nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Ecumen Lakeshore 60beds 82.2%in use 5.29nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center 33beds 95.2%in use 3.67nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent 40beds 41.5%in use 5.08nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Cook Hospital & Care Center 28beds 78.9%in use 4.46nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Cornerstone Villa 43beds 87.2%in use 4.01nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Viewcrest Health Center 88beds 95.3%in use 3.44nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Bayshore Residence and Rehabilitation Center 140beds 70.1%in use 3.56nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Guardian Angels Health & Rehab Center 65beds 77.1%in use 3.99nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Hilltop Healthcare Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurs 140beds 75.3%in use 3.31nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 The North Shore Estates LLC 70beds 92.0%in use 3.15nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Aftenro Home 54beds 93.9%in use 3.52nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Benedictine Health Center 96beds 95.0%in use 3.94nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Franciscan Health Center 47beds 77.9%in use 3.80nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Heritage Manor 65beds 88.0%in use 3.41nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 The Waterview Pines LLC 83beds 71.2%in use 3.30nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 The Waterview Woods LLC 65beds 78.2%in use 2.94nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in St. Louis County, Minnesota?
CMS lists 17 certified nursing homes in St. Louis County, with 1,155 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in St. Louis County have a 5-star overall rating?
4 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Boundary Waters Care Center, Ecumen Lakeshore, Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center, Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent.
How full are nursing homes in St. Louis County?
On an average day about 80.8% of certified beds are in use across homes in St. Louis County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Minnesota