Overview
Avera Granite Falls Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Granite Falls. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 67% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 2, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $15,642 in the past three years.
Avera Granite Falls Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 48 certified beds, caring for about 47 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1981.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 2, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $15,642
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.70 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.51 hrs
- Nurse aides2.67 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 48
- Average residents per day
- 47
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 6, 1981
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes