Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
Nursing home in Aurora, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245469
5211 Highway 110, Aurora, MN 55705 · St. Louis County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 33
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 28, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.65
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.09
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.19
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.37
- Weekend total hours
- 2.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 16.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 11.1%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 28, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 30, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 31.5 residents live here, about 95% of its 33 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 33
- Average residents per day
- 31.5
- Certified since
- April 1, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
- Legal business name
- Northern Pines Medical Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Essentia Health, 4.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
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- Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent901 9th Street North, Virginia 55792
- The Waterview Pines LLC1201 8th Street South, Virginia 55792
- Cornerstone Villa1000 Forest Street, Buhl 55713
- Heritage Manor321 Northeast Sixth Street, Chisholm 55719
Who inspects nursing homes in Minnesota
Minnesota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Minnesota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
What is the CMS star rating of Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center?
Northern Pines Medical Center, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.