Nursing home
Auburn Manor
501 Oak Street, Chaska, MN 55318 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 60 certified beds
Auburn Manor is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chaska, Minnesota. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.34 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Feb 6, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Auburn Manor compares
This facility vs. the Minnesota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Minnesota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.34 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.14 | 1.06 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.77 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.3% | 42.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Auburn Manor
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 501 Oak Street
Chaska, MN 55318 - CMS certification #
- 245604
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 47.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-08-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Auburn Manor using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says 3 meals a day, secured outdoor area
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Auburn Manor says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- 3 meals a day.
Residents enjoy three nutritious meals a day in a community dining room that encourages social connection, along with access to a chapel, library, and secure outdoor spaces.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Residents enjoy three nutritious meals a day in a community dining room that encourages social connection, along with access to a chapel, library, and secure outdoor spaces.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
Private Studio, 1 & 2 Bedrooms:
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 15, 2020 to Mar 26, 2022. Violations found: Overtime, Child labor. Back wages: $6,901 owed to 29 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $2,202. Employer as DOL recorded it: Auburn Homes and Services (Morovian Care Ministries). Case 1958042.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee. 4.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Shakopee Friendship Manor, Shakopee. 2.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ridgeview Home Care Services, Waconia. 10.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55318 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Chaska, Chaska, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fms Dialysis - Shakopee, Shakopee, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Eden Prairie Dialysis, Eden Prairie, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55318.
Ridgeview Hospice, office in Waconia, 10.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Caretenders Hospice, office in Minneapolis, 12.6 miles away, straight line
St Croix Hospice, office in Hopkins, 14.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Park Nicollet Clinic, Bloomington. 12.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Auburn Manor a good nursing home?
CMS gives Auburn Manor an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Auburn Manor staffed?
Auburn Manor reports 4.34 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Auburn Manor had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Auburn Manor have?
Auburn Manor is certified for 60 beds.