Nursing home
Avera Morningside Heights Care Center
300 South Bruce Street, Marshall, MN 56258 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Avera Health (12 facilities) · 76 certified beds
Avera Morningside Heights Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Marshall, Minnesota. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.00 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Dec 3, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Avera Morningside Heights Care Center 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) | 5.00 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.94 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.64 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.8% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 24, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 21, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 total penalty, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Avera Morningside Heights Care Center
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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2024 · 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 · Oct 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · 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
- 300 South Bruce Street
Marshall, MN 56258 - CMS certification #
- 245228
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 76
- Avg residents/day
- 72.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-08-01
- Chain
- Avera Health (12 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Avera Health
Avera Health operates 12 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Avera Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified hospice at this address; Medicare-certified home health agency at this address
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified hospice at this address. Medicare-certified hospice AVERA AT HOME SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA (Medicare CCN 241598) lists this same street address. Ownership type: Non-Profit. Medicare certified since 06/19/2015. (CMS Hospice - General Information, as of Aug 19, 2026)
- Medicare-certified home health agency at this address. Medicare-certified home health agency AVERA AT HOME MARSHALL (Medicare CCN 248144) lists this same street address. Ownership type: NON-PROFIT. Medicare certified since 06/11/2015. (CMS Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr, Marshall. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Prairie View Senior Living, Tracy. 17.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Avera At Home Marshall, Marshall. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56258 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Avera Dialysis Marshall, Marshall, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56258.
Avera At Home Southwest Minnesota, office in Marshall, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Prairie Home Hospice, office in Marshall, 0.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hutchinson Health, Hutchinson. 74.7 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 very 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 | See above |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | See above |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avera Morningside Heights Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Avera Morningside Heights Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Avera Morningside Heights Care Center staffed?
Avera Morningside Heights Care Center reports 5.00 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Avera Morningside Heights Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Avera Morningside Heights Care Center have?
Avera Morningside Heights Care Center is certified for 76 beds.