Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
5211 Highway 110, Aurora, MN, 55705
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Essentia Health
- Certified beds
- 33 · avg 32 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 20% — lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 14.3% — lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245469
- Certified beds
- 33 beds · avg 32 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Northern Pines Medical Center
- Chain affiliation
- Essentia Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Essentia Health chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.0 / 5.
Parent entity
Essentia Health
Disclosed owners (20 on record)
- Bruce Smith
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Justin Terch
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Mark Bortnem
Corporate Officer · since 2025
- Essentia Health
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- st Marys Duluth Clinic Health System
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Adam Bachand
Corporate Director · since 2025
+ 14 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 5 of 5)
- D0883·Oct 25, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- F0851·Oct 25, 2023
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- D0690·Oct 25, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0677·Oct 25, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0578·Oct 25, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 28, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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