CMS Care Compare · 2026 4 nursing homes Minnesota

Brown County, Minnesota

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County inventory for Brown County, Minnesota is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Brown County average 4.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes - 270 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians.

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Sheet MN-BROWN-MINNESOTA · Brown, MN

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 4 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 270 beds
  • STAR-HIGH 4.0★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #765/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $6,573/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 0 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What stronger CMS stars show for Brown County

CMS star quality is the standout for Brown County: rated homes average 4.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes and 270 licensed beds.

CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,573/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $13,870/mo, home health aide $8,389/mo, adult day $2,600/mo. Local Brown County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Divine Providence Community Home, Sleepy Eye Rehabilitati Center, St John Lutheran Home. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$6,573
Assisted Living / mo
$10,646
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$8,389
Home Care / mo
4.0
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Brown, MN

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Divine Providence Community Home
    5★
  2. 2
    Sleepy Eye Rehabilitati Center
    4★
  3. 3
    St John Lutheran Home
    4★
  4. 4
    Oak Hills Living Center
    3★

Nursing Homes in Brown County

4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Divine Providence Community Home Sleepy Eye 5/5 50 Non profit - Corporation
Sleepy Eye Rehabilitati Center Sleepy Eye 4/5 61 For profit - Corporation
St John Lutheran Home Springfield 4/5 65 Non profit - Church related
Oak Hills Living Center New Ulm 3/5 94 Non profit - Corporation

Read next for stronger-star Brown

Decode Five-Star for Brown County homes
Mid-pack context for Brown: What a county-average CMS overall rating does — and does not — tell a family.
Choosing among 4 Brown County homes
Higher-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Paying for care when Brown AL medians run high
Sparse home-health path: Medicare vs Medicaid vs private pay when CareScout assisted-living medians sit in the upper band.
Cost calculator for Brown County planning
Sparse home-health path: State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Minnesota elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Minnesota state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).

Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Brown County.