Skilled nursing · WATKINS, MN

Hilltop Health Care Center

410 LUELLA STREET, WATKINS, MN 55389

50 bedsFor profit - Limited Liability company
8.5Clarity
Score history
Aug 20268.5 flagged
May 20268.5 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 29 May 2026

The record on Hilltop Health Care Center cuts both ways. On one side, nurses here log 1.4 times the national average of registered-nurse time with each resident, and inspectors rated the last health survey 5 out of 5 and levied no fines. On the other, 88% of the nursing staff leaves each year. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 29 May 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Apr 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★★★ 5 of 5
Health inspection★★★★★ 5 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★★★★ 5 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
1 hr 5 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
4 hr 32 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
88.4%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is better

This home
13.4%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
10.9%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
3.1%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNone
Conflict flags in latest reconcile6

MN does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Reads like care — the pattern checks come back clean.

  • Clean accountability record. There are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

How the Clarity Score works Where our data comes from

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for Hilltop Health Care Center?
Hilltop Health Care Center has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
Has Hilltop Health Care Center been cited for resident harm?
Hilltop Health Care Center has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.