Sterling Park Health Care Center

Overview

Sterling Park Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Waite Park. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).

Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 56% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on August 6, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, more than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.

Sterling Park Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 35 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.