Overview
The Estates at Delano has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Delano. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 93% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 19, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $11,928 in the past three years.
The Estates at Delano is a for-profit facility with 39 certified beds, caring for about 31 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 8%
Top 8%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $11,928
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.12 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.43 hrs
- Nurse aides1.78 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 39
- Average residents per day
- 31
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes