CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 17 nursing homes in St. Louis County, Minnesota qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes St. Louis County as urban.
In Minnesota, 108 of 338 nursing homes (32.0%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFTENRO HOME | Duluth | No | 54 | 24E355 | |
| BAYSHORE RESIDENCE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Duluth | No | Ephram Lahasky | 140 | 245227 |
| BENEDICTINE HEALTH CENTER | Duluth | No | Benedictine Health System | 96 | 245236 |
| BOUNDARY WATERS CARE CENTER | Ely | No | Health Dimensions Group | 38 | 245138 |
| COOK HOSPITAL & CARE CENTER | Cook | No | 28 | 245392 | |
| CORNERSTONE VILLA | Buhl | No | 43 | 245612 | |
| ECUMEN LAKESHORE | Duluth | No | Ecumen | 60 | 245215 |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH NORTHERN PINES MEDICAL CENTER | Aurora | No | Essentia Health | 33 | 245469 |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA CARE CENT | Virginia | No | Essentia Health | 40 | 245458 |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH CENTER | Duluth | No | St. Francis Health Services | 47 | 245258 |
| GUARDIAN ANGELS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER | Hibbing | No | St. Francis Health Services | 65 | 245239 |
| HERITAGE MANOR | Chisholm | No | St. Francis Health Services | 65 | 245245 |
| HILLTOP HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED NURS | Duluth | No | 140 | 245366 | |
| THE NORTH SHORE ESTATES LLC | Duluth | No | Monarch Healthcare Management | 70 | 245483 |
| THE WATERVIEW PINES LLC | Virginia | No | Monarch Healthcare Management | 83 | 245283 |
| THE WATERVIEW WOODS LLC | Eveleth | No | Monarch Healthcare Management | 65 | 245277 |
| VIEWCREST HEALTH CENTER | Duluth | No | St. Francis Health Services | 88 | 245414 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.