Folkestone

Working at Folkestone

Folkestone is a 30-bed nursing home in Wayzata, Minnesota. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 50% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 296 Minnesota nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 39.4%, so RN turnover here is higher than at 74% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells a different story. Residents here receive about 79 minutes of RN time per day, against 65 minutes across Minnesota. That is more RN coverage than 80% of Minnesota nursing homes. CMS gives Folkestone a staffing rating of 5 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 36.4% here compared with 42.2% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

• Higher RN turnover means you may be training alongside newer colleagues. Ask what the facility is doing to keep its nurses.
• RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

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