The North Shore Estates LLC
The North Shore Estates LLC – Medicare Certified Since 1987
The North Shore Estates LLC is a Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility located in Duluth, Minnesota. This facility has been serving the community for 39 years. A Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour nursing care, rehabilitation services, and assistance with activities of daily living for patients who need skilled nursing or rehabilitation services on a daily basis.
This facility has 70 certified beds with a current occupancy rate of 90% (averaging 63 residents per day), which is high. Skilled nursing facilities provide 24-hour nursing care for patients who need rehabilitation services after a hospital stay or ongoing care for chronic conditions. Services include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and assistance with daily activities.
Staffing Levels: Based on CMS payroll data, this facility provides approximately 3.22 hours of total nursing care per resident per day (2.04 hours from CNAs, 0.41 hours from LPNs, 0.77 hours from RNs). Physical therapy staffing is 0.07 hours per resident per day.
Medicare Quality Ratings: According to CMS, The North Shore Estates LLC has an overall quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars, which is below average compared to other nursing homes nationwide. Individual category ratings are: health inspection: 3 stars, staffing: 4 stars, quality measures: 1 stars.
Medicare Coverage: Medicare covers skilled nursing facility care for up to 100 days following a qualifying hospital stay of at least 3 days. Days 1-20 are fully covered by Medicare, days 21-100 require a daily coinsurance payment. Many residents also use Medicaid, private insurance, or pay privately for long-term stays.
Questions to Ask: When visiting a nursing home, ask about: staff-to-resident ratios and RN coverage around the clock, how they handle medical emergencies, activities and therapy programs, how they communicate with families, their approach to falls prevention, and policies for managing resident complaints.
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Local Comparison Snapshot
How The North Shore Estates LLC compares to 23 facilities in Duluth, MN-WI
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Data from CMS Medicare Compare and Payroll-Based Journal. Area averages based on 23 facilities in Duluth, MN-WI.
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Medicare Star Ratings
Official CMS ratings based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Data as of December 2025
Star Ratings History
Quarterly performance from 2013-2026
How Does This Facility Compare?
Compared to 23 other nursing homes in Duluth, MN-WI
Based on CMS Medicare star ratings. Higher ratings indicate better performance.
Staffing Hours per Resident Day
Staffing data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Higher hours generally indicate more direct care time.
Staff Turnover Rate
Lower turnover rates generally indicate a more stable workforce and better continuity of care.
Agency/Contract Staff Usage
Lower agency usage often indicates better staff retention. High agency rates (>30%) may suggest staffing challenges.
Agency Staff Trends
Historical agency/contract staff usage by role
Data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). Agency % = contractor hours / total hours.
Direct Care Staffing
Average minutes of direct nursing care per resident per day
Data as of December 2025
Staffing Trends
Direct care minutes per resident per day
Occupancy Rate History
Average daily residents as a percentage of certified beds
Data from CMS Provider Info files. Occupancy = Average Residents per Day / Certified Beds.
Staff Turnover History
Annual percentage of nursing staff who left the facility
Data as of December 2025
Data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Turnover = staff who left during the year / total staff.
Average Daily Rate
Average daily charge for care at this facility
Based on CMS Cost Report data (inpatient revenue ÷ total patient days)
Data Source: Financial data from CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Reports. Data typically lags 1-2 years. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for financial or care decisions. CareListings does not guarantee accuracy.
Financial Health
Comprehensive financial indicators from CMS Cost Reports
Data from fiscal year 2023 (most recent available - cost report data lags ~2 years)
Staff Investment: Higher spending per resident often correlates with better care quality.
Payer Mix: Shows revenue sources. Higher Medicare % typically means more post-acute/rehab care; higher Medicaid % indicates more long-term care residents.
Nonprofit/Government: May operate with lower margins while still providing quality care due to community mission.
Data Source: All financial data on this page comes from CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Reports submitted by the facility to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This information is provided for educational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any financial or care decisions. Cost report data typically lags 1-2 years. CareListings does not guarantee the accuracy of this data.
Who Stays Here
Breakdown of residents by payment type
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Average Length of Stay
How long residents typically stay at this facility
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Services
Comprehensive skilled nursing services, rehabilitation programs, and medical care in DULUTH
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Northshore Estates is a wonderful nursing home, very adequate, clean, with caring professional staff. My wife, Darlene, of 46 years, due to a dibilitating stroke, resides there. I am very pleased and grateful with the overall quality of care which gives me peace of mind.
The staff know their residents well and take excellent care of them. Also, the activities they offer their residents are so much fun!
I spent 2 different times at North Shore Estates after I had total right shoulder reverse replacement. I had nothing but a great experience. The food was great my cnas were awesome and my nurses Rn Kris and Lpn Sue were awesome. I hope I don't have to go back lol but if I do
Short staff. Every time I visit my sister is in bed. Room very dirty and extremely cluttered. We send flowers and no one bothers to water them. There's one staff member who keeps my sister supplied with soda that she obtains herself and doesn't take extra money to do so. One staff member has lied to me twice after telling me she could provide a service.
BEWARE... -10 rating! There are SO many disturbing concern's happening in this nursing facility from nursing staff ( loudly heckling daughter during visit's outside my mother's door), supervisor and nursing director becoming sarcastic and rude when I requested our mothers plan of care . I had to bring in a medicare coordinator to have FULL access to her plan of care. Our mother is on palliative care/hospice currently. My guardianship right's have NEVER been honored nor our mothers wishes to NOT sustain her life!!! She is suffering (starving) and lingering far longer due to a supervisor's decision to continue giving her 100ML of water 3 times daily since her feeding tube being removed on 10/16/18. When I questioned from a doctor, how could this have happened?! I was told she were only " Being a Good Samaritan". Do you want a "Good Samaritan" sustaining your life against your wishes. In a real world it's called "financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult"! Our mother is fully aware of her surroundings, agitated, grinding her teeth to the point of breaking. I have been disrespected, SLANDERED and ignored while attempting to advocate for my mother. Expect: Incomplete plan of care, incomplete documentation for doctor orders, hospice and medication's. I went to visit my mother on 11/3/18 only to encounter an aide speaking loudly outside my mother's room making light of my mother lingering and suggesting this is delaying my winter bird travel. Our mother assumed I were leaving her and she became visibly agitated after. I had to return that evening to comfort and reassure her I am not leaving her! Resident's and family should NEVER have to experience the harm this facility has caused in the short month our mother has resided there. DON'T BOTHER asking for change......YOU will be treated as a problem, slandered and bullied by staff! Please pray for our mother!
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