Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center

Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Aurora, Minnesota. It is licensed for 33 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Aurora and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center 22 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.