Mcintosh · 56556
Mcintosh Senior Living
600 Northeast Riverside Avenue
Mcintosh, MN 56556
First Care Living Center
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⌖ Fosston, MN · Polk County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds36
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About First Care Living Center
First Care Living Center is a 36-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fosston, MN. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Minnesota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (May 2026), inspectors found 4 problems, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.1. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 21 min a day with each resident, more than the Minnesota average of 4 hr 12 min. About 42% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $14,433 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameFirst Care Living Center
LocationPolk County, Minnesota
Phone(218) 435-1133
Address900 Hilligoss Boulevard Southeast, Fosston, MN 56542 · Polk County
CMS provider number245512
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyEssentia Health · 6 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1988 (38 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since May 2026.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection4 (May 2026)Minnesota average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 21 min a dayMinnesota average: 4 hr 12 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 33 min a dayMinnesota average: 1 hr 04 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover42% a yearMinnesota average: 42%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $14,433Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Apr 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Minnesota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.0%State average: 4.0%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.8%State average: 5.2%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs16.3%State average: 17.1%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Minnesota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 17 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6.1 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.4 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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