Cook Hospital & Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cook Hospital & Care Center is a 28-bed government-run nursing home in Cook, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Minnesota average of 2.52.
Cook Hospital & Care Center
10 Southeast Fifth StreetCook, MN 55723
St. Louis County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cook Hospital & Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.81 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Minnesota average. With about 22 residents a day, that works out to roughly 62 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.81 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.00 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.65 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.46 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.83 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Cook Hospital & Care Center in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cook Hospital & Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Cook Hospital & Care Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Cook Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cook Hospital & Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Essentia Health Virginia Care Cent Virginia | 23.1 | 40 | 2.39 | 5.08 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| The Waterview Pines LLC Virginia | 24.1 | 83 | 1.88 | 3.30 | 57.1% | 1 | $10,036 |
| Cornerstone Villa Buhl | 25.6 | 43 | 2.61 | 4.01 | 44.4% | 3 | $11,243 |
| Heritage Manor Chisholm | 26.4 | 65 | 1.80 | 3.41 | 31.0% | 1 | None |
| The Waterview Woods LLC Eveleth · many days without an RN | 27.6 | 65 | 1.75 | 2.94 | 50.0% | 1 | $55,269 |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora | 31.3 | 33 | 2.40 | 3.67 | 22.6% | 5 | None |
| Guardian Angels Health & Rehab Center Hibbing | 31.5 | 65 | 2.20 | 3.99 | 26.1% | 2 | $26,481 |
| Boundary Waters Care Center Ely | 37.6 | 38 | 2.61 | 4.29 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.