First Care Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
First Care Living Center is a 36-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fosston, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 41.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
First Care Living Center
900 Hilligoss Boulevard SoutheastFosston, MN 56542
Polk 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 First Care Living Center, nurse aides logged 2.98 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Minnesota average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 78 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.98 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.55 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.35 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.45 | 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
41.7% of nursing staff at First Care Living Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 28, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,433 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. First Care Living Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About First Care Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Essentia Health, 6 homes
- Legal name: First Care Medical Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1988
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near First Care Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| McIntosh Senior Living McIntosh | 8.2 | 45 | 3.58 | 4.92 | 27.0% | 5 | None |
| Cornerstone Nsg & Rehab Center Bagley | 16.5 | 47 | 3.33 | 4.79 | 50.7% | 5 | None |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen | 21.1 | 32 | 2.89 | 4.24 | — | 2 | $12,534 |
| Fair Meadow Nursing Home Fertile | 25.2 | 42 | 3.58 | 5.24 | — | 4 | None |
| Jourdain Perpich Ext Care Fac Redlake · no staffing data submitted | 39.1 | 47 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Neilson Place Bemidji | 39.7 | 78 | 2.27 | 3.80 | 55.4% | 1 | $45,915 |
| Havenwood Care Center Bemidji | 40.1 | 65 | 2.74 | 4.35 | 36.6% | 2 | $137,245 |
| Benedictine Care Community Ada | 41.5 | 49 | 1.85 | 3.16 | 60.4% | 1 | $154,460 |
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.