First Care Living Center in Fosston, MN - Medicare and Medicaid Certified Nursing Home

First Care Living Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Fosston, Minnesota. It is located in Polk county at 900 Hilligoss Boulevard Southeast, Fosston, Minnesota 56542. You can reach out to the office of First Care Living Center via phone at (218) 435-1133. This skilled nursing facility has 50 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 69%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is First Care Medical Services and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

First Care Living Center (Medicare CCN 245512) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1988 (36 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in August, 2019.

Contact Information

	First Care Living Center
	900 Hilligoss Boulevard Southeast, Fosston, Minnesota 56542
	(218) 435-1133

Nursing Home Profile

Name	First Care Living Center
Location	900 Hilligoss Boulevard Southeast, Fosston, Minnesota
Certified By	Medicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	50
Occupancy Rate	69%
Medicare ID (CCN)	245512
Legal Business Name	First Care Medical Services
Ownership Type	For Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number	1447333984
Organization Name	FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES
Doing Business As	FIRST CARE LIVING CENTER
Address	900 Hilligoss Blvd Se, Fosston, MN 56542
Phone Number	218-435-1103

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for First Care Living Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care First Care Living Center give to their patients.

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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$0
Number of Payment Denials	0
Total Number of Penalties	0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of First Care Living Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	16.26	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	5.6	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	50	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.54	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	5.07	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0	5.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0	0.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2.9	3.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100	93.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	12.32	14.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.28	83.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened	25.21	17.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	15.87	19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	5.32	7.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100	95.98