The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Cook Hospital - Cook Care Center
Registered name: COOK HOSPITAL & CARE CENTER
COOK, MN · Medicare-certified · 28 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of September 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Cook Hospital - Cook Care Center has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a lower 2-star quality measures rating. It reports 4.46 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4634 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 29, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4634.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.65
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.00
- Nurse aides
- 2.81
- Weekend nursing
- 3.83
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—13.6%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.7%4.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%12.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4.3%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0%5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
19%15%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—20.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20%15%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
4%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
45%33.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—94.4%—
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to fully assess a resident promptly on admission and then keep that assessment updated regularly. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 636 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Occupancy
- 22.1 residents on an average day (79% of 28 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 39 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.