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Pioneer Care Center

FERGUS FALLS, MN · Medicare-certified · 105 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall

Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls, MN has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for staffing, 4 stars for health inspections, and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.55 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.5501 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: June 3, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5501.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
1.04
Licensed practical nurses
0.40
Nurse aides
3.10
Weekend nursing
4.13

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 21%

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

21.2%18.2%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.5%2.7%No change

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

0.9%2%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

6.3%0%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

4.5%1.7%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

20%9.1%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

34.3%12.8%Improving

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

10.6%27.9%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%1.2%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.4%0%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

17.6%30.1%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

2.9%0%Improving

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 seasonal flu vaccine

95.7%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.4%98.3%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D

The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
91.2 residents on an average day (87% of 105 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
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.