Nursing home
Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing)
1555 Sherwood Street Southeast, Hutchinson, MN 55350 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Presbyterian Homes & Services (20 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hutchinson, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.11 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Feb 20, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) compares
This facility vs. the Minnesota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Minnesota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.11 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.79 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.89 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.8% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1555 Sherwood Street Southeast
Hutchinson, MN 55350 - CMS certification #
- 245114
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 115.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-03-15
- Chain
- Presbyterian Homes & Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Presbyterian Homes & Services
Presbyterian Homes & Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Presbyterian Homes & Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour nursing care provided with dignity and compassion.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 12, 2016: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Oct 26, 2016. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $1,500 proposed, $1,050 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 93838 - Hutchinson Senior Care Srvcs DBA Harmony River Liv.
Details
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $1,500 proposed, $1,050 now. To be fixed by Oct 10, 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hutchinson Health, Hutchinson. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Glenfields Living With Care, Glencoe. 11.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ecumen Home Care And Hospice - Litchfield, Litchfield. 19.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Thrifty White Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55350 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Glencoe Dialysis, Glencoe, 12.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55350.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hutchinson Health, Hutchinson. 0.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) staffed?
Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) reports 4.11 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) have?
Harmony River Living Center (Skilled Nursing) is certified for 120 beds.