Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
McIntosh Senior Living
600 Northeast Riverside Avenue, Mcintosh, MN 56556 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 45 certified beds
McIntosh Senior Living is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mcintosh, Minnesota. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.23 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Jan 29, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How McIntosh Senior Living 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) | 5.23 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.88 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 19.7% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 McIntosh Senior Living
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 · Aug 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2025 · 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
- 600 Northeast Riverside Avenue
Mcintosh, MN 56556 - CMS certification #
- 245356
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 45
- Avg residents/day
- 44.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-10-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around McIntosh Senior Living using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What McIntosh Senior Living 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.
Our skilled nursing staff consists of RNs, LPNs, and CNAs who are all available to provide 24-hour medical attention, while our administrators offer daily activities and events that help keep residents safe, healthy, and happy.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
including memory care, hospice care, and 24-hour medical attention.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
With 45 private rooms, we encourage residents to individualize their living space, and try to make everyone feel at home as much as possible.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Essentia Health Fosston, Fosston. 8.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- First Care Living Center, Fosston. 8.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Riverview Home Care, Crookston. 35.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 7.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56556 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56556.
Essentia Health Hospice West, office in Fosston, 8.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- First Care Medical Services, Fosston. 8.3 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective November 29, 1974), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In McIntosh, MN, risk to homes is greater than 95% of communities in Minnesota and 72% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 McIntosh Senior Living a good nursing home?
CMS gives McIntosh Senior Living an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is McIntosh Senior Living staffed?
McIntosh Senior Living reports 5.23 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has McIntosh Senior Living had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does McIntosh Senior Living have?
McIntosh Senior Living is certified for 45 beds.