Nursing home
Ostrander Care And Rehab
305 Minnesota Street, Ostrander, MN 55961 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Care & Rehab (6 facilities) · 25 certified beds
Ostrander Care And Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ostrander, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.44 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Feb 20, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ostrander Care And Rehab 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) | 3.44 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.86 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.4% | 42.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the April 15, 2026 inspection was corrected by May 1, 2026
What inspectors found at Ostrander Care And Rehab
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 29, 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 · Jan 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 8, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 8, 2023 · 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · 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
- 305 Minnesota Street
Ostrander, MN 55961 - CMS certification #
- 245464
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 25
- Avg residents/day
- 20.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-04-01
- Chain
- Care & Rehab (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Care & Rehab
Care & Rehab operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Care & Rehab facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Ostrander Care And Rehab using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Ostrander Care And Rehab says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We provide 24-hour Skilled Nursing services administered and supervised by licensed nurses, support personnel and certified nursing assistants.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Therapy dogs come in to visit at least once a month and employees bring their pets in to meet the residents.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Extra Large and Private Rooms Available
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Regional Health Services Of Howard County, Cresco. 22.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Spring Valley Care Center, Spring Valley. 6.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Good Samaritan Society - Home Care, Preston. 15.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Weber & Judd. 17.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55961 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55961.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Southeast Minnesota Region, Austin. 27.8 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 very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively 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 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 Ostrander Care And Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ostrander Care And Rehab an overall rating of 4 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 Ostrander Care And Rehab staffed?
Ostrander Care And Rehab reports 3.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Ostrander Care And Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ostrander Care And Rehab have?
Ostrander Care And Rehab is certified for 25 beds.