Bigfork Valley Communities
Nursing home in Bigfork, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245529
258 Pine Tree Drive, Bigfork, MN 56628 · Itasca County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 40
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Bigfork Valley Communities take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bigfork Valley Communities is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bigfork Valley Communities reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 6.03
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.95
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.29
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.80
- Weekend total hours
- 5.08
- Nursing staff turnover
- 24.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 11, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 23, 2024, found 5.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Bigfork Valley Communities. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Bigfork Valley Communities in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 21 residents live here, about 53% of its 40 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 21
- Certified since
- May 1, 1988
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bigfork Valley Communities
- Legal business name
- Northern Itasca Hospital District
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
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Who inspects nursing homes in Minnesota
Minnesota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Minnesota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bigfork Valley Communities, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bigfork Valley Communities
What is the CMS star rating of Bigfork Valley Communities?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bigfork Valley Communities accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bigfork Valley Communities?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bigfork Valley Communities?
Northern Itasca Hospital District, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.