Cook Hospital & Care Center
Nursing home in Cook, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245392
10 Southeast Fifth Street, Cook, MN 55723 · St. Louis County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 28
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cook Hospital & Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cook Hospital & Care Center 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 Cook Hospital & Care Center 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
- 4.73
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.44
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.07
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.22
- Weekend total hours
- 4.05
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 29, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 10, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cook Hospital & Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 24 residents live here, about 86% of its 28 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 28
- Average residents per day
- 24
- Certified since
- December 1, 1986
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cook Hospital & Care Center
- Legal business name
- Cook Hospital
- 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 Cook Hospital & Care Center, 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 Cook Hospital & Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Cook Hospital & Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cook Hospital & Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cook Hospital & Care Center?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cook Hospital & Care Center?
Cook Hospital, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.