Essentia Health Oak Crossing
Nursing home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245212
1040 Lincoln Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 · Becker County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 84
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- $7,446 (1)
Does Essentia Health Oak Crossing take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Essentia Health Oak Crossing 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Essentia Health Oak Crossing 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
- 4.97
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.28
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.35
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.35
- Weekend total hours
- 4.33
- Nursing staff turnover
- 25.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 3, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 23, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Essentia Health Oak Crossing 1 time in the past 3 years, for $7,446 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 71 residents live here, about 85% of its 84 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Certified since
- November 1, 1976
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Essentia Health Oak Crossing
- Legal business name
- St Marys Regional Health Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Essentia Health, 4.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Essentia Health Oak Crossing
- Emmanuel Nursing Home1415 Madison Avenue, Detroit Lakes 56501
- Frazee Care Center219 West Maple Avenue, Frazee 56544
- Sunnyside Care Center16561 US Highway 10, Lake Park 56554
- Perham Living735 Third Street Southwest, Perham 56573
- Pelican Valley Health Center211 East Mill Avenue, Pelican Rapids 56572
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 Essentia Health Oak Crossing, 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 Essentia Health Oak Crossing
What is the CMS star rating of Essentia Health Oak Crossing?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Essentia Health Oak Crossing accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Essentia Health Oak Crossing?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Essentia Health Oak Crossing?
St Marys Regional Health Center, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.