Fair Meadow Nursing Home
Nursing home in Fertile, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245545
300 Garfield Avenue Southeast, Fertile, MN 56540 · Polk County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 42
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 1, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Fair Meadow Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Fair Meadow Nursing Home 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Fair Meadow Nursing Home 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
- 5.27
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.61
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.74
- Weekend total hours
- 4.06
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 1, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 10, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Fair Meadow Nursing Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 40 residents live here, about 95% of its 42 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 42
- Average residents per day
- 40
- Certified since
- February 1, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Fair Meadow Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- Village of Fertile
- Ownership type
- Government - City
Other nursing homes near Fair Meadow Nursing Home
- Benedictine Care Community201 9th Street West, Ada 56510
- McIntosh Senior Living600 Northeast Riverside Avenue, McIntosh 56556
- Mahnomen Health Center414 West Jefferson Avenue, Mahnomen 56557
- Villa St. Vincent516 Walsh Street, Crookston 56716
- First Care Living Center900 Hilligoss Boulevard Southeast, Fosston 56542
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 Fair Meadow Nursing Home, 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 Fair Meadow Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Fair Meadow Nursing Home?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Fair Meadow Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Fair Meadow Nursing Home?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Fair Meadow Nursing Home?
Village of Fertile, government - city.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.