North Shore Health
Nursing home in Grand Marais, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245384
515 - 5th Avenue West, Grand Marais, MN 55604 · Cook County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 37
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 27, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does North Shore Health take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. North Shore Health 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 North Shore Health 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
- 4.23
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.79
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.18
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.26
- Weekend total hours
- 3.63
- Nursing staff turnover
- 67.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 27, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 31, 2025, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for North Shore Health in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 30.2 residents live here, about 82% of its 37 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 37
- Average residents per day
- 30.2
- Certified since
- January 1, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns North Shore Health
- Legal business name
- Cook County 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 North Shore Health, 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 North Shore Health
What is the CMS star rating of North Shore Health?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does North Shore Health accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at North Shore Health?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns North Shore Health?
Cook County Hospital District, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.