Perham Living
Nursing home in Perham, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245486
735 Third Street Southwest, Perham, MN 56573 · Otter Tail County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 24, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Perham Living take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Perham Living 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Perham Living 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
- 5.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.29
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.22
- Weekend total hours
- 4.21
- Nursing staff turnover
- 36.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 24, 2026 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 30, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Perham Living in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 89.5 residents live here, about 93% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 89.5
- Certified since
- July 1, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Perham Living
- Legal business name
- Perham Hospital District
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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 Perham Living, 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 Perham Living
What is the CMS star rating of Perham Living?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Perham Living accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Perham Living?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Perham Living?
Perham Hospital District, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.