Pioneer Care Center
Nursing home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245463
1131 South Mabelle Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 · Otter Tail County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 105
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 3, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Pioneer Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pioneer 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pioneer 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
- 4.59
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.13
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.36
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.11
- Weekend total hours
- 4.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 26.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 19%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 3, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 6, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Pioneer Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 90.9 residents live here, about 87% of its 105 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 105
- Average residents per day
- 90.9
- Certified since
- April 11, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Pioneer Care Center
- Legal business name
- Pioneer Home Incorporated
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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- St Francis Home2400 St Francis Drive, Breckenridge 56520
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 Pioneer 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 Pioneer Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Pioneer Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pioneer Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pioneer Care Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pioneer Care Center?
Pioneer Home Incorporated, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.