CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Minnesota

Meeker County, Minnesota

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County inventory for Meeker County, Minnesota is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Meeker County average 3.7 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes - 169 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians.

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Sheet MN-MEEKER-MINNESOTA · Meeker, MN

NH-SMALL · BEDS-FEW · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-FEW 169 beds
  • STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
  • HH-SMALL 1 HH
  • RANK-MID #1,216/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $6,573/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 1/1 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What stronger CMS stars show for Meeker County

CMS star quality is the standout for Meeker County: rated homes average 3.7/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 3 nursing homes and 169 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.

CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,573/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $13,870/mo, home health aide $8,389/mo, adult day $2,600/mo. Local Meeker County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (33% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Hilltop Health Care Center, Lakeside Generations Health Care Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$6,573
Assisted Living / mo
$10,646
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$8,389
Home Care / mo
3.7
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Meeker, MN

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Hilltop Health Care Center
    5★
  2. 2
    Lakeside Generations Health Care Center
    5★
  3. 3
    Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Center, LLC
    1★

Nursing Homes in Meeker County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Hilltop Health Care Center Watkins 5/5 50 For profit - Limited Liability company
Lakeside Generations Health Care Center Dassel 5/5 54 Non profit - Corporation
Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Center, LLC Litchfield 1/5 65 For profit - Corporation

Home Health Agencies in Meeker County

Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.

Agency City Quality Rating
Ecumen Home Care and Hospice - Litchfield Litchfield 4.0

Read next for stronger-star Meeker

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Higher-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Paying for care when Meeker AL medians run high
Medicare vs Medicaid vs private pay when CareScout assisted-living medians sit in the upper band.
Cost calculator for Meeker County planning
State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Minnesota elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Minnesota state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).

Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Meeker County.