Otter Tail County, Minnesota
County inventory for Otter Tail 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. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Otter Tail County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 7 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MN-OTTER-TAIL-MINNESOTA · Otter Tail, MN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 492 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #468/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Johnson
- AL-MID $6,573/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Johnson County, IA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Otter Tail County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Otter Tail County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 7 nursing homes and 492 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 4.3/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Minnesota medians: 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 Otter Tail providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 3 at 4★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (29% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Good Samaritan Society - Battle Lake, Pelican Valley Health Center, Perham Living. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Otter Tail, MN
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Otter Tail County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Society - Battle Lake | Battle Lake | 5/5 | 51 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Pelican Valley Health Center | Pelican Rapids | 5/5 | 28 | Government - Hospital district |
| Perham Living | Perham | 5/5 | 96 | Government - Hospital district |
| Mn Veterans Home Fergus Falls | Fergus Falls | 4/5 | 85 | Government - State |
| Pioneer Care Center | Fergus Falls | 4/5 | 105 | Non profit - Church related |
| St Williams Living Center | Parkers Prairie | 4/5 | 53 | Non profit - Church related |
| Lb Broen Home | Fergus Falls | 3/5 | 74 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Otter Tail County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Perham Living Home Care | Perham | 2.5 |
| New Dimensions Home Health Care Inc. | Fergus Falls | 1.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Otter Tail County, MN, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Minnesota overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
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 Otter Tail County.