Polk County, Minnesota
County inventory for Polk 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. Nursing-home inventory signature
4 nursing homes place Polk County mid-pack on nursing-home inventory (3–4 homes) - 237 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Minnesota cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet MN-POLK-MINNESOTA · Polk, MN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 237 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #937/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,573/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (mid) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a mid-pack nursing-home book shows for Polk County
Polk County, Minnesota is mid-pack on nursing-home inventory with 4 nursing homes and 237 licensed beds. Rated facilities average 3.0/5 (1 at 4★+, 1 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare maps 1 agency alongside that book.
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 Polk County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Polk County break as 1 at 1★, 2 at 3★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (75% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include McIntosh Senior Living. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Polk, 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 3★
- 3 3★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Polk County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McIntosh Senior Living | Mcintosh | 5/5 | 45 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Fair Meadow Nursing Home | Fertile | 3/5 | 42 | Non profit - Other |
| First Care Living Center | Fosston | 3/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Villa St Vincent | Crookston | 1/5 | 100 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Polk County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Riverview Home Care | Crookston | 4.5 |
Read next beside this mid-pack Polk book
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 Polk County.