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Cook Hospital & Care Center

10 SOUTHEAST FIFTH STREET, COOK, MN, 55723

(218) 666-5945

28 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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10 Southeast Fifth Street

Cook, MN 55723

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245392

Care type

Nursing home

County

St. Louis

Facility name

Cook Hospital & Care Center

Street address

10 SOUTHEAST FIFTH STREET

City / state / ZIP

Cook, MN 55723

Phone

(218) 666-5945

About this facility — Cook Hospital & Care Center

Cook Hospital & Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Cook, Minnesota. It is licensed for 28 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Cook and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Cook Hospital & Care Center 22 times across 9 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Government - Hospital district

Registered owners & officers

Ahlgren, Michelle

Operational control — since 2025

Antikainen, Karis

Director — since 2025

Bradford, Brittany

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Brandon, Heather

Director — since 2025

Brett, Lori

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Cook Hospital

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Dahl, Elizabeth

Director — since 2014

Debevec, Teresa

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2007

Downes, Cody

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Driggs, Jodell

Director — since 2025

Enzmann, Michael

Director — since 2009

Gable, Josephine

Operational control — since 2025

Green, Andrea

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Henshaw, Theresa

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Hoard, Kaylee

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Hyppa, Margie

Director — since 2008

Johansen, Lori

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Lesemann, Julie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Long, Wendy

Director — since 2008

Maki, Stephanie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Martinson, Theresa

Director — since 2023

Mccarthy, Brian

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Myre, Maria

Operational control — since 2025

Nelson, Stephanie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Novak, Christine

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Parson, Denise

Director — since 2021

Pearson, Judith

Director — since 2007

Pederson, Eric

Director — since 2012

Potter, Donald

Director — since 2002

Salo, David

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Schimka, Daniel

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Spence, Elizabeth

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Stegmeir, John

Director — since 2015

Tillotson, Michael

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Tosel, Lisa

Director — since 2026

Vail-jackson, Molly

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Weiand, Kathy

Director — since 2012

Will, Stacy

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Ziegler, Richard

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1986-12-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-29

Nurse staffing

4.5 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-05-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-08-16

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2026-06-17

2025-04-10Health inspection3 citations

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2025-04-23

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-05-01

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2025-05-01

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)

2025-01-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-01-23

2024-05-02Health inspection3 citations

F-0636

D · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2024-05-14

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-05-14

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-05-14

2024-04-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-04-26

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-04-26

2026-05-29Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-06-22

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-06-22

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-06-22

K-0901

F · No harm found

Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

Corrected 2026-07-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-07-14

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2026-07-09

2025-04-10Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-04-25

2024-05-02Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-05-17

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-05-17

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-05-17

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-05-17

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 245392.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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