Home›Browse›Minnesota›Fosston›First Care Living Center

Nursing homeFAID #6668

First Care Living Center

900 HILLIGOSS BOULEVARD SOUTHEAST, FOSSTON, MN, 56542

(218) 435-1133

essentiahealth.org

36 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

Generate this report

Primary Report$79 Advanced Report$99

Delivered within 24–48 hours

Address

900 Hilligoss Boulevard Southeast

Fosston, MN 56542

Get directions

Map facilities in this area

All facilities in Fosston

Public record summary

What we can show you for free.

Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245512

Care type

Nursing home

County

Polk

Facility name

First Care Living Center

Street address

900 HILLIGOSS BOULEVARD SOUTHEAST

City / state / ZIP

Fosston, MN 56542

Phone

(218) 435-1133

Website

essentiahealth.org

About this facility — First Care Living Center

First Care Living Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Fosston, Minnesota. It is licensed for 36 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Fosston 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 First Care Living Center 30 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $14,433 in fines. 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

Parent company

Essentia Health

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Arvin, Douglas

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Christensen, James

Director — since 2020

Curtis, Michael

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Essentia Health

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Gefroh Ellison, Stefanie

Officer — since 2024

Gupta, Parul

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Haugen, Joel

Director — since 2017

Heilman, Tim

Director — since 2020

Horn, Beverly

Director — since 2017

Hurley, Alan

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Innovis Health Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Jackson, Aarick

Director — since 2020

Lewandowski, Laurie

Director — since 2017

Mertz, Taylor

Director — since 2022

Smith, Benjamin

Director — since 2022

Watters, Michael

Officer — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1988-01-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$14,433 total

Last standard inspection

2026-05-28

Nurse staffing

5.4 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.

2026-05-28Health inspection4 citations

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2026-06-30

F-0744

D · No harm found

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

Corrected 2026-06-30

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2026-06-30

F-0887

D · No harm found

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2026-06-30

2025-07-30Health inspection6 citations

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2025-08-10

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-08-10

F-0676

D · No harm found

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-08-01

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-08-01

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-08-05

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-07-30

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2024-06-06Health inspection2 citations

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-06-30

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-06-30

2024-04-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-05-13

2026-05-28Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0232

F · No harm found

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Corrected 2026-06-18

K-0291

E · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2026-06-23

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-06-24

K-0355

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-23

K-0372

D · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2026-06-01

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2026-07-07

2025-07-30Fire-safety inspection10 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 2025-08-25

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-07-29

K-0345

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-15

K-0355

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-07-29

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-07-29

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-07-29

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-08-20

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-08-29

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-07-29

2024-06-06Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0373

D · No harm found

Have enough space near smoke barriers to protect residents.

Corrected 2024-06-05

Federal penalties

2024-04-26Fine$14,433

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 245512.

Inside your report

What unlocks when you order.

Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier

Prior operators & transfers

Corporate network & affiliates

Owners' other facilities

· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

Locked

The 30 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only

Active civil suits

Federal dockets

CDC infection data

Unlock the full file

Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.

$79 $99 Advanced

Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.

Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog

Last verified 2026-08-31

Source

Secretary of State filings

Entity & officer search

Pulled when a report is ordered

Source

PACER federal dockets

pacer.uscourts.gov

Pulled when a report is ordered