AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER — Nursing Home in AITKIN, MN

850 SECOND STREET NORTHWEST, AITKIN, MN, 56431 | 2189272164

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds56
Average Residents/Day51.7
CMS Certification Number245363

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 3.16 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.93 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection January 9, 2026
Total Deficiencies 9

AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER had 9 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 9, 2026).

Inspection Findings — January 9, 2026

  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Level E)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Level C)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. (Level F)
    Corrected — February 19, 2026
CareQED Analysis

Aicota Health Care Center is a 56-bed nursing home in Aitkin, Minnesota. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.2 hours per resident day, below the Minnesota average of 4.3. Its most recent inspection, in January 2026, cited 9 deficiencies, none of them severe.

The facility's most recent inspection did not include any severe deficiencies, which suggests problems found were not judged immediately dangerous. You should ask how the home plans to address its below-average nursing staffing and whether that change will support more thorough assessments, care plans, and prevention of accidents and infections.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?

AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER's CMS star rating?

AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER?

AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER reports 3.15886 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER had 9 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER have?

AICOTA HEALTH CARE CENTER has 56 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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