Fair Meadow Nursing Home — Nursing Home in FERTILE, MN
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 42 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 37.6 |
| CMS Certification Number | 245545 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 5.50 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.48 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
Fair Meadow Nursing Home had 8 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (September 10, 2025).
Inspection Findings — September 10, 2025
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Level D)Corrected — October 31, 2025
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Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Level D)Corrected — October 31, 2025
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level D)Corrected — October 31, 2025
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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 — October 31, 2025
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Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. (Level B)Corrected — November 18, 2025
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Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. (Level D)Corrected — November 18, 2025
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Level D)Corrected — October 31, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — October 31, 2025
Fair Meadow Nursing Home is a 42-bed nursing home in Fertile, Minnesota. It holds a 3-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 5.5 hours per resident day, above the Minnesota average of 4.3. Its most recent inspection, in September 2025, cited 8 deficiencies, none of them severe.
The facility appears to have stronger-than-average nurse staffing, which can help with day-to-day care and supervision. You should ask what specific corrective actions and monitoring they put in place to address a cluster of recent inspection findings involving medication handling, use of restraints and supervision, continence and catheter care, and timely physician reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Fair Meadow Nursing Home Medicare and Medicaid certified?
Fair Meadow Nursing Home is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is Fair Meadow Nursing Home's CMS star rating?
Fair Meadow Nursing Home has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at Fair Meadow Nursing Home?
Fair Meadow Nursing Home reports 5.50313 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has Fair Meadow Nursing Home had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, Fair Meadow Nursing Home had 8 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does Fair Meadow Nursing Home have?
Fair Meadow Nursing Home has 42 certified beds.
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.