Overview
Harmony River Living Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Hutchinson. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 54% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 7, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, about the same as the Minnesota average of 7.0. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $25,138 in the past three years.
Harmony River Living Center is a nonprofit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 115 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 7, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $25,138
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.81 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.40 hrs
- Nurse aides3.05 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 115
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 15, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes