Nursing HomeInspections

Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy

Nursing home in Albany, MN

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
230 Church Avenue, Box 676, Albany, MN 56307
Phone
(320) 845-2195
Listed under
Nonprofit, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
245339
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
76
Average residents per day
55
Ownership
Nonprofit, church related
Legal business name
Mother of Mercy
Chain
Benedictine Health System (23 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 1, 1986
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 245339. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 26, 2026. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 23, 2023 to Jun 4, 2026): 14 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 4, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 4, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 12, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Feb 26, 2026Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 26, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 26, 2026Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 26, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 26, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 20, 2024Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 20, 2024Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 20, 2024Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 20, 2024Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 31. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $97,996 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jun 4, 2026Fine: $27,378
Dec 20, 2024Fine: $70,618
Dec 20, 2024Payment denial for 5 days from Jan 31, 2025

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.71 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.69 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.27 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.30 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
50%
RN turnover (yearly)
58%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.