Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Benedictine Living Community Mother Of Mercy
230 Church Avenue, Box 676, Albany, MN · (320) 845-2195
- Certified beds
- 76
- Residents per day
- 53
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Benedictine Health System
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 1, 1986
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Minnesota.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Minnesota homes
Benedictine Living Community Mother Of Mercy carries 93 inspection points. That is fewer than 19% of Minnesota's 335 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Minnesota: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–30 pts
- 3★ 30–54 pts
- 2★ 54–92 pts
- 1★ over 92 pts
Bars show every rated home in Minnesota by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
31 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights6D
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Honor 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 directive.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Notify 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.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Infection Control4F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Administration3F
- F
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
- F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- F
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service2D
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Nursing and Physician Services2F
- F
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- C
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Inspection history
2026-02-26
9 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-12-20
14 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (5 deficiencies)
2023-10-26
8 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 45 min of nursing staff time a day, 35 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 45 min
Minnesota average
4 h 16 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 44% of nursing staff and 58% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$97,996 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Fine | $27,378 |
| 2024-12-20 | Fine | $70,618 |
| 2024-12-20 | Payment Denial · 5 day denial | $0 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts better | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts worse | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.1 pts better | 99.4% | 97.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.6 pts better | 98.0% | 96.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.1 pts worse | 7.2% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.3 pts better | 0.8% | 4.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.1 pts better | 0.8% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3.8 pts better | 8.9% | 12.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts worse | 18.6% | 17.2% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened20.3 pts worse | 39.1% | 18.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2 pts worse | 20.2% | 18.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladderAbout the same | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.2 pts worse | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence10.8 pts worse | 34.5% | 23.7% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.2 pts better | 1.9% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7.9 pts better | 96.0% | 88.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3 pts worse | 17.6% | 14.6% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.8 pts worse | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8.4 pts better | 91.7% | 83.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.9 pts worse | 24.9% | 23.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
14 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine Health System | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Bergien, Tricia | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Carley, Gerald | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Knapp, Mark | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Koop, Steven | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Kuhn, Jennifer | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Kuhn, Jennifer | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lewis, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Lewis, Brian | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Paulsen, Ronald | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Peterson, Anneliese | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Rymanowski, Kevin | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Tomczik, Paul | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vebelun, Edward | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
18 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8E
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Egress4D
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D
Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- F
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Miscellaneous1C
- C
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Electrical1F
- F
Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
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