Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sacred Heart Care Center
1200 12th Street Southwest, Austin, MN · (507) 433-1808
- Certified beds
- 59
- Residents per day
- 45
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 1, 1987
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How this home got 3 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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Minnesota homes
Sacred Heart Care Center carries 48 inspection points. That is fewer than 47% 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
29 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care5E
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Infection Control5F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Administration4F
- F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- C
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- C
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- C
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Resident Rights4D
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- 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
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- F
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.
- 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.
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Pharmacy Service2E
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary1D
- D
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Inspection history
2025-07-25
5 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2024-05-02
16 health deficiencies · 13 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (4 deficiencies)
2023-07-13
8 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 34 min of nursing staff time a day, 54 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 34 min
Minnesota average
4 h 16 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
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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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 days0.2 pts worse | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts worse | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.5 pts better | 97.8% | 97.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.4 pts worse | 96.0% | 96.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3 pts better | 1.1% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.1 pts worse | 5.2% | 4.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.2 pts better | 0.7% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7 pts better | 5.7% | 12.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.8 pts better | 13.4% | 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 worsened0.4 pts worse | 19.2% | 18.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.4 pts worse | 21.6% | 18.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.3 pts worse | 3.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection5.1 pts worse | 7.7% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence5.8 pts better | 17.9% | 23.7% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.3 pts better | 4.8% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine21.1 pts worse | 67.0% | 88.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit9.4 pts worse | 24.0% | 14.6% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts better | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8 pts better | 91.3% | 83.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.2 pts worse | 31.2% | 23.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
8 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Care Center, Inc | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Brucker, Marianne | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Garry, Timothy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Halverson, Rebecca | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Knopik, Charles | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Knorr, Paul | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mallory, Anthony | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wiebelhaus, Eileen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
32 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke12F
- F
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- C
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- C
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- C
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems6F
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- C
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Egress4F
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- F
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- E
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Services4F
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous4F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- C
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
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