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Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy

A nursing home in Albany, Minnesota 56307

230 Church Avenue, Box 676, Albany, Minnesota 56307. (320) 845-2195.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 27 citations in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean8
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Immediate jeopardy
CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

9 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Minnesota average is 7.2.

Last standard inspection Feb 26, 2026.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jun 4, 2026

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

27 citations in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

27 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 27 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 14 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jul 15, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

Jun 4, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 29, 2026.

May 12, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 21, 2026.

Feb 26, 2026: standard inspection5 citations

  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Rule F0582. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 2, 2026.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 2, 2026.

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Rule F0755. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 2, 2026.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 2, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 2, 2026.

Dec 20, 2024: standard inspection8 citations

  • 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.

    Rule F0578. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule F0625. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

    Rule F0640. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Rule F0732. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule F0838. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

    Rule F0865. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

Dec 20, 2024: standard and complaint inspection4 citations

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Rule F0552. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Rule F0580. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 30, 2025.

Oct 10, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Rule F0580. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Nov 21, 2024.

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Rule F0755. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Nov 21, 2024.

Jul 19, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 23, 2024.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 23, 2024.

Jan 24, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 16, 2024.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

    Rule F0607. C: no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 9, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 1, 1986.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as non profit, church related.
  • 76 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 2 fines in the last three years, $97,996 in all.
  • 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
  • 14 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Jun 4, 2026Fine$27,378
Dec 20, 2024Medicare payment denialNot given
Dec 20, 2024Fine$70,618

Who does the caring?

4.75 nurse hours per resident per day

The Minnesota average is 4.27.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeMinnesota average
Nurse hours per resident per day4.754.27
Of which registered nurses0.581.08
At weekends4.303.73
Nursing staff turnover44.4%42.1%
Registered nurse turnover58.3%39.3%
Administrators who left1Not given

Who owns it?

  • Benedictine Health System owns 100% directly since Jan 1, 2026.
  • 14 owners or officers are people: Anneliese Peterson (corporate director, 0%); Brian L Lewis (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brian L Lewis (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kevin J Rymanowski (corporate officer, 0%); Tricia Bergien (corporate officer, 0%); Ronald Paulsen (corporate director, 0%); Jennifer Kuhn (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jennifer Kuhn (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mark Knapp (corporate director, 0%); Edward Vebelun (corporate director, 0%); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Gerald Carley (corporate director, 0%); Steven Koop (corporate director, 0%); Paul Tomczik (corporate director, 0%).
  • Part of Benedictine Health System (23 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Benedictine Health SystemOwns 5% or more directly100%Jan 1, 2026
An organisation CMS lists without a nameAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Feb 4, 2026
Benedictine Health SystemAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jan 1, 2026

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Minnesota average 3.2).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating2 of 5
Health inspections2 of 5
Staffing4 of 5
Quality measures2 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 24.6 miles, this one had the 2nd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (9; the middle value was 6).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy This nursing home9
Cura of Melrose12.111
Assumption Home14.27
Sterling Park Health Care Center18.38
Country Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center18.80
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home19.69
Cura of Sauk Centre19.75
Cura of Paynesville20.23
Edenbrook of St Cloud22.65
St Benedicts Care Center22.89
Cura of Watkins23.30
Belgrade Nursing Home24.61

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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