Benedictine Living Community Mother of MercyCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 230 Church Avenue, Box 676, Albany, MN 56307
- CCN
- 245339
- Ownership type
- Non-profit, church related
- Certified beds
- 76
- Residents per day
- 55
- CMS flags
- None in the CMS record
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CMS gives Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy an overall rating of 2 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 26 Feb 2026. The latest survey cycle has 8 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Minnesota is 6. CMS lists 2 fines with a total of $97,996 for this home in its penalties file. CMS also lists 1 payment denial.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed this record on .
Since the last CMS update
The site has no recorded change for this home. In each CMS update, the site compares the ratings, the penalties and the citations of each home.
Ratings
CMS gives each home 1 to 5 stars for health inspections, for staffing and for quality measures, and one overall rating.
| Rating (1 to 5 stars) | This home | Stearns County median | Minnesota median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 9 homes in the county, 338 homes in the state. What the CMS star ratings measure
Citations by survey cycle
CMS keeps the last three cycles, and cycle 1 is the latest. A cycle has one standard survey. Citations from complaint and infection control inspections go into cycles of 12 months.
| Survey cycle | Standard survey | Citations | Minnesota median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (latest) | 26 Feb 2026 | 8 | 6 |
| Cycle 2 | 20 Dec 2024 | 14 | 7 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 9 | 6 |
Health citations
The record of one deficiency in an inspection. One inspection can give many citations.
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | K0 | L0 | |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | H0 | I0 | |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | E0 | ||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 |
Survey cycle 1 (latest): 8 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Complaint investigation | 29 Jun 2026 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Complaint investigation | 15 May 2026 |
| 12 May 2026 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Complaint investigation | 21 Apr 2026 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | F0582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
Survey cycle 2: 14 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0578 | 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 | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0625 | 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 | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0640 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | D | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | F | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0838 | 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 | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0865 | Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | F | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0883 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D | Standard survey | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Complaint investigation | 21 Nov 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint investigation | 21 Nov 2024 |
Survey cycle 3: 9 citations
The CMS provider file has no standard survey date for this cycle.
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 Aug 2024 |
| 19 Jul 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Complaint investigation | 23 Aug 2024 |
| 24 Jan 2024 | F0607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | C | Complaint investigation | 9 Feb 2024 |
| 24 Jan 2024 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 16 Feb 2024 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 4 Dec 2023 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | F0727 | 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. | F | Standard survey | 4 Dec 2023 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 4 Dec 2023 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | F0851 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F | Standard survey | 4 Dec 2023 |
| 23 Aug 2023 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2023 |
The requirement text is the CMS summary of the F-tag. It is not the report of the surveyor. How to read an inspection report
Penalties
A fine, or a payment denial: a period in which Medicare or Medicaid does not pay for new admissions. The CMS penalties file holds three years.
| Date | Type | Fine | Days without payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | Fine | $27,378 | |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Fine | $70,618 | |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Payment denial | 5 |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day. The nurse hours for one resident on an average day. CMS calculates the figure from the hours that the home reports for a quarter.
| Staff | This home | Minnesota median | Minnesota average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nurse staff | 4.71 | 4.20 | 4.19 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.69 | 1.00 | 1.06 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.75 | 0.61 | |
| Nurse aides | 3.27 | 2.52 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 4.30 | 3.70 | 3.71 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 50.0%
- Nurse staff turnover, Minnesota median
- 40.0%
- RN turnover in a year
- 58.3%
- Administrators who left in a year
- 1
Homes report the hours to CMS in the Payroll-Based Journal.
Quality measures
A figure that CMS calculates from the assessments of residents. One example is the percentage of long-stay residents with a fall and a major injury.
| Measure (CMS text) | Residents | This home | Minnesota median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 21.2% | 18.0% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 2.3% | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 4.5% | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 7.8% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 40.7% | 20.2% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 1.2% | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 18.0% | 15.9% | 13.4% |
For each measure in this table, CMS gives more points in the quality measure rating for a lower percentage. The site calculates the medians from the CMS file. What the CMS star ratings measure
Ownership
An organisation in the CMS ownership file. CMS records its role, for example an ownership interest, operational or managerial control, or a mortgage interest.
- Ownership type
- Non-profit, church related
- Setting
- Continuing care retirement community
- Legal business name
- Mother of Mercy
- Chain
- Benedictine Health System (23 homes in the CMS chain file)
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine Health System | Adp of the snf | 1 Jan 2026 |
The site shows organisations only. It does not show the names of persons.
Other homes in Stearns County
| Nursing home | City | Overall rating | Citations, latest cycle | Fines | Last standard survey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cura of Melrose | Melrose | 2 of 5 | 10 | $49,585 | 11 Sep 2025 | |
| Assumption Home | Cold Spring | 5 of 5 | 7 | $17,345 | 20 Nov 2025 | |
| Sterling Park Health Care Center | Waite Park | 2 of 5 | 8 | $0 | 1 Aug 2025 | |
| Country Manor Healthcare and Rehab Center | Sartell | 5 of 5 | 0 | $0 | 14 Apr 2026 | |
| Cura of Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre | 3 of 5 | 5 | $0 | 5 Mar 2026 | |
| Cura of Paynesville | Paynesville | 4 of 5 | 3 | $0 | 8 Apr 2026 | |
| Edenbrook of St Cloud | Saint Cloud | 3 of 5 | 3 | $0 | 26 Jun 2025 | |
| Belgrade Nursing Home | Belgrade | 4 of 5 | 1 | $0 | 28 May 2026 |
Official channels
- Care Compare record of this nursing homeMedicare.gov. The official CMS record of this home.
- Contact information for State Survey AgenciesCMS. The web address and the telephone number of the State Survey Agency of each state. These agencies investigate complaints about nursing homes.
- Filing a complaintMedicare.gov. The page names the State Survey Agency as the place for a complaint about nursing home care or facility conditions.
- Eldercare LocatorAdministration for Community Living. A public service that connects older adults and their families to local services. Telephone: 1-800-677-1116.
Cite this page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare. Record of Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy (CCN 245339). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/benedictine-living-community-mother-of-mercy-albany-mn-245339/
Provenance
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- CMS processed the data on
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Questions
- When was Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 4 Jun 2026. It was a complaint investigation. It gave 2 citations. The standard survey before the last one was on 20 Dec 2024.
- Who operates Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as non-profit, church related. CMS lists the home in the chain Benedictine Health System. The CMS ownership file names no organisation for operational or managerial control. This site does not show the names of persons.
- Is Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy a Special Focus Facility?
- No. The CMS provider file lists no Special Focus status for this home. CMS lists 2 homes in Minnesota as Special Focus Facilities and 10 as candidates.
- Where does the data on this page come from?
- The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The Care Compare record on Medicare.gov is the official record of the home.