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Sacred Heart Care Center

1200 12Th Street Southwest, Austin, MN 559125074331808Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 59Avg. daily residents: 49County: Mower

The complete public record on Sacred Heart Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Austin, Minnesota, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Minnesota average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★☆☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Sacred Heart Care Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

5.64 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (4.19)
0.96 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (1.06)
4.79 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
Not reported total nursing staff turnover
Not reported RN turnover

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

July 25, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
5 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.0)
17 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

29 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
July 25, 20250726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 25, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 25, 20250645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 25, 20250699Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 25, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.