Benedictine Living Community Owatonna
Nursing home in Owatonna, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245426
2255 30th Street NW, Owatonna, MN 55060 · Steele County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 79
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $36,638 (2)
Does Benedictine Living Community Owatonna take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Benedictine Living Community Owatonna is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Benedictine Living Community Owatonna reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.97
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.95
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.61
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.41
- Weekend total hours
- 3.55
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 6, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Benedictine Living Community Owatonna 2 times in the past 3 years, for $36,638 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75 residents live here, about 95% of its 79 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 79
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Certified since
- February 1, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Benedictine Living Community Owatonna
- Legal business name
- Benedictine Living Community Owatonna
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 23 homes nationally under Benedictine Health System, 2.8-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Minnesota
Minnesota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Minnesota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Benedictine Living Community Owatonna, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Benedictine Living Community Owatonna
What is the CMS star rating of Benedictine Living Community Owatonna?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Benedictine Living Community Owatonna accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Benedictine Living Community Owatonna?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Benedictine Living Community Owatonna?
Benedictine Living Community Owatonna, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.