Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City
Nursing home in Lake City, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245218
500 West Grant Street, Lake City, MN 55041 · Goodhue County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 90
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 20, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $145,117 (2)
Does Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City 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
- 4.88
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.39
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.66
- Weekend total hours
- 4.40
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 21.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 20, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 31, 2025, found 1.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City 2 times in the past 3 years, for $145,117 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 60.7 residents live here, about 67% of its 90 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 60.7
- Certified since
- March 20, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City
- Legal business name
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Lake City
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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.
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Questions about Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City
What is the CMS star rating of Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City?
Mayo Clinic Health System-Lake City, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.