Sacred Heart Care Center
Nursing home in Austin, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245447
1200 12th Street Southwest, Austin, MN 55912 · Mower County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 59
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sacred Heart Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sacred Heart Care Center 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sacred Heart Care Center 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
- 5.57
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.90
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.67
- Weekend total hours
- 4.76
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 25, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 2, 2024, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sacred Heart Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 44.5 residents live here, about 75% of its 59 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 59
- Average residents per day
- 44.5
- Certified since
- March 1, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Sacred Heart Care Center
- Legal business name
- Sacred Heart Care Center, Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Sacred Heart Care Center
- St Marks Living400 15th Avenue Southwest, Austin 55912
- Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare1201 17th Street NE, Austin 55912
- Prairie Manor Care Center220 Third Street Northwest, Blooming Prairie 55917
- Field Crest Care Center318 Second Street Northeast, Hayfield 55940
- Thorne Crest Retirement Center1201 Garfield Avenue, Albert Lea 56007
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 Sacred Heart Care Center, 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 Sacred Heart Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Sacred Heart Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sacred Heart Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sacred Heart Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sacred Heart Care Center?
Sacred Heart Care Center, Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.