St Marks Living
Nursing home in Austin, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245369
400 15th Avenue Southwest, Austin, MN 55912 · Mower County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 45
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- $127,000 (1)
Does St Marks Living take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. St Marks Living 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours St Marks Living 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
- 4.97
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.77
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.41
- Weekend total hours
- 4.34
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 16, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 3, 2025, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined St Marks Living 1 time in the past 3 years, for $127,000 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 30 residents live here, about 67% of its 45 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 30
- Certified since
- December 1, 1986
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns St Marks Living
- Legal business name
- St Marks Lutheran Home
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near St Marks Living
- Sacred Heart Care Center1200 12th Street 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 St Marks Living, 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 St Marks Living
What is the CMS star rating of St Marks Living?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does St Marks Living accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at St Marks Living?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns St Marks Living?
St Marks Lutheran Home, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.