Thorne Crest Retirement Center
Nursing home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245425
1201 Garfield Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007 · Freeborn County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 52
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 27, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 18
- Fines in 3 years
- $43,082 (1)
Does Thorne Crest Retirement Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Thorne Crest Retirement 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Thorne Crest Retirement 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
- 3.46
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.47
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.27
- Weekend total hours
- 2.93
- Nursing staff turnover
- 77%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 27, 2026 and cited 18 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 20, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Thorne Crest Retirement Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $43,082 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 44.3 residents live here, about 85% of its 52 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 52
- Average residents per day
- 44.3
- Certified since
- February 1, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Thorne Crest Retirement Center
- Legal business name
- American Baptist Homes of the Midwest
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, 2.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Thorne Crest Retirement Center
- St Johns on Fountain Lake1771 Eagle View Circle, Albert Lea 56007
- Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea75507 240th Street, Albert Lea 56007
- New Richland Care Center312 Northeast 1st Street, New Richland 56072
- Sacred Heart Care Center1200 12th Street Southwest, Austin 55912
- St Marks Living400 15th Avenue Southwest, Austin 55912
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 Thorne Crest Retirement 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 Thorne Crest Retirement Center
What is the CMS star rating of Thorne Crest Retirement Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Thorne Crest Retirement Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Thorne Crest Retirement Center?
18 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Thorne Crest Retirement Center?
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.