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Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy

230 CHURCH AVENUE, BOX 676, ALBANY, MN, 56307

(320) 845-2195

benedictineliving.org

76 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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230 Church Avenue, Box 676

Albany, MN 56307

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245339

Care type

Nursing home

County

Stearns

Facility name

Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy

Street address

230 CHURCH AVENUE, BOX 676

City / state / ZIP

Albany, MN 56307

Phone

(320) 845-2195

Website

benedictineliving.org

About this facility — Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy

Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Albany, Minnesota. It is licensed for 76 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Albany and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Benedictine Living Community Mother of Mercy 49 times across 13 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $97,996 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Benedictine Health System

Ownership type

Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Benedictine Health System

Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Bergien, Tricia

Officer — since 2026

Carley, Gerald

Director — since 1969

Knapp, Mark

Director — since 2012

Koop, Steven

Director — since 2026

Kuhn, Jennifer

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Lewis, Brian

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Paulsen, Ronald

Director — since 2026

Peterson, Anneliese

Director — since 2026

Rymanowski, Kevin

Officer — since 2026

Tomczik, Paul

Director — since 2015

Vebelun, Edward

Director — since 2026

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1986-07-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$97,996 total

Last standard inspection

2026-02-26

Nurse staffing

4.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$554 per day (≈ $16,840/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

62% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 35% private/other

Occupancy

79% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

36% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2026-06-29

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-05-15

2026-05-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-04-21

10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (46 citations)

2026-02-26Health inspection5 citations

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2026-04-02

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2026-04-02

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2026-04-02

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-04-02

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-04-02

2024-12-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations

F-0552

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0684

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0732

F · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0838

F · No harm found

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0865

F · No harm found

Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-01-30

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2025-01-30

2024-10-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2024-11-21

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-11-21

2024-07-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-08-23

F-0880

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-08-23

2024-01-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0607

C · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2024-02-09

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-02-16

2023-10-26Health inspection4 citations

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-12-04

F-0727

F · No harm found

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Corrected 2023-12-04

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-12-04

F-0851

F · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2023-12-04

2023-08-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-09-26

2026-02-26Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-04-02

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-04-02

2024-12-20Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0007

F · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2025-02-05

E-0026

F · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2025-02-05

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-02-05

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-01-31

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-01-31

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-01-31

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-01-31

2023-10-26Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0226

D · No harm found

Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-01-12

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-12-22

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0901

F · No harm found

Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

Corrected 2023-11-28

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-11-28

Federal penalties

2026-06-04Fine$27,378

2024-12-20Fine$70,618

2024-12-20Medicare payment denial — 5 days

Total fines$97,996

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 245339.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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