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Sacred Heart Care Center

1200 12TH STREET SOUTHWEST, AUSTIN, MN, 55912

(507) 433-1808

59 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1200 12th Street Southwest

Austin, MN 55912

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245447

Care type

Nursing home

County

Mower

Facility name

Sacred Heart Care Center

Street address

1200 12TH STREET SOUTHWEST

City / state / ZIP

Austin, MN 55912

Phone

(507) 433-1808

About this facility — Sacred Heart Care Center

Sacred Heart Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Austin, Minnesota. It is licensed for 59 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Austin 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 Sacred Heart Care Center 61 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Sacred Heart Care Center, Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1997

Brucker, Marianne

Officer — since 2013

Garry, Timothy

Officer — since 2014

Halverson, Rebecca

Managing employee — since 2010

Knopik, Charles

Director — since 2011

Knorr, Paul

Officer — since 2013

Mallory, Anthony

Director — since 2012

Wiebelhaus, Eileen

Officer — since 2014

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1987-03-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-07-25

Nurse staffing

5.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$412 per day (≈ $12,520/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

46% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 48% private/other

Occupancy

87% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

1% 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-07-25Health inspection5 citations

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2025-08-25

F-0689

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-25

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2025-08-25

F-0726

F · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2025-08-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-08-25

2025-04-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-05-24

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 2025-05-24

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 2025-05-24

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (53 citations)

2024-05-02Health inspection13 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-05-30

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 2024-05-30

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-05-30

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 2024-05-30

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0851

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0865

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0867

C · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0868

C · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-05-30

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-05-30

2024-02-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0607

C · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-03-06

2023-07-13Health inspection7 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2023-09-08

F-0661

D · No harm found

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2023-09-08

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2023-09-08

F-0761

E · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2023-09-06

F-0813

D · No harm foundFood safety

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Corrected 2023-09-06

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-09-14

F-0883

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-06

2025-07-25Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0293

D · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-08-25

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-08-25

2024-05-02Fire-safety inspection13 citations

K-0271

E · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0293

F · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0346

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0354

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0541

D · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0923

C · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-05-28

2023-07-13Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2023-09-18

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2023-09-06

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-08-25

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-08-25

K-0355

C · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-08-25

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-08-25

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2023-08-25

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-09-01

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-08-25

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-08-25

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 245447.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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