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Thorne Crest Retirement Center

1201 GARFIELD AVENUE, ALBERT LEA, MN, 56007
(507) 205-9004
52 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
52
CMS facility ID
245425
Care type
Nursing home
County
Freeborn
Facility name
Thorne Crest Retirement Center
Street address
1201 GARFIELD AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Albert Lea, MN 56007
Phone
(507) 205-9004

About this facility — Thorne Crest Retirement Center

Thorne Crest Retirement Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Albert Lea, Minnesota. It is licensed for 52 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 12 senior care facilities in Albert Lea 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 Thorne Crest Retirement Center 48 times across 14 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $43,082 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
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Allen, Ryan
Director — since 2013
Blatnik, Andrea
Managing employee · Officer — since 2013
Davidson, Roger
Director — since 2021
Ford, Ashley
Director — since 2021
Hanson, Phillip
Director — since 2013
Johnson, Dorothy
Director — since 2021
Johnson, James
Director — since 2021
Johnson, Lars
Officer — since 2023
Killian, George
Director — since 2021
Neiman, Ruth
Director — since 2021
Peters, Marshall
Director — since 2013
Van Der Beek, Bruce
Director — since 2021
Vanostram, Steven
Director — since 2013
Vaughn-gray, Stephanie
Director — since 2021
Wagoner Ford, Anne
Director — since 2021
Whitaker, Bruce
Director — since 2013
Wood, Jennifer
Managing employee — since 2024

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
1987-02-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
22 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$43,082 total
Last standard inspection
2026-01-27
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$648 per day (≈ $19,700/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
37% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 52% private/other
Occupancy
68% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
59% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
52
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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-05-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-06-12
2026-01-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered16 citations
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-03-11
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0725
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0726
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2026-03-06
F-0755
F · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0825
D · No harm found
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0865
F · No harm found
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0881
F · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0921
E · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2026-03-06
10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (31 citations)
2025-12-26Health 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 2025-12-19
2025-09-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 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 2025-10-10
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-10-10
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 2025-10-10
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-10-10
2024-12-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2024-12-08
2024-11-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-12-17
2024-10-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-11-08
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 2024-11-08
2024-05-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-29
2023-10-26Health inspection9 citations
F-0622
D · No harm found
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2023-12-15
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-12-15
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-12-15
F-0678
D · No harm found
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2023-12-15
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2023-12-15
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-12-15
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-12-15
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2023-12-15
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 2023-12-15
2026-01-27Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0222
F · 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 2026-03-18
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-03-18
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2026-03-18
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-03-18
2024-11-20Fire-safety inspection7 citations
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-12-20
K-0345
C · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-12-20
K-0374
F · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-12-20
K-0712
E · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-12-20
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-12-20
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 2024-12-20
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-12-20
2023-10-26Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-12-15

Federal penalties

2024-10-15Fine$43,082
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 245425.

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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