• CMS rates this facility 4/5 stars (above average)
• Has 59 certified beds with an average of 50.2 residents per day (85% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 8 deficiencies (inspected Jul 25, 2025)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 5.34 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 55.5% (high)
Sacred Heart Care Center is a 4-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Austin, Minnesota with 59 certified beds. It has been operating since 1987. The facility scored above average compared to Minnesota facilities.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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.
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
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.
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.
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACRED HEART CARE CENTER, INC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | May 28, 1997 |
| KNOPIK, CHARLES | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2011 |
| MALLORY, ANTHONY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2012 |
| BRUCKER, MARIANNE | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2013 |
| GARRY, TIMOTHY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2014 |
| KNORR, PAUL | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2013 |
| WIEBELHAUS, EILEEN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2014 |
| HALVERSON, REBECCA | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | May 10, 2010 |