SACRED HEART CARE CENTER
SACRED HEART CARE CENTER, in AUSTIN, Minnesota, holds 59 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1987-03-01, averaging 48.6 residents a day.
Has SACRED HEART CARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 29 health-inspection deficiencies for SACRED HEART CARE CENTER since 2023-07-13, 22 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-07-25.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | F0726 | 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. | F |
| 2025-07-25 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2025-07-25 | F0645, F0699, F0880 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-04-29 | F0607, F0609, F0755 | 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. | D |
| 2024-05-02 | F0727, F0865, F0880 | 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. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2024-05-02 | F0554, F0561, F0625, F0684, F0695, F0881 | 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. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
| 2024-05-02 | F0732, F0851, F0867, F0868 | 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. / 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 | C |
| 2024-02-28 | F0607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | C |
| 2023-07-13 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2023-07-13 | F0761, F0883 | 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2023-07-13 | F0584, F0661, F0688, F0813 | 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. / Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | D |
How is SACRED HEART CARE CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | MN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 5.63902 | 4.19318 |
| Average number of residents per day | 48.6 | 60.3 |
Who owns SACRED HEART CARE CENTER?
SACRED HEART CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name SACRED HEART CARE CENTER, INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SACRED HEART CARE CENTER, INC | since 05/28/1997 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | HALVERSON, REBECCA | since 05/10/2010 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | KNOPIK, CHARLES, MALLORY, ANTHONY | since 07/01/2011 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BRUCKER, MARIANNE, GARRY, TIMOTHY, KNORR, PAUL, WIEBELHAUS, EILEEN | since 07/01/2013 |
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