★★★☆☆CMS 3/584 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.55 /day
- Staff turnover
- 29%
- Serious cites
- 0
St. Johns on Fountain Lake runs a church-affiliated nonprofit home with 84 certified beds, and its staffing is the clearest strength: 4.55 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% above the national average. Turnover sits at 29.4% against a national 45.8%, which means aides and nurses tend to stay. Weekends run about 12% leaner than weekdays, so ask how that gap gets covered. The tension is in the inspection record, 30 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, and one fine of $16,448, with the last inspection in December 2025. Quality measures score well; the survey history is what pulls the overall picture down.
★★★★☆CMS 4/580 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.64 /day
- Staff turnover
- 24%
- Serious cites
- 0
Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea runs on 4.64 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a fifth more staffing than the typical American nursing home, and its weekend coverage only dips about 13% below weekdays, a gap that's common, though the size still matters when someone needs help on a Sunday. Staff turnover of 23.8% sits well under the national 45.8%, which suggests people stick around long enough to know the residents. The caution side: 15 deficiencies on record, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 2 tied to abuse, plus a $17,345 fine. The most recent inspection was in May 2026.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/552 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.76 /day
- Staff turnover
- 73%
- Serious cites
- 0
Thorne Crest, a nonprofit home with 52 beds in Albert Lea, has a record worth reading carefully. State inspectors cited 36 deficiencies, three of them at a level where residents were actually harmed or put in jeopardy, and two tied to abuse, with one fine totaling $43,082. Staffing sits at 3.76 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and the workforce is churning: 72.7% annual turnover against roughly 46% nationally, with weekends running about 9% leaner than weekdays. The bright spots are real, a 4-out-of-5 quality measure rating and 4 for staffing, but a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating, with citations including abuse, is the piece families should weigh heaviest.