St Marks Lutheran Home
Nursing Home Facility
400 - 15th Avenue Southwest, Austin, MN 55912
St Marks Lutheran Home is a senior care community located in Austin, MN. It provides assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living for older adults in the Austin area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (507) 437-4594.
St Marks Lutheran Home is licensed for 45 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Austin average about 50 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 78% of its licensed beds. That is below the Austin average of roughly 87%.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Austin average about 2.7 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2026 and recorded 12 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 52%.
The community is located in Mower County, MN.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 30 problems at St Marks Lutheran Home. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 12 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $127,000. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions twice in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Environmental
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
St Marks Lutheran Home offers assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Church related
- Beds / units 45
- Religious affiliation Lutheran
- Occupancy 78%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.7
- Annual staff turnover 52%
- Last health inspection June 2026
Resident & family reviews
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