Benedictine Living Community Owatonna: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Benedictine Living Community Owatonna is a 79-bed nonprofit nursing home in Owatonna, Minnesota, part of Benedictine Health System. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Benedictine Living Community Owatonna
2255 30th Street NWOwatonna, MN 55060
Steele County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Benedictine Living Community Owatonna, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Minnesota average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 187 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.51 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.07 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.0% of nursing staff at Benedictine Living Community Owatonna left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $36,638 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | Fine | $22,205 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Benedictine Living Community Owatonna holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Benedictine Living Community Owatonna
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Benedictine Health System, 23 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Benedictine Living Community Owatonna
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center LLC Waseca | 11.5 | 52 | 2.06 | 3.32 | 46.3% | 4 | None |
| The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC Faribault | 12.0 | 109 | 1.76 | 3.31 | 63.8% | 1 | None |
| New Richland Care Center New Richland · staffing data not validated | 18.2 | 45 | — | — | 79.3% | 1 | $79,694 |
| Whispering Creek Janesville | 20.6 | 35 | 2.44 | 4.11 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Prairie Manor Care Center Blooming Prairie | 20.7 | 39 | 2.65 | 4.36 | 43.5% | 5 | $43,300 |
| Fairview Care Center Dodge Center | 21.7 | 46 | 2.37 | 3.87 | — | 3 | None |
| Three Links Care Center Northfield | 24.2 | 92 | 2.58 | 4.16 | 38.8% | 4 | None |
| Field Crest Care Center Hayfield | 27.1 | 35 | 3.50 | 5.29 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.