Thorne Crest Retirement Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thorne Crest Retirement Center is a 52-bed nonprofit nursing home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, part of American Baptist Homes of the Midwest. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 72.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Thorne Crest Retirement Center
1201 Garfield AvenueAlbert Lea, MN 56007
Freeborn 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 Thorne Crest Retirement Center, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Minnesota average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 102 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.35 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.76 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.43 | 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
72.7% of nursing staff at Thorne Crest Retirement Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $43,082 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | Fine | $43,082 |
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. Thorne Crest Retirement Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Thorne Crest Retirement Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, 6 homes
- Legal name: American Baptist Homes of the Midwest
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Thorne Crest Retirement Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Johns on Fountain Lake Albert Lea | 2.0 | 84 | 2.74 | 4.55 | 29.4% | 3 | $16,448 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea Albert Lea | 3.0 | 80 | 2.72 | 4.64 | 23.8% | 4 | $17,345 |
| Lutheran Retirement Home Northwood | 15.8 | 42 | 3.06 | 4.57 | 41.9% | 3 | $24,922 |
| New Richland Care Center New Richland · staffing data not validated | 17.7 | 45 | — | — | 79.3% | 1 | $79,694 |
| Sacred Heart Care Center Austin | 18.2 | 59 | 3.66 | 5.64 | — | 2 | None |
| Lake Mills Care Center Lake Mills | 18.5 | 61 | 2.23 | 3.62 | 25.0% | 4 | None |
| St Marks Living Austin | 18.9 | 45 | 3.31 | 4.70 | 51.8% | 1 | $127,000 |
| Parkview Care Center Wells | 19.3 | 30 | 2.59 | 4.89 | 54.8% | 3 | 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.