Thorne Crest Retirement Center
1201 Garfield Avenue, Albert Lea, MN, 56007
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: American Baptist Homes Of The Midwest
- Certified beds
- 52 · avg 45 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 75% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 55.6% — higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $43,082 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 245425
- Certified beds
- 52 beds · avg 45 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- American Baptist Homes Of The Midwest
- Chain affiliation
- American Baptist Homes Of The Midwest
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the American Baptist Homes of The Midwest chain — 6 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- Jennifer m Wood
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2024
- Lars p Johnson
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Mayo Foundation For Medical Education & Research
Other · since 2021
- Andrea Blatnik
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Anne s Wagoner Ford
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Ashley Elizabeth Ford
Corporate Director · since 2021
+ 12 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 35)
- F0726·Jan 27, 2026Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
- F0725·Jan 27, 2026Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- E0921·Jan 27, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F0881·Jan 27, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F0880·Jan 27, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0867·Jan 27, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- F0865·Jan 27, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- D0825·Jan 27, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $43K
Most recent events
- Oct 15, 2024Fine · $43K
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 27, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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