St Johns on Fountain Lake

1771 Eagle View Circle, Albert Lea, MN 56007 (opens Google Maps) · Freeborn County · (507) 373-2040· 84 certified beds · avg 77 residents/day · certified since Mar 29, 2018 · Medicare and Medicaid certified

Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

inspected Dec 3, 2025

Serious findings on record

most recent Aug 6, 2025

$16,448

Fines, last 3 years

5.33

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.

Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)

▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Aug 6, 2025 · F-0760 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication.

Why it matters: A serious medication error can cause real harm, hospitalization, or worse.

Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.

Corrected: Jul 21, 2025 (Past Non-Compliance)

▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jul 26, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.

Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.

Corrected: Aug 3, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jan 10, 2024 · F-0686

The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.

Why it matters: Bedsores are painful, can become deeply infected, and in serious cases can be life-threatening.

Corrected: Feb 5, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 30 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

Dec 3, 2025F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
Dec 3, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. F-0554
Dec 3, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. F-0656

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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Dec 3, 2025	F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide activities that meet residents' needs and interests. Nursing homes must offer meaningful activity programs, not just leave residents idle. · F-0679
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. · F-0692
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide care that took into account residents' past trauma or their cultural backgrounds. Care is supposed to be sensitive to what residents have lived through and where they come from. · F-0699
Aug 6, 2025	▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated	The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint · F-0760
Aug 6, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684
Aug 6, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint · F-0755
Nov 6, 2024	F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880
Nov 6, 2024	E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812
Nov 6, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · F-0580
Nov 6, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686
Nov 6, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · F-0756
Sep 24, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880
Jul 26, 2024	▲ G · Actual harm, isolated	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689
Apr 17, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint · F-0656
Apr 17, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint · F-0755
Jan 10, 2024	▲ G · Actual harm, isolated	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686
Jan 10, 2024	F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880
Jan 10, 2024	E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern	The facility did not honor residents' right to form and take part in resident or family groups, such as a resident council. · F-0565
Jan 10, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not make sure residents were fully informed about their own health, care, and treatments in a way they could understand. · F-0552
Jan 10, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. · F-0688
Jan 10, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. · F-0698
Sep 20, 2023	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · from a complaint · F-0554
Sep 20, 2023	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880
Sep 7, 2023	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (5 → 9).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

All citationsSerious citations (G–L)

2023

2024

2025

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

Year	Citations	Serious (G–L)	Worst severity that year
2023	3	0	D
2024	15	2	G ▲
2025	12	1	J ▲

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

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1 fine totaling $16,448.

Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.

Date	Type	Amount / length
Jul 26, 2024	Fine	$16,448

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

This facilityMinnesota averageU.S. average

Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)

5.33

4.83

3.95

Registered Nurse hours

0.96

1.22

0.69

Weekend total nurse staffing

4.71

4.27

3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

Measure	This facility	Minnesota avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	5.33	4.83	3.95	top 22% in Minnesota; top 9% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.96	1.22	0.69	bottom 30% in Minnesota; top 18% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	4.71	4.27	3.50	top 25% in Minnesota; top 9% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.35	0.69	0.48	bottom 10% in Minnesota; bottom 41% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	29.4	42.2	45.8	top 21% in Minnesota; top 13% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	17.6	38.6	42.9	top 15% in Minnesota; top 11% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.55, RN 0.82, weekend 4.02.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.55 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5

Costs & payment

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Who owns this facility

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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

Non profit - Church related

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Anderson, Mark	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	10/06/2025
Anderson, Mark	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	10/06/2025
Anderson, Mark	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/09/2026
Certus Albert Lea Management LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/08/2025
Certus Albert Lea Management LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	12/05/2025
City of Hayward Minnesota	Organization	5% or Greater Mortgage Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	12/01/2014
Fruehbrodt Glenzinski, Judy	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Fruehbrodt Glenzinski, Judy	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	02/12/2025
Holt, John	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
King, Heather	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	06/30/2021
Koepke, Shane	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Kolker-Sparks, Camilla	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Light, Mark	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Loberg, Richard	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Munyer, James	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Schulz, Steven	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development	Organization	5% or Greater Mortgage Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	12/01/2014
Wichmann, Brenda	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025

All 18 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.

Questions to ask on your visit

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"What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
"Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
"Can I see this month's activities calendar, and what do you offer residents who can't leave their rooms?"
"How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"

Also worth asking anywhere

"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
"CMS reports 29% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
"The ownership record on file lists 18 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
"Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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New Richland Care Center	16.2 mi	New Richland, MN	★☆☆☆☆	2/5
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 245635.