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Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City

⌖ Lake City, MN · Goodhue County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds90
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)

About Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City

Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City is a 90-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lake City, MN. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Minnesota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jul 2025), inspectors found 9 problems, more than the Minnesota average of 7.1. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 42 min a day with each resident, more than the Minnesota average of 4 hr 12 min. About 44% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $145,117 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (4 of 5) and long-term care (4 of 5).

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Key details

Facility nameMayo Clinic Health System - Lake City
LocationGoodhue County, Minnesota
Address500 West Grant Street, Lake City, MN 55041 · Goodhue County
CMS provider number245218
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 20, 1978 (48 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating2 of 5Below average
Health inspections1 of 5Much below average
Quality measures4 of 5Above average
Staffing5 of 5Much above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

2 strengths and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 42 min a dayMinnesota average: 4 hr 12 min
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 23 min a dayMinnesota average: 1 hr 04 min
    Strength

About average

  • Nursing staff turnover44% a yearMinnesota average: 42%
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.
    Ask about this
  • Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Apr 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $145,117Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Apr 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Ask about this
  • Health citations at last inspection9 (Jul 2025)Minnesota average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Minnesota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 4 of 5 (above average)

  • Sent back to the hospital9.9%State average: 23.5%
    Better than average
  • Needed an emergency room visit23.2%State average: 14.8%
    Worse than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs4.6%State average: 1.9%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 5 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 4 of 5 (above average)

  • Falls with a major injury2.8%State average: 4.0%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)2.9%State average: 5.2%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs9.0%State average: 17.1%
    Better than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.4State average: 1.6
    Better than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Minnesota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 18 times.

Overall rating2★
Health inspections1★
Staffing5★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201932534.9
Jan 202043444.3
Jan 202153454.4
Jan 202243443.6
Jan 202344343.6
Jan 202432544.5
Feb 202543454.3
Feb 202643535.1
Sep 202621544.7

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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