Overview
Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lake City. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 83% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 20, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 8 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $145,117 in the past three years.
Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City is a nonprofit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 61 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $145,117
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.88 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.39 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.82 hrs
- Nurse aides2.66 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 61
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 20, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes