Overview
Sauer Health Care has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Minnesota average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Winona. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 74% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 7, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Sauer Health Care is a nonprofit facility with 61 certified beds, caring for about 47 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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
- January 7, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.77 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.04 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.42 hrs
- Nurse aides2.31 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 61
- Average residents per day
- 47
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 19, 1967
- 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