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Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers

4001 19th Avenue Northwest

4.3(48 ratings)· Rochester average: 4.4

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Quick Facts

Total units
62
Medicare rating
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare

Ownership
Non profit, Corporation
Certified beds
62
Religious affiliation
Faith-based community operated by Benedictine order
Chapel amenities
On-site chapel with organ concerts
Respite care
Short-term stays after hospital discharge or illness
Facility modernization
Undergoing multi-year building modernization project

What Families Think

The Good

  • Faith-based community with on-site chapel and organ concerts
  • Full continuum of care from independent living to memory care
  • On-site rehabilitation and therapy services
  • Respite care offers relief for family caregivers
  • Over 50 years of service in Rochester

The Bad

  • No published pricing information available

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers is a senior living community in Rochester, Minnesota offering Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 4.3 out of 5 across 48 reviews.

About Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers

Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers is a faith-based senior living community in Rochester, Minnesota, offering independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing care, memory care, rehabilitation services, and respite care. The community has been providing service for over 50 years and is currently undertaking a multi-year modernization effort to preserve and upgrade its essential systems.

Independent living residents enjoy freedom to pursue their chosen activities while leaving home maintenance and chores to the community. Assisted living is available for those who can live independently but need help with daily tasks such as medication management, bathing, meal preparation, and housekeeping. Skilled nursing care serves residents dealing with chronic health issues, long-term illness, or prolonged recovery, while rehabilitation services support recovery after surgery, illness, or injury. Memory care is specialized for older adults living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.

The community also provides respite care for short-term stays following hospital discharge, during illness, or when home-based hospice is not feasible, and offers an opportunity for family caregivers to take a break. Therapy services are available on-site, and the community features a chapel with organ services and occasional organ concerts.

Types of Care at Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers

Independent LivingSkilled Nursing / Long Term Care

Amenities

Room Amenities

  • Emergency Call System
  • Private Rooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Meals & Dining

  • Dietary Accommodations (Gluten-Free, Low / No Sodium, No Sugar, Vegan)
  • Restaurant style Dining Room

Community Amenities

  • 24-Hour Staff
  • Chapel / Religious Services
  • Gathering / Activity Spaces
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry Service
  • Medication Management
  • On-Site Nurse (RN)
  • Salon / Barber

Activities

  • Religious Services
  • Social Activities (Happy Hour, Wine Tasting, Dances, Karaoke)

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Reviews of Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers

4.3overall · 48 ratings combined

4.3★ on Google (48)

Laura Oelkers

Jul 2026

via Google

Madonna Towers has offered an opportunity to give my mom back her independent living after going thru some complex medical issues. The facility has provided peace of mind to our family and our mom can continue to be on her own with the option for assistance when needed. A daily check, meals, and someone available if/when needed as well as an active social environment has been amazing! Madonna Towers offers a warm, comfortable, clean place with wonderful, caring staff for people who have had to transition from their own homes. Highly recommend!!

Gina Rosedahl

Jul 2026

via Google

Mallory was great to work with at MT. Was thrilled they were able to accommodate two loved one’s simultaneously needing varying levels of care. Overall, smooth and timely process.

Don Meyer

Jul 2026

via Google

The care and service my Mom has received at Madonna Towers has been wonderful. Every staff person gives their all to ensure my Mom feels comfortable and valued. The positive spirit we continually find at Madonna Towers gives me and my family peace of mind that Mom is in the right place!

Renee Rahlf

Jun 2026

via Google

Great communication, independent living apartment was clean, freshly painted and ready for move in day. Marketing director was a delight to work with. Maintenance has been very helpful.

Lori Schwerman

Jun 2026

via Google

This was the only place I wanted to tour and live. My father’s parents and my parents were here and eventually passed away here. I have wonderful memories bringing my son here to visit all of them with me. We didn’t have any complaints about the care they received both in the independent apartment for my grandparents to the memory care and nursing home for all four of them. I knew coming here that the building is one of the older ones in town, but it’s the people who make living here great. From the highest administrator to the maintenance and people cleaning the rooms and facilities all take pride in their jobs and are so helpful and kind. The receptionists keeps track of all persons living here and are very knowledgeable about everything that happens here. If they don’t know they can direct us to whom we should speak to. One wonderful feature is some tenants even have their pets (like cats or small dogs) living here with them. The owners have to adhere to the rules that are given (like barking, no soiling inside the apartment) etc. Even the administrator has given personal help to a client to help curtail some mild barking within their apartment so their pet can continue to remain here. The pets are very popular to a lot of the residents that live here. The staff here are friendly and helpful. Since I’ve lived here I’ve developed a lot of new friendships and enjoy the companionship. Any donations are put to great use and they are continually working on minor to major improvements. Do I like it here? YES! With the convenience of having a laundry room on every floor and a big common one in the basement to activities, 2 vans to take people to appointments to shopping places etc there really isn’t a need to go out into bad weather unless a person has to go to a clinic appointment. We even have a hair salon and Towers Market for a lot of personal items a person may need. The last thing I want to mention is I love living on an upper floor with great views out my windows. The sunsets (when the weather cooperates) are gorgeous. And finally DoorDash, Instacart etc deliver up to our apartments when needed. I love watching the people who help people around here. Be it other residents or staff working here. It’s definitely one community! You can watch all employees stopping and chatting with residents often as well. A very caring place to live!

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Government Inspection History

7 inspection visits in the last three years, 30 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Apr 23, 2026Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard4 citations
  • Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 24, 2026

  • Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 30, 2026

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 20, 2026

  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 1, 2026

Jun 12, 2025Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard10 citations
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

    Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

  • Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

    Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 15, 2025

Feb 12, 2025Health Complaint3 citations
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 20, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 20, 2025

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 20, 2025

Aug 26, 2024Health Complaint3 citations
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 16, 2024

  • Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 1, 2024

  • Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 1, 2024

Apr 25, 2024Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard7 citations
  • Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 31, 2024

  • Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 24, 2024

  • Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 8, 2024

  • Have exits that are accessible at all times.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 31, 2024

  • Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 24, 2024

  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 31, 2024

  • Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 24, 2024

Jan 30, 2024Health Complaint1 citation
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 27, 2024

Dec 28, 2023Health Complaint2 citations
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 15, 2024

  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Severity B of L: potential for minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 15, 2024

Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers offer?

Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers offers Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers located?

Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers is located at 4001 19th Avenue Northwest in Rochester, Minnesota.

How did Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers do on recent health and safety inspections?

Benedictine Living Community-Rochester Madonna Towers had 7 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 30 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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