Prairie Manor Care Center

Prairie Manor Care Center has served the seniors of Blooming Prairie and Steele County for generations, offering skilled nursing care rooted in the close-knit values of southern Minnesota's agricultural heartland. Situated at 220 Third Street Northwest, Prairie Manor occupies a central place in the fabric of this small, welcoming community — a town where neighbors know each other by name and long-term relationships form the backbone of care. Operated as a nonprofit corporation, Prairie Manor's mission is shaped by community accountability rather than shareholder interests. This structure allows leadership to prioritize staffing ratios, resident comfort, and individualized care plans in ways that larger corporate chains often cannot. Blooming Prairie sits approximately 15 miles north of Austin, Minnesota — home to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic Health System - Austin, which provides emergency care, surgical services, and specialist consultations for Prairie Manor residents when needed. Austin also offers convenient shopping at Walmart and Kmart, dining along Main Street, and cultural landmarks including the Hormel Foods campus and the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center, a beloved 300-acre nature preserve with trails along Dobbins Creek — an ideal destination for family outings during warmer months. For residents with family throughout the region, Blooming Prairie's location along Highway 218 provides easy access from Rochester, Owatonna, and the Twin Cities. The surrounding Steele and Mower County landscape — broad fields, quiet roads, and small-town streets — reflects a lifestyle many seniors in this region have known all their lives, providing a comforting sense of continuity. Prairie Manor Care Center is a trusted anchor of senior care in southern Minnesota, combining clinical excellence with the personal warmth that defines community-based nonprofit facilities.