Episcopal Church Home the Gardens
Nursing home in Saint Paul, MN
Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)
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Public-record details
- Address
- 1860 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN 55104
- Phone
- (651) 632-8801
- Listed under
- Nonprofit
- Medicare CCN
- 245625
- Overall star rating
- 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 57
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Episcopal Homes on University Avenue, LLC
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Apr 15, 2015
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident and family councils
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 9, 2026. CMS lists 33 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 3, 2023 to Apr 9, 2026): 12 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | D |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 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… | D |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 0 fines totalling $0 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.
| Mar 26, 2025 | Payment denial for 22 days from Jun 26, 2025 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.58 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.67 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 4.05 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 5.00 hours
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.
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