The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOME THE GARDENS
SAINT PAUL, MN · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
2 of 5 overall
EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOME THE GARDENS in Saint Paul has a 2-star overall rating, with 2-star health inspections and 3-star staffing and quality scores. It reports 5.56 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, though recent citations included accident prevention, food safety, and infection control issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.5645 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 9, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.5645.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.48
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.93
- Nurse aides
- 4.15
- Weekend nursing
- 5.20
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
8.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.2%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.3%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
31.5%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
38.4%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
5.5%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.5%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
35.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
13.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
92%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
89.7%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 payment denials.
- 22 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Mar 26, 2025
- 3 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Aug 3, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 57.5 residents on an average day (96% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 11 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.