16 Nursing Homes That Accept Medicaid in Saint Paul, MN
16 of the 17 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Saint Paul, MN (94%) are Medicaid-certified, and all are listed below. 5 of the 16 graded homes earn an A and 1 earn a D or F. They average 4.34 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.15 hours below the 4.49 for every home in Saint Paul, MN. Shirley Chapman Sholom Home East in Saint Paul grades highest at A (96 out of 100).
How Medicaid-certified homes in Saint Paul, MN compare
This group set against every nursing home in Saint Paul, MN, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
4.34
All homes in Saint Paul, MN: 4.49
Worse than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
42.1%
All homes in Saint Paul, MN: 41%
Worse than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
79.7/100
All homes in Saint Paul, MN: 80.4/100
Worse than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
5 grade A, 9 grade B, 1 grade C, 1 grade D,
The best-graded Medicaid-certified home in Saint Paul, MN is
Shirley Chapman Sholom Home East
in Saint Paul, MN, grade A, 96/100.
Every Medicaid-certified nursing home in Saint Paul, MN
Shirley Chapman Sholom Home East runs on unusually heavy nurse staffing, 5.21 hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, and its staff tend to stay, with turnover at 30.1% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips about 9% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays. The trade-off sits in its inspection record: 26 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with the most recent state visit in April 2025. Strong daily care numbers, a thinner margin on compliance.
Good Samaritan Society - Maplewood runs a nonprofit home with 71 certified beds in Saint Paul, and its staffing is the strongest part of the picture: 4.41 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping about 12 percent below its own weekdays. Turnover sits at 32 percent, well under the national 45.8 percent, which matters for consistent care. The inspection record is where it gets shakier, 33 deficiencies on file, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, and a 2-out-of-5 inspection rating from CMS. The most recent inspection was August 28, 2025, so that record is current, not stale.
St Anthony Park Home runs a strong bedside operation on paper: 4.88 nurse hours per resident day is roughly a quarter above the national average, and 37.2% turnover beats the 45.8% national figure, both signs of stable, well-staffed care. Weekends dip about 7% below weekday coverage, a modest drop most families wouldn't notice. Where it slips is inspections, a 1-star health inspection rating and 42 deficiencies on record, including two abuse-related findings and one at the harm level, drive the middling grade far more than staffing or quality measures do. The single $8,827 fine is small, but the abuse citations and that harm-level deficiency are what you'd want to ask about directly.
The Episcopal Church Home of Minnesota has an unusual split in its record: 5.43 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 41 percent above the national average, and a staffing rating to match. Quality measures also score well. The problem is inspections, 36 deficiencies on the current record, including three at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. That combination of strong daily staffing with serious inspection findings is worth asking about directly. Weekend coverage runs about 10 percent thinner than weekdays, so care may look different on a Saturday. Nonprofit ownership doesn't erase the pattern in those deficiency counts.
Lyngblomsten runs on a paradox: its nurses stay, but its record doesn't. Turnover at 16.7% is well under half the national rate, and CMS gives staffing its top mark, yet total nurse hours sit slightly below the national average, and weekends run about 9% thinner than weekdays, so coverage is steady in who shows up, thinner in how much. The inspection side is where the trouble sits: 20 deficiencies on the current record, including two at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with $101,482 in fines and a June 2025 inspection still recent. Quality measures score well. The gap between the care metrics and the compliance history is the real story here.
Little Sisters of the Poor runs 73 certified beds in Saint Paul under nonprofit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.95 hours per resident day, roughly 28% above the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 7% below its own weekday level, and staff turnover lands at 47.9%, just above the national 45.8%. The tradeoff shows up in its inspection record: 29 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $13,265. Its most recent inspection was January 28, 2026. Strong daily staffing paired with that many cited problems is the tension worth weighing if you're considering this one.
Carondelet Village Care Center runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model with 45 certified beds in Saint Paul, and its staffing is genuinely a strength, 4.44 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 15% above the national average of 3.86, with a 5 out of 5 staffing rating and turnover at 34% compared to 45.8% nationally. Weekends dip about 11% below its own weekday coverage, though, so care isn't perfectly even across the week.
The weaker side shows up in the inspection record: 11 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, plus a $9,113 fine. A quality measure rating of 2 out of 5 and a health inspection rating of 4 out of 5 suggest the clinical outcomes don't fully match the staffing investment.
The Estates at Lynnhurst is a for-profit home in Saint Paul with 70 certified beds, and its staffing numbers deserve a close look. Total nurse coverage runs 3.01 hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 11 percent below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 52.9 percent against a national 45.8 percent, meaning more than half the nursing staff turns over each year. The current inspection record carries 43 deficiencies, including three tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level. The most recent inspection was in April 2025.
The Episcopal Church Home The Gardens carries a nurse staffing level of 5.69 hours per resident day, roughly 47% above the national average of 3.86, a real strength, though weekend coverage dips about 7% below its own weekday numbers. That staffing cushion sits against a less comfortable inspection record: 33 deficiencies on file, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection dated April 2026. As a nonprofit, it doesn't have a corporate chain pulling money out, but the health inspection rating of 2 out of 5 suggests the care environment hasn't consistently matched what the staffing numbers promise. Families should ask directly about those abuse-related findings and what changed after them.
Ebenezer Integrated Care & Rehab sits in Saint Paul with 62 certified beds under nonprofit ownership. Staffing is the strength here, 5.35 nurse hours per resident day, well above the national average, with turnover at 37.4% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips about 11% below weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Sundays. What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 20 deficiencies on file, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 2 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $31,360. The most recent inspection was April 2026. Strong staffing, but the compliance history is worth asking about directly.
The Villas At St Paul runs about 3.21 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 17% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 10% below its own weekday level. That's a for-profit partnership operating 105 certified beds, with staff turnover at 48.1%, a bit above the 45.8% national figure. Inspectors were last in on April 3, 2025, and the home carries 36 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though three are abuse-related. Its last inspection is recent, which counts for something, and the staffing star rating holds at 4/5 despite the below-average total hours. So the picture is mixed: adequate on paper in some categories, thinner on direct care hours and weekend consistency than the numbers first suggest.
Cerenity Marian in Saint Paul runs a nonprofit shop with 90 beds, and the staffing numbers look strong on paper, 4.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average, and weekends only dip about 12% below its own weekdays, which is better than many homes manage. The trouble sits elsewhere. Staff turnover is 50.9%, well past the 45.8% national figure, so the people delivering that care keep leaving, and CMS has cited 16 deficiencies on the current record, including two at harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with $130,913 in fines. The last inspection was recent, March 2026, so that record is current, not stale.
Hayes Residence runs on 2.53 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 9% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 57.7% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. Its last inspection was in June 2025, and the record carries 17 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level. No abuse citations appear, and the quality measure rating is average, but a for-profit home with that staffing gap, that turnover, and two harm-level findings at its most recent survey is worth a close look before you decide.
Cerenity Care Center on Humboldt runs a nonprofit home of 93 beds in Saint Paul, and its nursing hours land right at the national average, 3.84 per resident day against 3.86 nationally, close enough to call it even. The problem is consistency: weekends dip about 15% below its own weekday staffing, and 52.9% of staff turned over in a year, well above the 45.8% national rate. The inspection record is the heavier concern. Forty-two deficiencies sit on file, five of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with $96,721 in fines across two penalties. The most recent inspection was March 5, 2026. Staffing looks adequate on paper; everything around it doesn't.
The Emeralds At St Paul runs on a for-profit corporate model, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.60 hours per resident day, about 19% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping roughly 8% below its own weekday levels. Annual turnover is 23.6%, well under the 45.8% national figure, so the same caregivers are largely sticking around. What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 62 deficiencies on file, 7 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 8 abuse-related, plus four fines totaling $138,736. The most recent inspection was July 30, 2025. Good staffing and a troubled survey history are both true here at once.
Highland Chateau runs 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, modestly above the national figure, but that number hides a lot. Staff turnover sits at 68.7 percent against a national average near 46 percent, and weekend coverage dips below the home's own weekday level, so the people at the bedside are constantly changing. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 98 deficiencies logged, five serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and $67,594 in fines across three penalties. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which the agency reserves for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care.
Frequently asked questions
How many Medicaid-certified nursing homes are there in Saint Paul, MN?
There are 16 Medicaid-certified Medicare-certified nursing homes in Saint Paul, MN, 94% of the 17 nursing homes there.
Are Medicaid-certified nursing homes better staffed?
In Saint Paul, MN they average 4.34 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 4.49 for all nursing homes in Saint Paul, MN, a difference of -0.15 hours. Staff turnover averages 42.1% against 41%.
Which Medicaid-certified nursing home grades best in Saint Paul, MN?