Episcopal Church Home the Gardens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Episcopal Church Home the Gardens is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 66% above the Minnesota average of 2.52.
Episcopal Church Home the Gardens
1860 University Avenue WestSaint Paul, MN 55104
Ramsey County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Episcopal Church Home the Gardens, nurse aides logged 4.19 hours per resident per day, 66% above the Minnesota average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 228 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.19 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.93 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.69 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.30 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Episcopal Church Home the Gardens in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | Payment Denial | 22 days from Jun 26, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Episcopal Church Home the Gardens holds 2 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Episcopal Church Home the Gardens
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Episcopal Homes on University Avenue, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 15, 2015
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Episcopal Church Home the Gardens
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Episcopal Church Home of Minnesota Saint Paul | 0.1 | 131 | 3.51 | 5.43 | — | 1 | None |
| The Estates at Lynnhurst LLC Saint Paul | 0.1 | 70 | 1.58 | 3.01 | 52.9% | 1 | None |
| St Anthony Park Home Inc Saint Paul | 1.8 | 84 | 3.12 | 4.88 | 37.2% | 2 | $8,978 |
| Lyngblomsten Care Center Saint Paul | 1.8 | 225 | 2.48 | 3.79 | 16.7% | 3 | $101,482 |
| Hayes Residence Saint Paul | 2.1 | 40 | 1.43 | 2.53 | 57.7% | 2 | None |
| Carondelet Village Care Center Saint Paul | 2.1 | 45 | 2.95 | 4.44 | 34.0% | 5 | $9,113 |
| Fairview University Trans Serv Minneapolis | 2.8 | 28 | 3.07 | 9.19 | 30.0% | 5 | None |
| The Emeralds at St Paul LLC Saint Paul | 3.0 | 100 | 2.26 | 4.60 | 23.6% | 1 | $138,736 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.