The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC is a 109-bed for-profit nursing home in Faribault, Minnesota, part of Monarch Healthcare Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 63.8% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC
500 Southeast First StreetFaribault, MN 55021
Rice 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 The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC, nurse aides logged 1.76 hours per resident per day, 30% below the Minnesota average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 142 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.76 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
63.8% of nursing staff at The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 59.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Monarch Healthcare Management, 45 homes
- Legal name: The Emeralds at Faribault LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC
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| Benedictine Living Community Owatonna Owatonna | 12.0 | 79 | 2.51 | 4.07 | 50.0% | 1 | $36,638 |
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| Fairview Care Center Dodge Center | 26.2 | 46 | 2.37 | 3.87 | — | 3 | None |
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.