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Episcopal Homes - The Gardens

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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1860 University Avenue West,
Saint Paul MN 55104

(651) 632-8801

98.16% estimated occupancy 1

Episcopal Homes - The Gardens is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This city is one of the most densely populated cities in the nation with has a population of 753,116 people. With an overall grade of A, this is clearly an elite nursing home. Indeed, we ranked this nursing home as the tenth best facility in Saint Paul. Finally, this wound up being a very consistent nursing home with consistent ratings in all four of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

On top of earning a strong overall score, this nursing home also earned excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our highest grades in that category, with an A. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing rating is largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Compounding its high-end resume, this nursing home also received a dominant long-term care score, with a score of A-. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 91.06383 percent of its residents. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Moving on to our final category, this nursing home was awarded an extremely favorable short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an A- in that area, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. Our short-term care scores are likely most critical for individuals needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Episcopal Homes - The Gardens Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 4.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 3.83% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered a fall resulting in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 2.13% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 9.69% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 5.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 8.85% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 95.13% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 10.24% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 25.24% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 0.56 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Episcopal Homes - The Gardens, 25.24% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Scores for Saint Paul, MN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Saint Paul, Minnesota has 30 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • University of Minnesota Medical Center, FairviewAcute Care Hospitals 2.97 miles away2450 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota 55454Voluntary non-profit - Private(612) 273-3000
  • United HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.59 miles away333 North Smith Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55102Voluntary non-profit - Private(651) 241-8810
  • Regions HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.04 miles away640 Jackson Street Saint Paul Minnesota 55101Voluntary non-profit - Private(651) 254-1616
  • Abbott Northwestern HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.08 miles away800 East 28th Street Minneapolis Minnesota 55407Voluntary non-profit - Private(612) 863-4457
  • Children's Hospitals & Clinics of MnChildrens 4.09 miles away2525 Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis Minnesota 55404Voluntary non-profit - Private(612) 813-6112
  • Hennepin County Medical Center 1Acute Care Hospitals 4.25 miles away701 Park Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota 55415Government - Local(612) 873-3629
  • North Memorial HealthAcute Care Hospitals 8.01 miles away3300 Oakdale North Minneapolis Minnesota 55422Voluntary non-profit - Private(763) 520-5200
  • Healtheast St John's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.66 miles away1575 Beam Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55109Voluntary non-profit - Private(651) 232-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care - Midway St Paul0.37 miles away1690 University Ave W Suite B - 100 Saint Paul Minnesota 55104Dialysis Stations: 22 (651) 917-0081
  • Riverside Dialysis of Davita1.72 miles away1045 Westgate Drive Suite 90 Saint Paul Minnesota 55114Dialysis Stations: 20 (651) 645-1847
  • U of Mn Med Ctr, Fairview - Dialysis2.9 miles away2450 Riverside Ave Kidney Center South Bldg Minneapolis Minnesota 55454Dialysis Stations: 11 (612) 365-3756
  • Davita - Larpenteur Ave Dialysis2.92 miles away1739 Lexington Ave N Saint Paul Minnesota 55113Dialysis Stations: 12 (651) 489-9260
  • Highland Park Dialysis of Davita3.22 miles away1559 7th St W Saint Paul Minnesota 55102Dialysis Stations: 12 (651) 222-7139
  • Capitol Dialysis of Davita3.64 miles away555 Park St, Suite 230 Saint Paul Minnesota 55103Dialysis Stations: 16 (651) 221-3318
  • Capitol Home Program of Davita - Hemo Unit3.64 miles away555 Park Street Suite 210, Hemo Unit Saint Paul Minnesota 55103Dialysis Stations: 4 (651) 221-0896
  • St Paul Dialysis of Davita3.64 miles away555 Park St, Suite 180 Saint Paul Minnesota 55103CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (651) 291-8855