The Emeralds At St Paul
Public record summary
About this facility — The Emeralds At St Paul
The Emeralds At St Paul is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is licensed for 100 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).
It is one of 111 senior care facilities in Saint Paul and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited The Emeralds At St Paul 69 times across 19 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $138,736 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
Ownership & operator
Registered owners & officers
Regulatory standing
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Services & coverage
Inspection record
Kitchen & food safety
14 earlier / fire-safety inspections (57 citations)
Federal penalties
Visitor reviews
★★★★★Daniel Peters · 2026-04-28 · via Google“The entire staff at The Emeralds exemplifies what exceptional care looks like. From the CNAs, nurses, speech therapists, and respiratory therapists to the housekeeping and front desk teams — everyone is professional, compassionate, and genuinely warm. I recently spent several days there with a close friend who is recovering from GBS, and I was consistently impressed by the level of attentiveness …”
★★★★Bonnie Reynolds · 2026-03-12 · via Google“Leadership under new management is improving the facility daily. Things are more organized and more in tune with what the residents want. Dietary desires are being met, rooms are cleaner, maintenance is done more consistently, and nursing on day and evening shift is much improved. Night shift still needs some improvement. I'm much happier now under the leadership of Crystal. We miss Barron, but wi…”
★★★★★Sandy “Sandra Dee” Voss · 2026-04-29 · via Google“My husband is at The Emeralds at St.Paul with Gillaine Barre syndrom.I have 2 daughter's that switch off to be there with my husband,as I can't travel there myself. They have relayed messages and videos of staff DOING for my husband! They are kind,knowledgeable,on the ball,love my husband,sanitary and my daughters know them ALL on a 1st name basis.I Thank them all from the bottom of my broken hea…”
