Nursing home
Lyngblomsten Care Center
1415 Almond Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 225 certified beds
Lyngblomsten Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Saint Paul, Minnesota. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $101,482In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lyngblomsten Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Minnesota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Minnesota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.88 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.88 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.58 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 15.9% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 18, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $101,482, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Lyngblomsten Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1415 Almond Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55108 - CMS certification #
- 245347
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 225
- Avg residents/day
- 209.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-09-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lyngblomsten Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2017, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 19, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Mar 21, 2017. 5 violations cited (3 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $6,650 proposed, $4,655 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 94523 - Lyngblomsten Care Center INC.
Details
- Serious: Eye and face protection (1910.133(a)(1)). Penalty $1,750 proposed, $1,225 now. To be fixed by Mar 4, 2017.
- Serious: Lockout of equipment during maintenance (1910.147(c)(4)(i)). Penalty $1,750 proposed, $1,225 now. To be fixed by Mar 18, 2017.
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $1,750 proposed, $1,225 now. To be fixed by Mar 18, 2017.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 182.6553(1). Penalty $700 proposed, $490 now. To be fixed by Mar 18, 2017.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 182.6553(2). Penalty $700 proposed, $490 now. To be fixed by Mar 18, 2017.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Regions Hospital, Saint Paul. 3.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Anthony Park Home INC, Saint Paul. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tlc Home Care Of The Twin Cities, Saint Paul. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55108 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Larpenteur Ave Dialysis, Roseville, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita University Dialysis Unit Riverside, Saint Paul, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care - Midway St Paul, Saint Paul, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55108.
Our Lady Of Peace Hospice, office in Saint Paul, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Fairview Hospice - West, LLC, office in Saint Paul, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Presbyterian Homes Hospice Inc, office in Roseville, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Fairview Health Services, Saint Paul. 1.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lyngblomsten Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lyngblomsten Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lyngblomsten Care Center staffed?
Lyngblomsten Care Center reports 3.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Lyngblomsten Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lyngblomsten Care Center have?
Lyngblomsten Care Center is certified for 225 beds.