Nursing home
The Emeralds at Faribault
500 Southeast First Street, Faribault, MN 55021 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Monarch Healthcare Management (45 facilities) · 109 certified beds
The Emeralds at Faribault is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Faribault, Minnesota. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.25 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on May 1, 2025 cited 21 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Emeralds at Faribault 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) | 3.25 | 4.23 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 71.4% | 42.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 21.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at The Emeralds at Faribault
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · 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
- 500 Southeast First Street
Faribault, MN 55021 - CMS certification #
- 245067
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 109
- Avg residents/day
- 75.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Monarch Healthcare Management (45 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Monarch Healthcare Management
Monarch Healthcare Management operates 45 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Monarch Healthcare Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Emeralds at Faribault using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2025, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Emeralds at Faribault says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Residents are also offered housekeeping services, scheduled transportation to and from appointments, apartment maintenance, and a selection of social and recreational events.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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.
- Jul 1, 2025: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 10, 2026. 3 violations cited (1 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $6,000 proposed, $4,800 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 109427 - Monarch Healthcare Management LLC DBA the Emeralds.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 182.676. Penalty $800 proposed, $800 now. To be fixed by Sep 2, 2025.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(1)). Penalty $3,200 proposed, $2,000 now. To be fixed by Sep 2, 2025. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Giving injury records to OSHA when asked (1904.40(a)). Penalty $2,000 proposed, $2,000 now. To be fixed by Sep 2, 2025.
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
- Allina Health Faribault Medical Center, Faribault. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Benedictine Living Community Owatonna, Owatonna. 12.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Rice County Phns, Faribault. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55021 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Faribault Dialysis Unit, Faribault, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Cannon Valley, Dundas, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Northfield At Home, Northfield, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55021.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southern Cities Clinic, Faribault. 0.8 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Emeralds at Faribault a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Emeralds at Faribault an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Emeralds at Faribault staffed?
The Emeralds at Faribault reports 3.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has The Emeralds at Faribault had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 21 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Emeralds at Faribault have?
The Emeralds at Faribault is certified for 109 beds.