The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC
Nursing home in Faribault, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245067
500 Southeast First Street, Faribault, MN 55021 · Rice County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 109
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Emeralds at Fairbault is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Emeralds at Fairbault reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.46
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.03
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.62
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.81
- Weekend total hours
- 3.04
- Nursing staff turnover
- 61.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 64.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 22, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 11 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 1, 2025, found 14.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Emeralds at Fairbault in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 81.1 residents live here, about 74% of its 109 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 109
- Average residents per day
- 81.1
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC
- Legal business name
- The Emeralds at Faribault LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 45 homes nationally under Monarch Healthcare Management, 2.1-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Minnesota
Minnesota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about The Emeralds at Fairbault
What is the CMS star rating of The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Emeralds at Fairbault LLC?
The Emeralds at Faribault LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.