Cerenity Care Center on Humboldt
A nursing home in Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107
512 Humboldt Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107. (651) 227-8091.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 9 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Minnesota average: 7.2
- 4.05 nurse hours per resident per day Minnesota average: 4.27
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
9 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Minnesota average is 7.2.
Last standard inspection Mar 5, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Dec 5, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
39 citations in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 42 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 26 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Mar 5, 2026: standard inspection8 citations
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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.
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Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident’s ability to function.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nov 18, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
May 15, 2025: complaint inspection6 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Jan 16, 2025: standard inspection5 citations
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Jan 16, 2025: standard and complaint inspection6 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Dec 5, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Aug 27, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Aug 8, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Jul 11, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
May 22, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations
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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.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nov 30, 2023: standard inspection3 citations
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Sep 13, 1982.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
- 93 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $69,031 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 26 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Fine | $51,948 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Fine | $17,083 |
| May 22, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
Who does the caring?
4.05 nurse hours per resident per day
The Minnesota average is 4.27.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Minnesota average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.05 | 4.27 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.97 | 1.08 |
| At weekends | 3.53 | 3.73 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.9% | 42.1% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 65.2% | 39.3% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- CMS’s ownership file has no owners listed for this home.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Minnesota average 3.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 4.1 miles, this one had the 4th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (9; the middle value was 7).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Cerenity Care Center on Humboldt This nursing home | 9 | |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | 1.2 | 3 |
| Ebenezer Integrated Care & Rehab | 1.5 | 5 |
| Capital View Transitional Care Center | 1.8 | 1 |
| Cerenity Marian of St Paul LLC | 1.8 | 2 |
| The Emeralds at St Paul LLC | 2.0 | 7 |
| The Villas at St Paul | 2.1 | 13 |
| Walker Methodist Westwood Ridge II | 2.1 | 6 |
| Shirley Chapman Sholom Home East | 2.7 | 10 |
| Southview Acres Healthcare Center | 3.2 | 11 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Inver Grove Heights | 3.5 | 7 |
| Hayes Residence | 4.1 | 8 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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