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Episcopal Church Home

Nursing Home in St. Paul — Ramsey County

Quick answer

Episcopal Church Home is a nursing home provider located at 490 East Lynnhurst Ave, St. Paul, 55104, in Ramsey County.

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The skilled long-term care component of the larger Episcopal Homes continuing-care campus in St. Paul, which also includes assisted living, Green House-model nursing, memory care, and hospice.

Episcopal Church Home provides skilled long-term nursing care within Episcopal Homes' larger continuing-care campus in St. Paul, using what the operator's own site calls a nationally-renowned Household model of care. U.S. News & World Report has rated Episcopal Church Home High Performing for both short-term rehab and long-term care in recent cycles, according to the operator's own site.

The broader Episcopal Homes campus, whose roots date to 1894, also includes The Gardens, a Green House model nursing addition, Katy's Cottage assisted-living memory care, Iris Park Commons assisted living, Cornelia House and The Terrace independent/senior living, and Beyond Hospice with its residence in nearby Oakdale. Campus amenities listed on the operator's site include a warm-water therapy pool, green spaces, a salon and spa, a fitness center, a movie theater, chapels, and underground parking. Episcopal Homes also operates Kinder Village, an intergenerational preschool located within the senior campus.

Short answer

Episcopal Church Home is a nursing home provider at 490 East Lynnhurst Ave, St. Paul, 55104, in Ramsey County.

Location and contact

CommunityEpiscopal Church Home
Care typeNursing Home
Address490 East Lynnhurst Ave, St. Paul, 55104
CountyRamsey County
WebsiteOfficial site
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St. Paul in context

St. Paul's senior-care landscape is shaped by two hospital systems headquartered inside the city: HealthPartners' Regions Hospital downtown and Allina Health's United Hospital on the bluff above the Mississippi in the West End. Many of the city's senior communities occupy converted Victorian-era mansions and early-20th-century apartment buildings in neighborhoods like Summit-University and Mac-Groveland, giving it an older, more architecturally distinct building stock than most of its suburbs. The METRO Green Line runs the length of University Avenue, connecting St. Paul's senior housing corridor directly to Minneapolis.

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Listing details verified 2026-07-26 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions families ask

What is a MnCHOICES assessment and why does it matter for hospital discharge planning?

MnCHOICES is Minnesota's standardized long-term-care needs assessment used to determine whether someone needs a nursing-facility level of care and is functionally eligible for programs like the Elderly Waiver or Alternative Care. Starting this assessment as early as possible during a hospital stay — rather than waiting until after discharge — can shorten the gap before waiver services begin.

My parent has been diagnosed with dementia — where do I start in the Twin Cities?

Start by calling the Senior LinkAge Line (1-800-333-2433), operated by Trellis, for care navigation and options counseling. If a memory care community is eventually needed, confirm it holds MDH's 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license (Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b)) — verify this directly through the MDH Health Care Provider Directory rather than relying on marketing materials.

My parent keeps wandering — what safety and licensing questions should I ask a facility?

Ask directly whether the community holds the 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license, which is legally required for any secured dementia unit and mandates dementia-specific staff training under Minn. Stat. 144G.83. A base assisted living license without this designation is not licensed to operate a secured wandering-prevention unit.

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