The Villas at St. Paul

One of THE WORST nursing homes in the state of Minnesota. They are horrible. Aides aren’t trained properly to assist residents, the nurses don’t care about you or any other residents. When you talk to the administrator, you’re left with more questions and concerns. They have little to no worries about you when you are a resident here. The entire facility smells of feces and urine. Do NOT bring your loved ones here. They will not receive the cares they deserve and they will not be happy here. This is a horrible, horrible facility.

The staff genuinely care about the residents, and I’ve seen many people go above and beyond to make residents feel comfortable and supported. There’s a strong sense of teamwork. I like the birthday and anniversary boards created for staff and residents.

**UPDATE - NOT REMOVAL** If I could give NEGATIVE STARS, I would. I came here to recover after surgery. Healthy medical recovery may not be possible here. Within minutes of arriving, I wanted to leave. The place is a typical, dump-like nursing home that you see on "Dateline Investigates." The place is dirty and needs a lot of repairs. It seems like this place has been neglected for long time. It's 81 outside and the A/C is not working properly. My call light has wires exposed (See photo). If I would not have been in so much pain, I would have taken pictures of several other safety concerns. My intake was done on the other guy in the room that arrived earlier in the day. All his trauma and notes are being entered into my file. HIPPA, anyone? When I left the hospital, my pain was controlled at a 6/10. Due to their evening/overnight staff's lack of concern or respect, my pain kept increasing throughout the night. I had to plead for my medication AND THE FULL DOSE. When I asked for more ice packs, I got one disposable pack that was supposed to cover both my back and ribs. I would ask for more and get lectured out by the male staff who is wearing a zipped up winter jacket with the hood up. When the Social Worker came in, I let her know my thoughts and feelings about the situation. When I shared this post, they were shocked and started to try to make things right. Between my roommate keeping his TV and lights ON ALL NIGHT and the overnight staff YELLING at the guy in the room next to me to stop peeing in the hall and waling up and down the hall with no pants, I did not sleep at all! In the morning I called my surgeon and advised them of my situation, my pain was now at 10/10! I was told to call 911 and be brought back and admitted through the ER. It is sad that the only way I was able to get the care I needed was to call 911. What makes my heart sink even more, is that BOTH Paramedics told me how much they hate coming out to Villa locations. They