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Hospice Care in Eagan

Compare licensed hospice care in Eagan and the surrounding Dakota County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Eagan
Dakota County
Quick answer

There is 1 verified hospice care option listed in Eagan. Minnesota licenses and inspects this care type through the Minnesota Department of Health.

HomeEaganHospice Care

Hospice is comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, generally when a physician expects six months or less. It is delivered wherever the person lives — at home, in assisted living, in a nursing facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

Short answer

We list 1 verified hospice care option in Eagan.

What to watch for with hospice care in Eagan

  • Medicare's hospice benefit covers the hospice team, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, and equipment. It does not cover room and board in a facility.

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Verified hospice care in Eagan

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
St. Croix Hospice – EaganHospice2121 Cliff Drive, Suite 101
Eagan, MN 55122
Dakota

Hospice Care elsewhere in the region

Families in Eagan sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
North Memorial Health HospiceHospice3300 Oakdale Ave N
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
Hennepin
Saint Therese of Oxbow LakeAssisted Living5200 Oak Grove Parkway
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Hennepin
J.A. Wedum Residential HospiceHospice9350 Noble Pkwy N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Hennepin
Cerenity Senior Care – MarianAssisted Living225 Frank Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
Ramsey
Episcopal Church HomeNursing Home490 East Lynnhurst Ave
St. Paul, MN 55104
Ramsey
Shirley Chapman Sholom Home EastNursing Home740 Kay Ave
St. Paul, MN 55102
Ramsey

The Eagan market specifically

Eagan, just south of the Minnesota River from the airport and Mall of America, relies primarily on Fairview Ridges Hospital in neighboring Burnsville and the HealthPartners and Allina clinic networks for care, with a senior housing supply concentrated near the Cedar Grove redevelopment area and along Yankee Doodle Road. The METRO Red Line bus rapid transit route serves Eagan's Cedar Grove Transit Station, connecting south to Apple Valley and north to the Mall of America Blue Line station. Housing stock is mostly 1970s-1990s suburban development, with newer mixed-use senior communities added around Cedar Grove over the past decade.

Eagan is commonly compared to Burnsville and Woodbury; it tends to price similarly to Burnsville while offering somewhat better freeway access via Interstate 35E and Highway 55 for families splitting time between the south metro and downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul.

Visit twice, at different hours

A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised.

Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to.

You can check any facility's record free. Use the free MDH Health Care Provider Directory and the Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card to check license status and inspection history. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

Does Minnesota require a special license for memory care?

Yes. Any community with a secured dementia care unit must hold the 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license category under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b) — a base assisted living license is not enough. That license carries two extra legal requirements: dementia-specific staff training under Minn. Stat. 144G.83, and a mandatory written pre-admission disclosure under Minn. Stat. 325F.72.

How do I check if a facility is licensed in Minnesota?

Use the free MDH Health Care Provider Directory to search by provider type ('Assisted Living Facilities' or 'Assisted Living Facilities with Dementia Care'), city, or county — it shows current license status and the administrator of record. For a fuller quality picture, cross-check the Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card (or the Nursing Home Report Card for skilled nursing), which shows resident health, safety, and staffing ratings from MDH surveys.

Is independent living the same as assisted living in Minnesota?

No. Independent living apartments or cooperatives are housing only, with no licensed care services, and are not regulated under Chapter 144G. Assisted living facilities, by contrast, must hold an MDH license because they deliver health-related and supportive services — help with bathing, medication management, mobility — to residents where they live.

What's the difference between an MDH complaint and a MAARC abuse report?

MDH's Office of Health Facility Complaints (651-201-4200 metro, 1-800-369-7994 greater Minnesota) handles concerns about a licensed facility's regulatory compliance — things like understaffing or unsafe conditions — during business hours. The Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center, or MAARC (1-844-880-1574), is the separate 24/7 statewide line for reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a specific vulnerable adult.

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