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Crest View Lutheran Home

Nursing Home in Columbia Heights — Anoka County

Quick answer

Crest View Lutheran Home is a nursing home provider located at 4444 Reservoir Blvd NE, Columbia Heights, 55421, in Anoka County.

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A 122-bed skilled nursing facility on Crest View Senior Communities' founding Columbia Heights campus, licensed by the State of Minnesota and certified by Medicare and Medicaid, offering short- and long-term rehab, memory care, and end-of-life care.

Crest View Lutheran Home is part of Crest View Senior Communities, a nonprofit that has served seniors since 1952 with a Christian mission addressing spiritual, emotional, and physical needs. The Lutheran Home provides short-term and long-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, memory care, and end-of-life care, along with medication administration, personal care assistance, a therapeutic recreation program, and three daily meals; social services, pastoral care, worship services, and social events round out the offering.

The building features 122 skilled nursing beds, controlled-access entrances, 24-hour staffing, and a secured memory care neighborhood for residents with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other memory loss; the operator notes all faiths are welcome. Amenities include weekly housekeeping and linen service, transportation to scheduled outings, and priority access to the organization's other buildings. Crest View accepts Elderly Waiver, Alternative Care, Group Residential Housing, MSHO, and CADI programs, and is affiliated with LeadingAge MN, LeadingAge, CareChoice, and Lutheran Services in America.

Short answer

Crest View Lutheran Home is a nursing home provider at 4444 Reservoir Blvd NE, Columbia Heights, 55421, in Anoka County.

Location and contact

CommunityCrest View Lutheran Home
Care typeNursing Home
Address4444 Reservoir Blvd NE, Columbia Heights, 55421
CountyAnoka County
WebsiteOfficial site
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Columbia Heights in context

As the region's hub, Minneapolis carries the metro's deepest bench of hospital-affiliated senior care, anchored by Allina Health's Abbott Northwestern Hospital in the Whittier neighborhood and the University of Minnesota Medical Center / M Health Fairview campus along the Mississippi riverfront. The city's light-rail spine, where the METRO Blue and Green Lines converge downtown, puts a large share of its assisted living and memory care buildings within walking distance of a train stop, a rarity in the Twin Cities. Building stock ranges from converted early-1900s apartment blocks in neighborhoods like Loring Park to newer high-rise senior communities downtown and near the Chain of Lakes.

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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

My parent is being discharged from a Twin Cities hospital in 3 days, what do I do?

Ask the hospital's discharge planner or social worker immediately for a written discharge plan and request time to explore options — Medicare-covered patients have federal appeal rights to delay a discharge they believe is premature. Simultaneously call the Senior LinkAge Line (1-800-333-2433) for options counseling and, if a nursing-facility level of care is likely, ask about starting a MnCHOICES assessment for Elderly Waiver or Alternative Care eligibility right away, since that process takes time.

What's the difference between a short-term rehab stay and moving straight into assisted living after a hospital stay?

Short-term rehab (skilled nursing care, often Medicare-covered for a limited period after a qualifying hospital stay) focuses on recovering function — physical therapy, wound care, medication stabilization — with an expected return home or to a lower level of care. Assisted living, licensed under Chapter 144G, is a longer-term housing-plus-care setting for someone who needs ongoing daily support rather than short-term recovery.

Can a hospital discharge my parent to a nursing home against our wishes?

A hospital cannot force a specific placement, but it can determine a patient is medically ready for discharge and is not obligated to keep someone hospitalized once acute care is no longer needed; families can request the hospital's list of options and, for Medicare patients, invoke formal discharge appeal rights if they believe the discharge itself is unsafe or premature.

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