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Crest View Senior Community at Blaine

Assisted Living in Blaine — Anoka County

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Crest View Senior Community at Blaine is an assisted living provider located at 12016 Ulysses Street NE, Blaine, 55434, in Anoka County.

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A nonprofit senior community offering assisted living, secured memory care, care suites and market-rate senior housing, with on-site home care available 24 hours a day.

Crest View Senior Community at Blaine, part of the nonprofit Crest View Senior Communities network, offers 51 assisted living apartments, 24 memory care assisted living apartments in a secured area, 11 care suites, and 66 senior housing market-rate rental apartments, per the operator's own site. The property also has a limited number of income-restricted apartments for residents who meet regulatory guidelines, and offers Crest View Home Care available on-site 24 hours a day.

Building features listed directly by the operator include a controlled access entrance, 24-hour staffing, a reception area with fireplace, a library with computer access, a clubroom with a pool table, chapels, a hair salon, a workout room, a woodworking shop, and an underground garage with carwash equipment. Crest View has served the Twin Cities since 1952, opening its Columbia Heights campus that year and expanding into Blaine in 2016, according to the operator's site. Residents receive three meals daily, weekly housekeeping and linen service, and access to social, recreational and exercise programming.

Short answer

Crest View Senior Community at Blaine is an assisted living provider at 12016 Ulysses Street NE, Blaine, 55434, in Anoka County.

Location and contact

CommunityCrest View Senior Community at Blaine
Care typeAssisted Living
Address12016 Ulysses Street NE, Blaine, 55434
CountyAnoka County
WebsiteOfficial site
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Blaine in context

Blaine, one of the largest suburbs by land area in the north metro, is served by Allina Health's Unity Hospital in nearby Fridley and Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids for acute care, with a senior housing supply that has grown alongside the city's rapid residential expansion around the National Sports Center area. The city has no rail transit, relying on Metro Transit express routes into downtown Minneapolis. Housing stock is a mix of older Anoka County farmland-turned-subdivision from the 1980s-1990s and newer development pushing north and east.

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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

How does a nursing home differ from assisted living in Minnesota?

Nursing homes provide 24-hour skilled nursing care for residents with significant medical needs and are licensed and regulated separately from assisted living, with their own Nursing Home Report Card. Assisted living, licensed under Chapter 144G, serves residents who need help with daily activities and some health-related services but not continuous skilled nursing oversight, and is generally less expensive.

Independent living vs. assisted living vs. memory care — how do I know which one my parent needs?

Independent living is unlicensed housing with no care services; assisted living is a licensed setting (Chapter 144G) providing help with daily activities and some health services; memory care is the separately licensed 'assisted living facility with dementia care' category for residents needing secured, dementia-specific care. The right fit depends on a functional assessment of daily living needs, cognitive status, and safety risk, not just preference.

Assisted living vs. in-home care — which is better for a parent who wants to stay independent?

In-home care lets a parent remain in their own home with support delivered through the Elderly Waiver (personal care, homemaker, home health aide) or private-pay caregivers, while assisted living moves a parent into a licensed community with built-in staffing, meals, and social programming. The better fit depends on the level and predictability of care needed, home safety, and cost once care hours increase significantly.

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