The Homestead at Anoka

A full-continuum senior living community operated by Volunteers of America National Services, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term care and short-term rehabilitation in one location.

The Homestead at Anoka is operated by Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS) and offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term care, and short-term rehabilitation on one campus, allowing residents to age in place, per the operator's own site. Assisted living is described as offering in-home personal care delivered by staff specially trained to work with older adults, with individualized health care plans developed with the resident, care team, and physician.

The operator's site notes the community's associated skilled nursing/rehab operation, Anoka Rehabilitation & Living Center, was named one of the Best Nursing Homes 2024 by Newsweek, and that The Homestead was given a Best of the Best Readers' Choice Award for Best Memory Care Community by the Anoka Shopper in July 2024. Located at 3002 4th Avenue in downtown Anoka, the community offers a 3D virtual tour link directly from its site, and VOA runs an active volunteer program with a dedicated coordinator listed on the page.

Short answer

The Homestead at Anoka is an assisted living provider at 3002 4th Avenue, Anoka, 55303, in Anoka County.

Location and contact

Community	The Homestead at Anoka
Care type	Assisted Living
Address	3002 4th Avenue, Anoka, 55303
County	Anoka County
Website	Official site

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Anoka 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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The Waters of Edina — Edina
Mainstreet Village — Richfield

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

Am I a mandated reporter if I suspect a neighbor or relative in senior care is being neglected?

Minnesota law designates certain professionals — including facility staff, health care providers, social workers, and others working with vulnerable adults — as mandated reporters required to report suspected maltreatment to MAARC (1-844-880-1574). Family members and concerned neighbors are not legally mandated but are strongly encouraged to report suspected abuse or neglect through the same statewide line.

What happens after I call MAARC to report suspected abuse?

MAARC serves as the statewide intake point; after taking the report, it routes the case to the appropriate county or Tribal social services agency (or to MDH or another licensing board, if the concern involves a licensed provider's compliance) for investigation. MAARC itself does not conduct the on-the-ground investigation — that happens at the county level.

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.

Location and contact

Anoka in context

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