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Nursing Homes in Golden Valley

Compare licensed nursing homes in Golden Valley and the surrounding Hennepin County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Golden Valley
Hennepin County
Quick answer

There is 1 verified nursing homes option listed in Golden Valley. Minnesota licenses and inspects this care type through the Minnesota Department of Health.

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A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated in Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144A, a separate rule chapter from assisted living's Chapter 144G. Two different populations often live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients and long-term residents.

Short answer

We list 1 verified nursing homes option in Golden Valley.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Golden Valley

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.

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Verified nursing homes in Golden Valley

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Covenant Living of Golden ValleyAssisted Living5800 St. Croix Avenue North
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Hennepin

Nursing Homes elsewhere in the region

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

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Jones-Harrison Senior LivingNursing Home3700 Cedar Lake Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Hennepin
Sholom Home WestNursing Home3620 Phillips Parkway
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Hennepin
North Ridge Health and RehabNursing Home5430 Boone Ave N
New Hope, MN 55428
Hennepin
Saint Therese of Oxbow LakeAssisted Living5200 Oak Grove Parkway
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Hennepin
Friendship Village of BloomingtonIndependent Living8100 Highwood Dr
Bloomington, MN 55438
Hennepin
The Estates at BloomingtonNursing Home9200 Nicollet Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55420
Hennepin

The Golden Valley market specifically

Golden Valley, immediately west of Minneapolis, is served by North Memorial Health Hospital just across its northern border and by Fairview and Allina clinic networks reaching into the city, giving it hospital access on multiple sides. Its senior housing is concentrated near the Highway 55 corridor and the Golden Valley Road area, with several communities in low-rise buildings dating from the 1960s-1980s alongside newer additions. The city has no rail transit today but sits adjacent to planned METRO Blue Line Extension stations just across its border in Robbinsdale.

Golden Valley is typically compared to St. Louis Park and Plymouth; it's often described by families as a quieter, lower-profile alternative to St. Louis Park with similarly close access to Minneapolis, though with a smaller overall inventory of senior communities to choose from.

Before you sign anything

Get the all-in monthly cost in writing at your parent's current assessed care level, ask what triggers the next care level and what it costs, and ask for the rate increase history across the last three years. Communities that will not put these in writing are telling you something.

Ask what happens if private funds run out, and whether the community holds a Medicaid waiver provider agreement. A meaningful share of communities do not, which means a second move at the worst possible time.

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

How much can a healthy spouse keep if their partner needs Medicaid-covered nursing home care in Minnesota?

Under Minnesota's Community Spouse Asset Allowance (Minn. Stat. 256B.059), a non-applicant spouse can generally protect between $32,532 and $162,660 in assets (2026 federal figures), plus a Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance of income ranging from about $2,705 to $4,066.50 per month, depending on their own income and housing costs.

What is Minnesota's Medical Assistance Estate Recovery Program, and can the state take my parent's house?

Minnesota's Estate Recovery Program (MERP), under Minn. Stat. 256B.15, lets the state file a claim after a Medical Assistance recipient's death (and, if married, generally after the surviving spouse's death too) to recover what MA paid for long-term services and supports. Minnesota's program can reach beyond the probate estate to jointly held property, life estates, transfer-on-death deeds, and revocable trusts, so common probate-avoidance planning doesn't automatically shield a home.

What is Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO) and who qualifies?

MSHO is Minnesota's voluntary integrated managed-care program for people 65+ who are enrolled in both Medical Assistance and Medicare Parts A & B — it combines Medicaid, Medicare, and Part D benefits into one coordinated plan with a single care coordinator. Plan availability varies by county and by year, so families should confirm which MSHO health plans currently serve their specific Twin Cities county.

What does assisted living cost in the Twin Cities?

Minnesota's statewide median for a private one-bedroom assisted living apartment is cited at roughly $6,573/month in third-party sources referencing the CareScout Cost of Care Survey — figures that could not be independently verified against CareScout's own published tables during this research and should be confirmed before relying on them. CareScout publishes state-level figures only, not a Twin-Cities-specific median, and metro-area facilities likely run above the state figure given regional cost of living.

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