Assisted Living in Minneapolis

Compare licensed assisted living in Minneapolis and the surrounding Hennepin County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

3 verified in Minneapolis

Hennepin County

Quick answer

There are 3 verified assisted living options listed in Minneapolis. Minnesota licenses and inspects this care type through the Minnesota Department of Health.

Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In Minnesota this is the Assisted Living Facility license, issued by the Minnesota Department of Health under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144G — a single license category, not tiered by resident acuity or evacuation ability the way some states are.

Short answer

We list 3 verified assisted living options in Minneapolis.

What to watch for with assisted living in Minneapolis

Ask which services are included in the base rate versus billed as a separate care level.
Ask whether the community holds a Medicaid waiver provider agreement (Minnesota's Elderly Waiver) and how many current residents use it.
Ask what happens if your parent's needs exceed the community's admission/retention limits under Chapter 144G.

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Verified assisted living in Minneapolis

Community	Care type	Address	County
Abiitan Mill City	Assisted Living	428 South 2nd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401	Hennepin
Jones-Harrison Senior Living	Nursing Home	3700 Cedar Lake Ave Minneapolis, MN 55416	Hennepin
Walker Place by Vivie	Assisted Living	3701 Bryant Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55409	Hennepin

Assisted Living elsewhere in the region

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

Community	Care type	Address	County
Care Suites of Edina by Vivie	Assisted Living	7400 York Ave S Edina, MN 55435	Hennepin
The Waters of Edina	Assisted Living	6300 Colonial Way Edina, MN 55436	Hennepin
Mainstreet Village	Assisted Living	7601 Lyndale Ave S Richfield, MN 55423	Hennepin
The Glenn Hopkins	Assisted Living	1011 Feltl Ct Hopkins, MN 55343	Hennepin
Covenant Living of Golden Valley	Assisted Living	5800 St. Croix Avenue North Golden Valley, MN 55422	Hennepin
Copperfield Hill	Assisted Living	4200 40th Ave N Robbinsdale, MN 55422	Hennepin

The Minneapolis market specifically

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.

Families comparing Minneapolis usually cross-shop it against St. Paul and inner-ring suburbs like St. Louis Park and Richfield; Minneapolis tends to command a premium for lake-adjacent and downtown addresses, while pockets of North and South Minneapolis offer more moderate pricing. Because it's the metro's largest city, it also has the widest range of care levels concentrated within a short drive, which matters for couples who need two different levels of care at once.

What the contract does that the tour does not

The residency agreement decides what happens when things change: how care levels are reassessed and repriced, how much notice is required on either side, what the deposit covers and whether it is refundable.

Ask for a blank copy to take home before you are asked to sign anything.

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

What counts as financial exploitation of a senior in Minnesota, and where do I report it?

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult — including undue influence over finances, theft, or misuse of a power of attorney — should be reported to MAARC at 1-844-880-1574, the same statewide line used for other forms of suspected abuse or neglect. If a specific licensed facility is involved and the concern also touches on regulatory compliance, MDH's Office of Health Facility Complaints (651-201-4200) can be contacted separately.

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.