Memory Care in Plymouth

Compare licensed memory care in Plymouth and the surrounding Hennepin County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

0 verified in Plymouth

Hennepin County

Quick answer

There are 0 verified memory care options listed in Plymouth. Minnesota licenses and inspects this care type through the Minnesota Department of Health.

Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. In Minnesota, memory care requires a distinct MDH license — "assisted living facility with dementia care" — not merely a disclosure or voluntary certification; any community operating a secured dementia unit must hold this specific license under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b).

Short answer

No verified memory care provider is currently based in Plymouth. The closest verified options are listed below.

What to watch for with memory care in Plymouth

Ask to see the community's MDH "assisted living facility with dementia care" license directly, by name.

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Verified memory care in Plymouth

Nothing verified in Plymouth yet. There is no verified memory care provider based in Plymouth itself. The closest verified options are in Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Golden Valley, Brooklyn Park and Minneapolis, which for most families here is a realistic drive. We only list providers we have confirmed against their own published information, so this list is shorter than the aggregator directories — and more reliable.

Closest verified providers

Provider	Based in	Address	County
The Willows of Arbor Lakes	Maple Grove	11955 80th Avenue North, 55369	Hennepin
Havenwood of Minnetonka	Minnetonka	17710 Old Excelsior Boulevard, 55345	Hennepin
Covenant Living of Golden Valley	Golden Valley	5800 St. Croix Avenue North, 55422	Hennepin
Suite Living of Brooklyn Park	Brooklyn Park	8500 Regent Ave N, 55443	Hennepin
Saint Therese of Oxbow Lake	Brooklyn Park	5200 Oak Grove Parkway, 55443	Hennepin
Abiitan Mill City	Minneapolis	428 South 2nd Street, 55401	Hennepin

The Plymouth market specifically

Plymouth, one of the largest suburbs by land area in the west metro, is served primarily by North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale and by Maple Grove Hospital for acute care, with a growing number of senior communities built along the Highway 55 and County Road 9 corridors over the past two decades. The city has no rail transit today, though it is included in longer-range regional transit planning. Plymouth's housing stock is relatively newer than the inner-ring suburbs, dominated by 1980s-2000s single-family development now feeding a steady stream of downsizing households.

Plymouth is commonly compared to Maple Grove and Minnetonka; it tends to be priced closer to Maple Grove, both offering somewhat more moderate rates than the Edina-Minnetonka corridor while still providing newer facilities and larger campuses.

Visit twice, at different hours

A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised.

Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to.

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 senior care options exist in Washington County?

Washington County, including Woodbury and Stillwater along the St. Croix River valley, has the metro's highest share of residents age 65+ at 18.8% — meaning it is, proportionally, the fastest-aging of the seven Twin Cities metro counties. It uses the same statewide Trellis, Senior LinkAge Line, MDH licensing, and MAARC resources as the rest of the metro.

Is care different in Bloomington versus other Hennepin County suburbs?

No — Bloomington operates under the identical Minnesota statewide licensing (Chapter 144G), Medicaid waiver (Elderly Waiver/Alternative Care), and abuse-reporting (MAARC) framework as every other city in Hennepin County and the broader metro. What varies city to city is the local supply, style, and pricing of individual communities, not the underlying regulatory or funding structure.

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Minnesota?

Assisted living (Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(a)) provides housing plus health-related and supportive services for residents who need help with daily activities but not specialized dementia care. Memory care requires the separate 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license (subd. 2(b)), mandatory dementia-specific staff training (Minn. Stat. 144G.83), and a secured unit with a required written pre-admission disclosure (Minn. Stat. 325F.72).

What's the difference between the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care in Minnesota?

The Elderly Waiver (EW) is a federal-state Medicaid HCBS waiver requiring the applicant to already be Medical Assistance eligible, while Alternative Care (AC) is a state-only-funded program (no federal match) for seniors who need EW-equivalent services but aren't yet financially MA-eligible. Both use a similar service array and cost cap and never pay room and board.