Cities
- Minneapolis
- St. Paul
- Bloomington
- Edina
- Minnetonka
- Eden Prairie
- Plymouth
- Maple Grove
- St. Louis Park
- Roseville
- Woodbury
- Eagan
- Burnsville
- Apple Valley
- Blaine
- Coon Rapids
- Brooklyn Park
- Richfield
- White Bear Lake
- Golden Valley
Hub-city neighborhoods
- Linden Hills
- Kenwood
- Lowry Hill / Uptown
- Fulton
- Northeast Minneapolis
- Powderhorn Park
- Nokomis
- Longfellow
- Bryn Mawr
- Loring Park
- North Loop
- Prospect Park
Counties
Services
Costs & paying
- What Senior Care Costs
- How Families Pay for Senior Care
- Medicaid Waivers and Assisted Living
- VA Aid and Attendance, 2026
- What Medicare Does and Does Not Pay For
- What Memory Care Costs
- What In-Home Care Costs
- What Happens When the Money Runs Out
State rules
- How Minnesota Licenses Assisted Living
- Memory Care: Minnesota's Dementia Care License
- How to Verify a Facility's License
- Medicaid Expansion vs. Long-Term Care Medicaid
- Minnesota's Elderly Waiver, Explained
- In-Home Waiver Help: Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care
- Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO), Explained
- The Local Ombudsman and Filing Complaints
Comparisons
- Independent Living vs. Assisted Living
- Assisted Living vs. Memory Care
- In-Home Care vs. Assisted Living
- CCRC vs. Standalone Assisted Living
- Short-Term Rehab vs. Long-Term Nursing Home Care
- Nursing Home vs. Assisted Living
- Hospice vs. Palliative Care
- Adult Day Care vs. In-Home Care
- Independent Living vs. 55+ Apartments
- Medicaid Waiver vs. Nursing Home Medicaid
- Choosing Between Two Communities
By situation
- Dad is being discharged in 72 hours
- Mom or Dad can't live alone anymore
- There's been a fall
- We just got a dementia diagnosis
- Wandering has become a concern
- I can't keep doing this alone
- I live out of state
- The money is running out
- My spouse needs more care than I can give
- We're stuck between two communities
Questions
- What license does an assisted living facility need in Minnesota?
- Does Minnesota require a special license for memory care?
- How do I check if a facility is licensed in Minnesota?
- Is independent living the same as assisted living in Minnesota?
- What's the difference between an MDH complaint and a MAARC abuse report?
- Will assisted living facilities in Minnesota be renamed or reclassified soon?
- Does an assisted living facility in Minnesota need a separate food service license?
- Who regulates home care agencies that send caregivers into a senior's home in the Twin Cities?
- What is the Elderly Waiver and what does it cover?
- What is Alternative Care and how is it different from the Elderly Waiver?
- How do I apply for Medical Assistance long-term care or a waiver in the Twin Cities?
- Does Medicaid pay for the full cost of assisted living in Minnesota?
- What are Minnesota's income and asset limits for nursing home Medical Assistance in 2026?
- How much can a healthy spouse keep if their partner needs Medicaid-covered nursing home care in Minnesota?
- What is Minnesota's Medical Assistance Estate Recovery Program, and can the state take my parent's house?
- What is Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO) and who qualifies?
- What does assisted living cost in the Twin Cities?
- Is there a published cost for memory care in Minnesota?
- What does nursing home care cost in Minnesota compared to assisted living?
- How does VA Aid and Attendance help pay for assisted living or memory care?
- Are there hidden fees I should watch for when comparing assisted living communities?
- Does home care cost less than assisted living in the Twin Cities?
- What is Housing Support and how does it help with assisted living costs?
- What does the Minnesota long-term care ombudsman do?
- How is the ombudsman different from filing a complaint with MDH?
- Can the ombudsman help with a discharge or eviction dispute at an assisted living facility?
- Who can advocate for a resident who has no family nearby in the Twin Cities?
- Does a resident need a lawyer to file an ombudsman complaint in Minnesota?
- How do I report abuse or neglect at a Twin Cities facility?
- Is MAARC the same everywhere in Minnesota, or does each Twin Cities county have its own abuse hotline?
- What counts as financial exploitation of a senior in Minnesota, and where do I report it?
- Am I a mandated reporter if I suspect a neighbor or relative in senior care is being neglected?
- What happens after I call MAARC to report suspected abuse?
- My parent is being discharged from a Twin Cities hospital in 3 days, what do I do?
- What's the difference between a short-term rehab stay and moving straight into assisted living after a hospital stay?
- Can a hospital discharge my parent to a nursing home against our wishes?
- Who pays for a nursing home stay right after a hospitalization in Minnesota?
- What is a MnCHOICES assessment and why does it matter for hospital discharge planning?
- My parent has been diagnosed with dementia — where do I start in the Twin Cities?
- My parent keeps wandering — what safety and licensing questions should I ask a facility?
- I'm burning out as a caregiver for my spouse or parent — what help is available in the Twin Cities?
- My parent's money is running out — what are our options in Minnesota?
- My spouse needs more care than I can provide at home — how do I protect our finances?
- My parent fell and can no longer live alone — what should we do first?
- What senior care options exist in Hennepin County?
- What senior care options exist in Ramsey County?
- What senior care options exist in Dakota County?
- What senior care options exist in Anoka County?
- What senior care options exist in Washington County?
- Is care different in Bloomington versus other Hennepin County suburbs?
- What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Minnesota?
- What's the difference between the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care in Minnesota?
- How does a nursing home differ from assisted living in Minnesota?
- Independent living vs. assisted living vs. memory care — how do I know which one my parent needs?
- Assisted living vs. in-home care — which is better for a parent who wants to stay independent?
Directory
Communities
- Abiitan Mill City
- Allina Health Home Care Services – Twin Cities Metro
- Amira Choice Champlin
- Amira Choice Forest Lake
- Applewood Pointe of Eagan
- Applewood Pointe of Woodbury
- Benedictine Living Community – Regina
- Benedictine Living Community-New Brighton
- Boutwells Landing
- Care Suites of Edina by Vivie
- Cerenity Senior Care – Marian
- Copperfield Hill
- Covenant Living of Golden Valley
- Crest View Lutheran Home
- Crest View Senior Community at Blaine
- EagleCrest
- Ecumen Lakeview Commons
- Emerald Crest by Cassia – Burnsville
- Epiphany Senior Housing
- Episcopal Church Home
- FirstLight Home Care of Plymouth
- Friendship Village of Bloomington
- Havenwood of Burnsville
- Havenwood of Minnetonka
- Highview Hills by Vivie
- Home Instead – St. Paul, MN
- J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice
- Jones-Harrison Senior Living
- Mainstreet Village
- New Perspective Eagan
- New Perspective Mahtomedi
- New Perspective White Bear Lake
- Norris Square
- North Memorial Health Hospice
- North Ridge Health and Rehab
- Oakland Assisted Living
- Optage Home & Community Services
- Our Lady of Peace
- Ridges Care Center
- Saint Therese of Oxbow Lake
- Saint Therese of Woodbury
- Shirley Chapman Sholom Home East
- Sholom Home West
- Shoreview Senior Living
- St. Croix Hospice – Blaine
- St. Croix Hospice – Eagan
- Suite Living of Brooklyn Park
- Suite Living of Eden Prairie
- Suite Living of Rosemount
- Suite Living of Vadnais Heights
- The Estates at Bloomington
- The Estates at Fridley
- The Estates at Twin Rivers
- The Glenn Hopkins
- The Homestead at Anoka
- The Waters of Edina
- The Willows of Arbor Lakes
- Walker Place by Vivie
- White Pine Cottage Grove Advanced Assisted Living
- White Pine Senior Living of Mendota Heights