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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
North Ridge View is a senior residential care home that is located in the small city of Kenyon, MN and in Goodhue county. Kenyon was originally named in honor of Kenyon College and is situated on the Northern Fork of the Zumbro River. The group home setting itself backs up to the large river and...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Our daughter felt like she was home for the first time. She has had difficulties adjusting from home life to group home life and the staff made her feel so welcomed. She picked out a color for her room and...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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This is a very well maintained and nice looking community. My mother is doing very well since her move. She has adjusted well to it. They have a good staff here, they have been very welcoming and helpful....
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Traditions of Waterville offers many different options to fit different lifestyles. -Private dining area that is reservable for private parties-Guest room apartments available for rent-A cozy fireplace nook -A wide variety of activities for everyone! Regular musical entertainment and pie...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My father has recently made the move into this community and I could have not picked a better place for him to go. The staff have all been perfect and I absolutely comfortable with the care they have been...
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Cottagewood Senior Communities Memory Care in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota is an assisted living community specializing in memory care for seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Our tranquil community offers a beautiful environment with walking paths and an abundance of flowering gardens....
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
In Shorewood Place, our senior apartments, residents enjoy the convenience of maintenance-free living, with the comfort and privacy of an apartment home. Social and recreational activities, restaurant-style dining and a host of cultural programs that add to the vibrant lifestyle of this...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Prime Time Living is very welcoming. The staff are very friendly and they are available to address any of my concerns. The community is very nice and clean. I would have loved to stay in the community!
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Shalom Estates is a professional, safe, and caring facility located in beautiful Rochester, Minnesota. Placed right next to the Century Hills Park. At Shalom Estates we pride ourselves in personalized senior care. Shalom offers private bedrooms to accommodate the residents wanted privacy. ...
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Things have gone very well with Millstream Commons so far! It is a nice looking, well kept, clean community, and all of the staff have been very friendly. We would recommend them to others looking into...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Millstream Commons, a Three Links Community, is a 44 apartment unit assisted living located in downtown Northfield, Minnesota. Life at Millstream Commons can be as busy or relaxed as you'd like it to be. Set your own pace---continue lifelong interests, and if you're inclined, participate in the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
About ABCM CorporationLake Mills Care Center is owned by ABCM Corporation, Hampton, IA. ABCM is a multi-facility provider offering top-quality, long-term care services unmatched in the state of Iowa. We believe in a Person Directed Care approach to long-term care, encouraging the individuals we...
Provides: Memory Care, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Cost of assisted living in Union, MN
The average cost of senior living in Union is $3,760 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include New Richland, MN with an average of $3,532 per month.
Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Union, MN vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Union, MN vs. the state and national average
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Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Union vs. other types of senior living
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Median monthly costs of Assisted Living in Union, MN by room type
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Average cost of Assisted Living in Union over time
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Union, MN
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What families are saying about assisted living in Union
Recent reviews for assisted living in Union
Thorne Crest Senior Living Community, a CCRC in Albert Lea, MN
4.9
Our experience with Thorne Crest was very short. We set up my parents in independent living and shortly after we moved them in one parent started showing major signs of needing to be put in a memory care unit. Thorne Crest has a small memory care unit with a big waiting list. We needed to look ...
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Mill City Senior Living in Faribault, MN
4.0
Overall it has been a very good experience. Mom and dad like it there. Like all places they are short on staff, but staff they have have been wonderful. The rooms are large. They have a washer and dryer in each room. They have everything that they could need. My mom needs a lot of help and they ...
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The Homestead at Rochester
3.7
I would tell others that they need to really check on the meal programs. The meals come from an outside source and the wait staff sometimes are not very good for this environment of people. The food is not very food and that was one of the things that we were sold on. There are a few things they ...
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Union review score based on 98 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 98 reviews of 95 Union assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.The Union review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores
Union review score compared against nearby cities
Review subcategories for Union assisted living
When assisted living residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 98 reviews of 95 Union assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Union resident and family assisted living satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.Union, MN averageNational average
Cleanliness
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4.5
Friendliness
4.6
4.6
Care services
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4.2
Staff
4.4
4.5
Meals & dining
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Activities
4.1
4.1
Value for cost*
3.9
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Union assisted living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Union assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Union, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.
Availability of select care services in Union assisted living
Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Union that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
40%
52.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
7.4%
33.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.8%
98.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.3%
57.1%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
25.3%
30.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
96.8%
99%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
32.6%
48.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
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53.8%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Union assisted living
Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Union Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
38.9%
51.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
18.9%
32.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
40%
41.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
15.8%
13.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Union assisted living
Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Union partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.4%
27%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
16.8%
40%
No sugar
No sugar
14.7%
36.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
22.1%
35.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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13%
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Availability of select dining options in Union assisted living
Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Union communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
8.4%
31%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
22.1%
42%
Room service
Room service
17.9%
35.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.5%
17.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Union assisted living
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Union offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
28.4%
46.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
16.8%
31%
Community service programs
Community service programs
13.7%
29.9%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
40%
50%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
32.6%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
38.9%
52.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
23.2%
41%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
9.5%
34%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
18.9%
37.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
29.5%
46.4%
Live performances
Live performances
30.5%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
14.7%
29.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.7%
24%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
24.2%
45.6%
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State regulations for assisted living in Union
Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to ensure seniors reside in a safe environment. Learning about Minnesota assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Union protect seniors.
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Water's Edge, Mankato Lodge Senior Living and Brookdale Mankato are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Union, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 123 assisted living facilities near Union, Minnesota. See the full list.
The best assisted living facility near you in Union, Minnesota is Water's Edge. This assisted living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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