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Workers and staff are nice. Love my 2 bedroom apartment, spending time in the library, and all of the entertainment that comes to perform.
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.
Endless possibilities await you at Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake--a Brooklyn Park master-planned community located on 15 acres near the Church of St. Gerard. This extraordinary community for older adults encompasses every facet of senior living. It's here that you'll find a way of life that...
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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.
Southern Oaks Place is situated in Blaine, Anoka County, Minnesota on highway 65. The community can be conveniently accessed right off of the highway. Visiting families can come and go easily as they visit residents. The closeness to various facilities such as medical services makes it more...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Bridgeway is designed "senior specific" for excellent accessibility; single-handle faucets, grab bars in the bathroom along with a walk-in shower with seat and adjustable wand, electrical outlets placed higher for ease of use, lever handle door hardware, light switches placed lower for ease of...
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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.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Anthony James is a senior independent living community for adults over the age of fifty-five. We are nestled in a park-like setting, just blocks from groceries, dining, shopping and churches. Our building is accessible and has an elevator. All of our one and two bedroom apartment homes have...
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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.
A distinctive residential cooperative for adults that are 55+.  Located near the intersection of Bass Lake Road and Boone Avenue North inside the Highway 169 corridor.  Woodbridge is the right choice for independent adults seeking a carefree living environment.  Our building features 78 spacious,...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.
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Compared to what we visited we liked Diamond Willow the best. The food is good, but I would like to see more variety for the memory care unit. The room sizes and the layout of the community are good. They...
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.
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I feel I had a better experience with Assisted Living than the Long Term Community. My loved one transitioned from Assisted Living to the other stages of the community. We ended up making the decision to...
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.
At Saint Therese of New Hope, our seniors enjoy life. Founded in 1968, our community has evolved over the decades, expanding our services to anticipate and address the changing needs of seniors. We provide secure, stress-free living and the very best in senior care and housing with a commitment...
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I'am pleased with all this community has done for us. My father is doing pretty well here. The community looks nice, they do a good job with making sure everything is well maintained and tidy. The staff is...
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.
Westwood Place is an Assisted Living Residence. It is for elderly people who take care of their own needs, but have difficulty performing daily tasks. It provides companionship with other elderly persons and daily activities to keep both the mind and body active while still encouraging...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
With patios on the first floor and balconies on the second and third, you'll be able to enjoy the lovely wooded landscape of Plymouth Ponds all year long. Summer is best, of course, with our inviting outdoor pool, private dog park, basketball court, picnic areas and shaded walking paths. As a...
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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.
Long Lake Assisted Living is located in the city of Long Lake. We are nestled in a neighborhood two blocks from the Long Lake downtown area, which holds restaurants, shopping centers, antique shops, and much more. We offer a family atmosphere and personalized care to meet each resident’s...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Redefining Affordable Living! Affordable Apartment Homes for Adults 55 and Older.LIMITED TIME OFFER: Apply today and enjoy 1 MONTH FREE!*People love Spring Lake Park's small town charm, friendly people, and close-in location! This incredible active living community for adults 55 and older...
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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.
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Hillside Terrace is a quality senior apartments community designed to serve the area of Long Lake and Orono, Minnesota in Hennepin County. For seniors 62 and over there can be no better place to reside. Long Lake is home to four parks, plus quality hiking and biking trails. There is also the...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Friendly and affordable, Kimberly Meadows features amenities unheard of in other townhome communities, such as full basements with washer and dryer hook-ups and plenty of storage space. Each unit also has a cozy patio with a planting area to grow your favorite summer herbs and flowers. Be close...

Cost of independent living in Santiago, MN

The average cost of senior living in Santiago is $2,871 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Milaca, MN with an average of $1,687 per month.

Independent living costs in Santiago, MN, vs. nearby cities

Santiago, MN
$2,871/mo
$2,235/mo

Independent living costs in Santiago, MN, vs. state and national averages

Santiago, MN
$2,871/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Santiago, MN, vs. other senior living options

$3,194/mo
Independent Living
$2,871/mo

Independent living costs in Santiago, MN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,703/mo
Studio
$4,360/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,418/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,610/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$2,030/mo

Senior living costs in Santiago vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Santiago, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSantiago, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$2,871/mo$3,081/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$3,169/mo$4,249/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$3,194/mo$4,022/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Santiago, MN:$2,871/mo
Minnesota:$3,081/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Santiago, MN:$3,169/mo
Minnesota:$4,249/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Santiago, MN:$3,194/mo
Minnesota:$4,022/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Santiago, MN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Santiago and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Santiago, MN

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Santiago have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Santiago, MN$2,457/mo$2,356/mo+4.3%
Minnesota$2,732/mo$2,477/mo+10.3%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Santiago, MN
2024 average cost:$2,457/mo
2023 average cost:$2,356/mo
Percent change:+4.3%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$2,732/mo
2023 average cost:$2,477/mo
Percent change:+10.3%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

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What families are saying about independent living in Santiago

Recent reviews for independent living in Santiago

Parkshore Senior Campus in Saint Louis Park, MN

4.9
Being out of state we do not get to visit that much, however when we do speak with our loved one she does seem to enjoy the meals and dining service. We do think the overall value for the money is good and based on our experience so far we would recommend the Parkshore Senior Campus to other ...
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Bel Rae Senior Living in Mounds View, MN

4.7
We chose Bel Rae Senior Living because of the newness of the building, the friendly and helpful staff members, and the overall accommodations as well. He has a 1 bedroom apartment and it is a little on the smaller side if your have more furniture. The food is ok and they keep striving to improve ...
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Scandia Shores in Shoreview, MN

5.0
My Mom loves Scandia Shores. The meals are wonderful!!! Its so nice to have so many activities. The residents are very friendly and the staff is helpful and cordial!

Santiago independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Santiago independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Santiago, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Santiago independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Santiago 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
8.7%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
19%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
14.8%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Santiago independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Santiago communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
19.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25.4%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
19.9%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Santiago independent 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 independent living communities in Santiago offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
29.9%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
13.5%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
15.4%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.9%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
37%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
42.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.4%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
14.8%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
22.5%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
30.9%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
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47.3%
Dances
Dances
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Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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