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10 Best Independent Living Communities in The Lakes, MN
If you’re looking for independent living in the The Lakes area, our local senior living advisors can help you each step of the way. From affordable independent living for seniors to luxury options, we’ll work with you to understand the cost of independent living in The Lakes. From there, we’ll show you the best independent living communities for your lifestyle, interests, and budget.
Discover unique independent living amenities, social activities, dining, and more independent living benefits. With 46 independent living facilities in The Lakes, A Place for Mom makes it easier to find your new, maintenance-free home.
We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Slayton, Tracy and Tyler.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Slayton, Tracy and Tyler.
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My grandmother lives at Golden Horizons and she loves it! The administrator Cherry is an exceptional person. She truly cares about her residents and staff. Though like everybody else, they are short of help...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Add: Our beautiful and modern new Memory Care community opened in June of 2021. This spacious community provides a peaceful and warm environment to enjoy the comforts at home with proper safety and care measures. The architectural design suites residents who are more prone to wandering, anxiety...
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I have never been To an assisted-living facility before I didn’t know what to Expect. I come and go I want I am independent living I eat With other people living here, I enjoy the conversation and a...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Sleepy Eye Assisted Living offers personalized services along with the privacy of your own apartment. From our compassionate, professional staff to customized assistance and wellness programs. Our Assisted Living is located in a quiet residential location of Sleepy Eye, MN yet close enough to...
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.
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.
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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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.
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: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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, 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: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
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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.
Welcome to Edgewood Vista in Flandreau! Enjoy just the right level of care in Edgewood's warm, home-like assisted living community in Flandreau. It is the ideal combination of living spaces, care and amenities to promote residents' health and well-being. Assisted Living: Help When You Need It ...
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.
Cost of independent living in The Lakes, MN
The average cost of senior living in The Lakes is $2,426 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Revere, MN with an average of $2,258 per month.
Average monthly cost of Independent Living in The Lakes, MN vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Independent Living in The Lakes, MN vs. the state and national average
The Lakes, MN
U.S. national average
Average monthly cost of Independent Living in The Lakes vs. other types of senior living
Independent Living
Median monthly costs of Independent Living in The Lakes, MN by room type
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Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.
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What families are saying about independent living in The Lakes
Recent reviews for independent living in The Lakes
Vista Prairie at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls, MN
5.0
My mom moved into Garnett Gardens in 2018. She was in assisted living. She loved the activity of people always being around. She visited with friends. Loved playing in the Nut Goodie Band.
Entertainment, making lefse and other food.
We moved her into the Memory Care unit awhile ago when she ...
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Golden Horizons of Worthington
4.1
My mother lives in Golden Horizons Memory Care she has been there since it opened and loves it. RN [name removed]is very caring and helpful and concerned for the residents. Staff is caring to my mother. She has a lot of space to wander in the facility. It’s a beautiful facility very home like. ...
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The Lakes independent living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in The Lakes independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in The Lakes, 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 The Lakes 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 The Lakes partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
The Lakes, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
3.4%
20%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
6.9%
33.4%
No sugar
No sugar
3.4%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
6.9%
32.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
3.4%
7.7%
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Availability of select dining options in The Lakes 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 The Lakes communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
The Lakes, MNNational
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
3.4%
42.6%
Room service
Room service
6.9%
36.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in The Lakes 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 The Lakes offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
The Lakes, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
6.9%
44.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
3.4%
27.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10.3%
32.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
13.8%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
10.3%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
13.8%
53.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
6.9%
42.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
6.9%
36.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
6.9%
40.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
10.3%
46.6%
Live performances
Live performances
10.3%
46.3%
Dances
Dances
6.9%
31.8%
Fitness center
Fitness center
6.9%
38.9%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
10.3%
46.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Golden Horizons of Worthington, Vista Prairie at Garnette Gardens and Sleepy Eye Assisted Living are the top-rated independent living facilities near The Lakes, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 46 independent living facilities near The Lakes, Minnesota. See the full list.
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