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10 Best Nursing Homes in Arlington, MN

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Arlington nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Arlington, MN may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Arlington, MN

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Photo of Benedictine Living Community of Northfield
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.
Photo of Walker Methodist Health Center
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Faribault Senior Living
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.
Photo of Colony Court
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.
Photo of Orchard Path Senior Living Community
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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.
Photo of Cottage On Forest
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.
Photo of Pillsbury Board and Care Home
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.
Photo of The Emeralds at Faribault
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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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Photo of Chateau Health Care Center
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
The fact that you're reading this means you're probably thinking about a nursing home, for either yourself or someone you love. Do you know what your options are? In today's healthcare environment, you have far more choices than ever. We offer skilled nursing services ... and routine help with...
Photo of Providence Place
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
Photo of Mapleton Community Home
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.
Photo of The Terraces Memory Care at Abiitan
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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.
Opened in 2017, Abiitan Mill City offers one-of-a-kind 55+ sophisticated senior living in the Mill City neighborhood of Minneapolis. Our newly constructed building offers independent living, enhanced assisted living and memory care. Abiitan residents enjoy a maintenance-free residence, premier...
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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.
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Photo of Highland Path
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.
Photo of Osseo Gardens Assisted Living
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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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Photo of Bethany Covenant Home
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Arlington, MN

The average cost of senior living in Arlington is $3,894 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Winthrop, MN with an average of $2,861 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Arlington, MN, vs. nearby cities

Arlington, MN
$3,894/mo
$3,675/mo

Nursing homes costs in Arlington, MN, vs. state and national averages

Arlington, MN
$3,894/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Arlington, MN, vs. other senior living options

$3,890/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,894/mo

Nursing homes costs in Arlington, MN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,741/mo
Studio
$4,383/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,640/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,204/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$2,030/mo

Senior living costs in Arlington vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Arlington, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeArlington, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,894/mo$4,022/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,348/mo$4,249/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$3,890/mo$4,022/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,151/mo$3,081/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Arlington, MN:$3,894/mo
Minnesota:$4,022/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Arlington, MN:$4,348/mo
Minnesota:$4,249/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Arlington, MN:$3,890/mo
Minnesota:$4,022/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Arlington, MN:$3,151/mo
Minnesota:$3,081/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Arlington, MN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Arlington 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.

Arlington, MNMN stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Arlington, MN

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Arlington 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
Arlington, MN$6,065/mo$5,463/mo+11.0%
Minnesota$6,202/mo$5,721/mo+8.4%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Arlington, MN
2024 average cost:$6,065/mo
2023 average cost:$5,463/mo
Percent change:+11.0%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$6,202/mo
2023 average cost:$5,721/mo
Percent change:+8.4%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

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.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Arlington

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Arlington

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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Milestone Senior Living Faribault

4.6
During the time, that my loved one was there they enjoyed the food. We picked this community, becasue the head nurse at the time was amazing and my loved ones were familar with the facilty. It was clean, and the staff was friendly. It was really good. I would recommend to other families.

Meadow Woods - Martin Luther Campus in Bloomington, MN

5.0
I think they do a great job at Meadow Woods! The staff here is very friendly and easy to work with. They've been very accommodating in regards to some billing issues we've had in regards to getting funding with the VA straightened out. The facility itself is well kept and clean, and they do a ...
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Arlington nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Arlington nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Arlington, 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 Arlington nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Arlington that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Arlington, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
57.2%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
22.2%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
87.7%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
92.6%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
59.7%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
44.9%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
89.7%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
47.3%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
60.9%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Arlington nursing homes

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 Arlington Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Arlington, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
57.2%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
37%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
52.3%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
18.1%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Arlington nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Arlington partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Arlington, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
16%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.9%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
24.3%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
30%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.1%
0.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select dining options in Arlington nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Arlington communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Arlington, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
31.3%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
35.4%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
32.9%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.1%
0.8%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select programs and activities in Arlington nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Arlington offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Arlington, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
44%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
22.2%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.4%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
57.2%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
49.4%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
55.1%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
40.7%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
32.9%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
42.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
47.3%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
21.4%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.9%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
42.8%
0.5%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

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Havenwood of Buffalo, The Commons On Marice and Water's Edge are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Arlington, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
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