Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. In Minnesota, memory care requires a distinct MDH license — "assisted living facility with dementia care" — not merely a disclosure or voluntary certification; any community operating a secured dementia unit must hold this specific license under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b).
We list 1 verified memory care option in Blaine.
What to watch for with memory care in Blaine
- Ask to see the community's MDH "assisted living facility with dementia care" license directly, by name.
Verified memory care in Blaine
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest View Senior Community at Blaine | Assisted Living | 12016 Ulysses Street NE Blaine, MN 55434 | Anoka |
Memory Care elsewhere in the region
Families in Blaine sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiitan Mill City | Assisted Living | 428 South 2nd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 | Hennepin |
| Jones-Harrison Senior Living | Nursing Home | 3700 Cedar Lake Ave Minneapolis, MN 55416 | Hennepin |
| Care Suites of Edina by Vivie | Assisted Living | 7400 York Ave S Edina, MN 55435 | Hennepin |
| The Waters of Edina | Assisted Living | 6300 Colonial Way Edina, MN 55436 | Hennepin |
| Mainstreet Village | Assisted Living | 7601 Lyndale Ave S Richfield, MN 55423 | Hennepin |
| The Glenn Hopkins | Assisted Living | 1011 Feltl Ct Hopkins, MN 55343 | Hennepin |
The Blaine market specifically
Blaine, one of the largest suburbs by land area in the north metro, is served by Allina Health's Unity Hospital in nearby Fridley and Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids for acute care, with a senior housing supply that has grown alongside the city's rapid residential expansion around the National Sports Center area. The city has no rail transit, relying on Metro Transit express routes into downtown Minneapolis. Housing stock is a mix of older Anoka County farmland-turned-subdivision from the 1980s-1990s and newer development pushing north and east.
Blaine is often compared to Coon Rapids for its shared Anoka County hospital access; it tends to offer newer building stock than Coon Rapids at a broadly similar price point, appealing to families who want modern senior living without the higher costs of the western suburbs.
Who is actually on shift
Ask how many caregivers and med aides are on the floor at 3 a.m., not the building-wide daytime ratio. Ask what happens when someone calls in sick, and whether the community uses agency staff to fill gaps.
Ask how long the administrator has been in post. Turnover at the top is one of the better predictors of turnover below it.
