Apple Valley Villa

Apple Valley Villa holds a Minnesota Department of Health Assisted Living Facility with Dementia Care license, number 425516, for 230 residents in Apple Valley, Dakota County. Below is what the Minnesota Department of Health publishes about this license, and how to use that record when you visit.

Is Apple Valley Villa licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health?

Yes. Apple Valley Villa holds an MDH Assisted Living Facility with Dementia Care license, number 425516, for 230 residents; the current license period runs from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027.

The dementia care license is the category Minnesota requires for any building with a secured memory care unit, so this community may operate one.

What do MDH survey and complaint records show for Apple Valley Villa?

MDH has posted 2 evaluation surveys for Apple Valley Villa, most recently resolved on February 26, 2025, along with 2 complaint investigations by the Office of Health Facility Complaints, 0 of them substantiated.

Of the 2 investigations: 0 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 0 inconclusive. The metro median for assisted living buildings licensed for 60 or more residents is 1 substantiated finding. Its posted record is at or below the metro median for substantiated complaint findings among larger buildings, a good sign, though investigations only capture what was reported. A complaint investigation starts when someone reports a concern, so the count reflects reporting as well as care.

Evaluation surveys

Office of Health Facility Complaints investigations

What does Apple Valley Villa report about staffing and payment in its state disclosure?

In its UDALSA disclosure on file with MDH, dated 01/01/2024, Apple Valley Villa reported typically scheduling these numbers of unlicensed direct-care staff: 6 on the day shift, 5 on the evening shift, 3 on the night shift.

It marks waivered services (Elderly Waiver, CADI or BI) as an accepted payment for services. Shift counts are building-wide and self-reported; divide by the 230 licensed spaces only as a rough guide, and ask how many staff work inside any secured unit. Read the full UDALSA (PDF) for the service and amenity checklist.

Where is Apple Valley Villa, and what else is licensed nearby?

Apple Valley Villa is at 14610 Garrett Avenue, Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124, in Dakota County, where families are served by Trellis, the metro's Area Agency on Aging, through the Senior LinkAge Line at 1-800-333-2433.

Apple Valley anchors the southern end of the METRO Red Line bus rapid transit route along Cedar Avenue, giving its senior communities a direct BRT connection north to Eagan, the Mall of America, and the Blue Line into Minneapolis, one of the few south-metro suburbs with that level of transit access. Hospital care typically routes residents to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville or Regions and United Hospitals in St. Paul for higher-acuity needs. The city's housing stock is mostly 1970s-1990s suburban single-family homes, and its senior housing has expanded steadily along Cedar Avenue and Galaxie Avenue. Dakota County is served by M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, with the St. Paul hospitals a short drive north; ask how the community handles rides to specialist appointments. See our Apple Valley assisted living guide.

Other licensed assisted living near Apple Valley

• Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley · Apple Valley, 160 licensed spaces, dementia care
• Orchard Path · Apple Valley, 87 licensed spaces, dementia care
• The Centennial House of Apple Valley · Apple Valley, 80 licensed spaces, dementia care
• Boden Senior Living - Apple Valley · Apple Valley, 67 licensed spaces, dementia care

What does assisted living cost at a community like Apple Valley Villa?

No primary source publishes a Twin Cities-only assisted living median, and Apple Valley Villa's rates depend on apartment type and service package; third-party summaries of the CareScout survey put Minnesota's statewide median near $6,573 a month, a figure we have not verified against CareScout's own tables.

Ask Apple Valley Villa for a written, itemized monthly quote for your parent's assessed service level, including what is billed separately. Minnesota's Elderly Waiver can pay for customized living services, never room and board, for Medical Assistance-eligible residents of participating facilities; very-low-income residents may also qualify for Housing Support toward room and board. How the Elderly Waiver works in assisted living.

Does Apple Valley Villa provide memory care?

Apple Valley Villa holds Minnesota's dementia care license, so before signing a contract you are entitled to its written dementia care disclosure under Minn. Stat. 325F.72.

That disclosure covers admission and retention criteria for the secured unit, the assessment and service-plan process, staff credentials and training, the physical environment and security features, programming and fees. Compare it side by side with another community's, and ask how many staff completed the dementia training required under Minn. Stat. 144G.83 this year.

How should a family evaluate Apple Valley Villa?

A building licensed for 230 residents like Apple Valley Villa usually runs several service levels under one roof. Ask how residents are assessed into a service package, how often the assessment is repeated, and exactly what change moves the monthly price up.

Check the Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card, which DHS and MDH publish with resident and family survey results for many facilities, alongside the complaint record above. Visit at least twice, once unannounced near a mealtime, and ask to speak with a current resident's family.

What should you ask on a tour of Apple Valley Villa?

Ask about overnight staffing, move-out triggers and the latest MDH findings first; those three answers separate communities faster than any brochure.

• What does the base rate include, and how are service packages priced?
• Who is the assisted living director, and how long have they been here?
• How is the service plan built, and how often is it reviewed with the family?
• Can I see your most recent MDH evaluation survey and any correction orders?
• What is the awake overnight staffing on the floor where my parent would live?
• How many caregivers left in the past 12 months?

Who do you call with a concern about care at Apple Valley Villa?

Call the MDH Office of Health Facility Complaints at 651-201-4200 (or 1-800-369-7994) for a licensing concern, or the Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care at 1-800-657-3591 for free, confidential advocacy.

A complaint to MDH can lead to the kind of investigation listed above. The ombudsman does not inspect; it helps resolve problems such as discharge notices, service-plan disputes and residents' rights issues, and acts with the resident's consent. Suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation goes to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center at 1-844-880-1574, 24 hours a day. For immediate danger, call 911. How complaints work in Minnesota.