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Covenant Living of Golden Valley

Assisted Living in Golden Valley — Hennepin County

Quick answer

Covenant Living of Golden Valley is an assisted living provider located at 5800 St. Croix Avenue North, Golden Valley, 55422, in Hennepin County.

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A continuing care retirement community in Golden Valley on a wooded campus adjacent to a creek and nature preserve, about 10 minutes from downtown Minneapolis, offering independent living, assisted living with memory support, respite care, and skilled nursing.

Covenant Living of Golden Valley is a 62-and-better continuing care retirement community operated by Covenant Living Communities and Services, a national nonprofit senior-living operator. The community's own site describes a wooded, park-like campus adjacent to a creek and nature preserve, roughly ten minutes from downtown Minneapolis, offering studio through two-bedroom maintenance-free apartment homes with several entrance-fee options.

As a full CCRC, the campus provides independent (residential) living, assisted living including a dedicated memory support program using the SAIDO Learning cognitive method, respite care, and a licensed skilled nursing center offering post-acute rehabilitation, long-term care, and memory-support nursing. The operator's site emphasizes a wellness center and a range of health care options, and cites multiple Reader's Choice Awards from local Sun newspapers and an ICAA Beacon Award for active-aging programming.

Short answer

Covenant Living of Golden Valley is an assisted living provider at 5800 St. Croix Avenue North, Golden Valley, 55422, in Hennepin County.

Location and contact

CommunityCovenant Living of Golden Valley
Care typeAssisted Living
Address5800 St. Croix Avenue North, Golden Valley, 55422
CountyHennepin County
WebsiteOfficial site
What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.
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Golden Valley in context

Golden Valley, immediately west of Minneapolis, is served by North Memorial Health Hospital just across its northern border and by Fairview and Allina clinic networks reaching into the city, giving it hospital access on multiple sides. Its senior housing is concentrated near the Highway 55 corridor and the Golden Valley Road area, with several communities in low-rise buildings dating from the 1960s-1980s alongside newer additions. The city has no rail transit today but sits adjacent to planned METRO Blue Line Extension stations just across its border in Robbinsdale.

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Listing details verified 2026-07-26 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions families ask

What license does an assisted living facility need in Minnesota?

Every assisted living community in the Twin Cities must hold an Assisted Living Facility license issued by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 144G. This has been mandatory statewide since August 1, 2021, replacing the older, looser 'Housing with Services' registration model. Facilities must also employ an assisted living director credentialed by the Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports.

Does Minnesota require a special license for memory care?

Yes. Any community with a secured dementia care unit must hold the 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license category under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b) — a base assisted living license is not enough. That license carries two extra legal requirements: dementia-specific staff training under Minn. Stat. 144G.83, and a mandatory written pre-admission disclosure under Minn. Stat. 325F.72.

How do I check if a facility is licensed in Minnesota?

Use the free MDH Health Care Provider Directory to search by provider type ('Assisted Living Facilities' or 'Assisted Living Facilities with Dementia Care'), city, or county — it shows current license status and the administrator of record. For a fuller quality picture, cross-check the Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card (or the Nursing Home Report Card for skilled nursing), which shows resident health, safety, and staffing ratings from MDH surveys.

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