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Minnehaha Senior Living

Independent Living in Minneapolis — Hennepin County

Quick answer

Minnehaha Senior Living is an independent living provider located at 3733 23rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55407, in Hennepin County.

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A Lifespark-affiliated senior living community in south Minneapolis offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care, with a specialized Enriching Connections dementia-care training program for staff.

Minnehaha Senior Living, at 3733 23rd Avenue South, offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care, per the operator's own site. The community sits on the corner of 23rd Avenue South and East 38th Street in south Minneapolis, with convenient access to public transit, and the operator states it serves seniors throughout Minneapolis and the surrounding Twin Cities metro.

Confirmed services and amenities on the operator's own site include 24-hour on-site staff and wellness programming, meal programs and medication management, housekeeping and light laundry, and shared spaces such as a cafe, activity room, fitness area, whirlpool spa, sun porch, courtyard, chapel and library. Apartment layouts include studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with full kitchens, walk-in showers, controlled access, and utilities such as Wi-Fi and TV included. Memory care staff receive specialized dementia-care training through the operator's Enriching Connections program. Minnehaha is part of the Lifespark senior living network, referenced in the site's footer and corporate compliance documents.

Short answer

Minnehaha Senior Living is an independent living provider at 3733 23rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55407, in Hennepin County.

Location and contact

CommunityMinnehaha Senior Living
Care typeIndependent Living
Address3733 23rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55407
CountyHennepin County
WebsiteOfficial site
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Minneapolis in context

As the region's hub, Minneapolis carries the metro's deepest bench of hospital-affiliated senior care, anchored by Allina Health's Abbott Northwestern Hospital in the Whittier neighborhood and the University of Minnesota Medical Center / M Health Fairview campus along the Mississippi riverfront. The city's light-rail spine, where the METRO Blue and Green Lines converge downtown, puts a large share of its assisted living and memory care buildings within walking distance of a train stop, a rarity in the Twin Cities. Building stock ranges from converted early-1900s apartment blocks in neighborhoods like Loring Park to newer high-rise senior communities downtown and near the Chain of Lakes.

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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

Can a hospital discharge my parent to a nursing home against our wishes?

A hospital cannot force a specific placement, but it can determine a patient is medically ready for discharge and is not obligated to keep someone hospitalized once acute care is no longer needed; families can request the hospital's list of options and, for Medicare patients, invoke formal discharge appeal rights if they believe the discharge itself is unsafe or premature.

Who pays for a nursing home stay right after a hospitalization in Minnesota?

Medicare Part A can cover a limited number of days of medically necessary skilled nursing facility care following a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days, subject to coinsurance after day 20. After Medicare coverage ends, the resident is privately responsible unless they qualify for Medical Assistance, at which point Minnesota's long-term-care Medicaid eligibility and spend-down rules apply.

What is a MnCHOICES assessment and why does it matter for hospital discharge planning?

MnCHOICES is Minnesota's standardized long-term-care needs assessment used to determine whether someone needs a nursing-facility level of care and is functionally eligible for programs like the Elderly Waiver or Alternative Care. Starting this assessment as early as possible during a hospital stay — rather than waiting until after discharge — can shorten the gap before waiver services begin.

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