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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
What we do not publish, and why.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 We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source.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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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

Is care different in Bloomington versus other Hennepin County suburbs?

No — Bloomington operates under the identical Minnesota statewide licensing (Chapter 144G), Medicaid waiver (Elderly Waiver/Alternative Care), and abuse-reporting (MAARC) framework as every other city in Hennepin County and the broader metro. What varies city to city is the local supply, style, and pricing of individual communities, not the underlying regulatory or funding structure.

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Minnesota?

Assisted living (Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(a)) provides housing plus health-related and supportive services for residents who need help with daily activities but not specialized dementia care. Memory care requires the separate 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license (subd. 2(b)), mandatory dementia-specific staff training (Minn. Stat. 144G.83), and a secured unit with a required written pre-admission disclosure (Minn. Stat. 325F.72).

What's the difference between the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care in Minnesota?

The Elderly Waiver (EW) is a federal-state Medicaid HCBS waiver requiring the applicant to already be Medical Assistance eligible, while Alternative Care (AC) is a state-only-funded program (no federal match) for seniors who need EW-equivalent services but aren't yet financially MA-eligible. Both use a similar service array and cost cap and never pay room and board.

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