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The Estates at Twin Rivers

Nursing Home in Anoka — Anoka County

Quick answer

The Estates at Twin Rivers is a nursing home provider located at 305 Fremont Street, Anoka, 55303, in Anoka County.

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A Monarch Healthcare Management skilled nursing facility in Anoka, located between the Rum and Mississippi rivers. This is the current operating name for the facility that older aggregator listings still call Golden LivingCenter – Twin Rivers.

The Estates at Twin Rivers, per its operator's own site, is located between the Rum and Mississippi rivers in Anoka and provides skilled nursing care and patient-focused rehabilitation, including short-term rehabilitation for residents recovering from illness, injury, or surgery and long-term care for those with ongoing needs.

A Therapeutic Recreation team runs intergenerational programming intended to serve residents' spiritual, physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs, including performances, contests, and reminiscence-focused activities. This location is operated by Monarch Healthcare Management, the same company operating The Estates at Bloomington, Fridley, and Roseville. Note for accuracy: several senior-living aggregator sites still list this address under the older Golden LivingCenter – Twin Rivers chain branding, but the current operator's own website confirms the facility now operates under the Monarch/Estates name at the same 305 Fremont Street address.

Short answer

The Estates at Twin Rivers is a nursing home provider at 305 Fremont Street, Anoka, 55303, in Anoka County.

Location and contact

CommunityThe Estates at Twin Rivers
Care typeNursing Home
Address305 Fremont Street, Anoka, 55303
CountyAnoka County
WebsiteOfficial site
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Anoka 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

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.

Is independent living the same as assisted living in Minnesota?

No. Independent living apartments or cooperatives are housing only, with no licensed care services, and are not regulated under Chapter 144G. Assisted living facilities, by contrast, must hold an MDH license because they deliver health-related and supportive services — help with bathing, medication management, mobility — to residents where they live.

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