The Meadows Senior Living is an assisted living community in Savage, Minnesota, licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health as an Assisted Living Facility with Dementia Care for 180 residents (license 426100). Below is what the Minnesota Department of Health publishes about this license, and how to use that record when you visit.
The Meadows Senior Living: MDH license 426100, assisted living facility with dementia care, 180 licensed spaces, license period through July 13, 2027, 0 evaluation surveys and 2 complaint investigations (0 substantiated) posted.
Is The Meadows Senior Living licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health?
Yes. The Meadows Senior Living holds an MDH Assisted Living Facility with Dementia Care license, number 426100, for 180 residents; the current license period runs from July 14, 2026 to July 13, 2027.
| Licensing agency | Minnesota Department of Health, Health Regulation Division |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted Living Facility with Dementia Care (Minn. Stat. Chapter 144G) |
| MDH license number | 426100 |
| MDH facility ID (HFID) | 39819 |
| Directory status | Licensed |
| Current license period | July 14, 2026 to July 13, 2027 |
| Licensed resident capacity | 180 |
| First licensed | Not shown in the MDH directory record for this license; Minnesota's assisted living licensure began August 1, 2021, so no current license predates that |
| Licensee | The Meadows Senior Living (For-Profit Limited Liability Company) |
| Enforcement or disciplinary record | None reported: no conditional-license flag on the MDH record |
| Address | 6555 Loftus Lane, Savage, MN 55378 (Scott County) |
| Phone (MDH record) | 651-888-9724 |
| State records | UDALSA disclosure (MDH, PDF) · MDH provider lookup (search HFID 39819) · MDH survey and complaint findings |
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 The Meadows Senior Living?
MDH has not yet posted an evaluation survey for The Meadows Senior Living; it lists 2 complaint investigations, 0 substantiated.
Of the 2 investigations: 0 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated, 2 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
No evaluation survey is posted yet.
Office of Health Facility Complaints investigations
| Investigation concluded | Outcome | MDH report |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2024 | Inconclusive | HL398193582M |
| September 16, 2024 | Inconclusive | HL398194602M |
What does The Meadows Senior Living report about staffing and payment in its state disclosure?
In its UDALSA disclosure on file with MDH, dated 07/01/2023, The Meadows Senior Living reported typically scheduling these numbers of unlicensed direct-care staff: 6 on the day shift, 6 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 180 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.
Does The Meadows Senior Living provide memory care?
The Meadows Senior Living 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.
Where is The Meadows Senior Living, and what else is licensed nearby?
The Meadows Senior Living is at 6555 Loftus Lane, Savage, Minnesota 55378, in Scott County, where families are served by Trellis, the metro's Area Agency on Aging, through the Senior LinkAge Line at 1-800-333-2433.
Scott County, in the southwest metro, centers its senior housing on Shakopee, Savage and Prior Lake, with St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee as the county's hospital. Scott County's hospital is St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee; ask how the community handles rides to specialist appointments. See the Scott County licensed facility list.
Other licensed assisted living near Savage
- Waters of Savage at Fen Pointe · Savage, 145 licensed spaces, dementia care
- Rivers of Life · Savage, 42 licensed spaces, dementia care
- Norbella Senior Living Savage · Savage, 40 licensed spaces, dementia care
What does assisted living cost at a community like The Meadows Senior Living?
No primary source publishes a Twin Cities-only assisted living median, and The Meadows Senior Living'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 The Meadows Senior Living 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.
How should a family evaluate The Meadows Senior Living?
With 180 licensed spaces, The Meadows Senior Living is large enough that staffing can vary floor to floor and shift to shift. Ask for the caregiver-to-resident ratio on the wing your parent would live in, both day and overnight, and how many aides are awake after 11 p.m.
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.
Who do you call with a concern about care at The Meadows Senior Living?
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.
What should you ask on a tour of The Meadows Senior Living?
Ask about overnight staffing, move-out triggers and the latest MDH findings first; those three answers separate communities faster than any brochure.
- How many caregivers left in the past 12 months?
- 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?
- What is the awake overnight staffing on the floor where my parent would live?
- Is your UDALSA disclosure current, and may I take a copy home?
- What does the base rate include, and how are service packages priced?
Last verified: October 2026.
