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The Waters of Edina

Assisted Living in Edina — Hennepin County

Quick answer

The Waters of Edina is an assisted living provider located at 6300 Colonial Way, Edina, 55436, in Hennepin County.

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An upscale senior living community in Edina offering independent living, assisted living, and a branded PETALS memory care program, with hospitality-style service.

The Waters of Edina is part of The Waters Senior Living Management LLC, a company operating communities across Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The operator's own site describes upscale, relaxed living in a pastoral setting, with chef-prepared dining and full apartment homes rather than single rooms.

The community follows what the site calls 'The Waters Way,' its approach to culinary, wellness, educational and social programming intended to help residents thrive as their needs evolve without having to relocate; health services are described as available on-site and can be brought to a resident's existing apartment. Memory care is delivered through the company's branded PETALS program. Family testimonials on the site describe the community favorably during difficult transitions, including one family who moved a parent in during the pandemic and praised the staff's ability to keep residents connected and safe.

Short answer

The Waters of Edina is an assisted living provider at 6300 Colonial Way, Edina, 55436, in Hennepin County.

Location and contact

CommunityThe Waters of Edina
Care typeAssisted Living
Address6300 Colonial Way, Edina, 55436
CountyHennepin County
WebsiteOfficial site
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Edina in context

Edina is home to M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, one of the busier hospitals in the southwest metro, and its senior housing stock skews toward higher-end independent and assisted living clustered near the Southdale Center and 50th & France retail districts. The city's well-established single-family housing stock, largely built between the 1940s and 1960s, has made downsizing from a family home into nearby senior living a common local pattern. Edina has no light-rail station of its own but sits close to bus connections into Minneapolis.

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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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