A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated in Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144A, a separate rule chapter from assisted living's Chapter 144G. Two different populations often live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients and long-term residents.
We list 2 verified nursing homes options in Minneapolis.
What to watch for with nursing homes in Minneapolis
- Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.
- Nursing facilities are the one senior care category with federal CMS star ratings.
- Get your state's semi-private and private-room medians from CareScout, and note that semi-private is often Medicaid-weighted and lower than a private-pay quote.
Verified nursing homes in Minneapolis
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones-Harrison Senior Living | Nursing Home | 3700 Cedar Lake Ave Minneapolis, MN 55416 | Hennepin |
| Catholic Eldercare, Albert J. Hofstede Care Center | Nursing Home | 817 Main Street NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Hennepin |
Nursing Homes elsewhere in the region
Families in Minneapolis sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sholom Home West | Nursing Home | 3620 Phillips Parkway St. Louis Park, MN 55426 | Hennepin |
| Covenant Living of Golden Valley | Assisted Living | 5800 St. Croix Avenue North Golden Valley, MN 55422 | Hennepin |
| North Ridge Health and Rehab | Nursing Home | 5430 Boone Ave N New Hope, MN 55428 | Hennepin |
| Saint Therese of Oxbow Lake | Assisted Living | 5200 Oak Grove Parkway Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 | Hennepin |
| Friendship Village of Bloomington | Independent Living | 8100 Highwood Dr Bloomington, MN 55438 | Hennepin |
| The Estates at Bloomington | Nursing Home | 9200 Nicollet Ave S Bloomington, MN 55420 | Hennepin |
The Minneapolis market specifically
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.
Families comparing Minneapolis usually cross-shop it against St. Paul and inner-ring suburbs like St. Louis Park and Richfield; Minneapolis tends to command a premium for lake-adjacent and downtown addresses, while pockets of North and South Minneapolis offer more moderate pricing. Because it's the metro's largest city, it also has the widest range of care levels concentrated within a short drive, which matters for couples who need two different levels of care at once.
The question about money nobody asks early enough
Ask what happens if private funds run out, and whether the community holds a Medicaid waiver provider agreement. A meaningful share of communities do not participate at all, which converts a funding problem into a forced move at the worst possible moment.
