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Nursing Homes in Woodbury

Compare licensed nursing homes in Woodbury and the surrounding Washington County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

2 verified in Woodbury
Washington County
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There are 2 verified nursing homes options listed in Woodbury. Minnesota licenses and inspects this care type through the Minnesota Department of Health.

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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.

Short answer

We list 2 verified nursing homes options in Woodbury.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Woodbury

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.

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Verified nursing homes in Woodbury

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Saint Therese of WoodburyAssisted Living7555 Bailey Road
Woodbury, MN 55129
Washington
Woodbury Health Care CenterNursing Home7012 Lake Road
Woodbury, MN 55125
Washington

Nursing Homes elsewhere in the region

Families in Woodbury sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Jones-Harrison Senior LivingNursing Home3700 Cedar Lake Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Hennepin
Sholom Home WestNursing Home3620 Phillips Parkway
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Hennepin
Covenant Living of Golden ValleyAssisted Living5800 St. Croix Avenue North
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Hennepin
North Ridge Health and RehabNursing Home5430 Boone Ave N
New Hope, MN 55428
Hennepin
Saint Therese of Oxbow LakeAssisted Living5200 Oak Grove Parkway
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Hennepin
Friendship Village of BloomingtonIndependent Living8100 Highwood Dr
Bloomington, MN 55438
Hennepin

The Woodbury market specifically

Woodbury is served by M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital, an 86-bed hospital that opened in 2000 as the city's first, and its senior housing supply has grown rapidly alongside the city's population boom, with many communities built within the last fifteen years near Woodbury Lakes and the Tamarack Village retail corridor. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the east metro, Woodbury's housing stock skews newer than almost anywhere else on this list, dominated by 1990s-2020s single-family and townhome construction. The city has no rail transit but is served by express bus routes into downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Families comparing Woodbury typically weigh it against Eagan and St. Paul's east side; its newer building stock and dedicated hospital are often cited as advantages, while some families note it sits farther from Minneapolis than east-metro alternatives closer to the river.

Before you sign anything

Get the all-in monthly cost in writing at your parent's current assessed care level, ask what triggers the next care level and what it costs, and ask for the rate increase history across the last three years. Communities that will not put these in writing are telling you something.

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, which means a second move at the worst possible time.

You can check any facility's record free. Use the free MDH Health Care Provider Directory and the Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card to check license status and inspection history. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

My parent is being discharged from a Twin Cities hospital in 3 days, what do I do?

Ask the hospital's discharge planner or social worker immediately for a written discharge plan and request time to explore options — Medicare-covered patients have federal appeal rights to delay a discharge they believe is premature. Simultaneously call the Senior LinkAge Line (1-800-333-2433) for options counseling and, if a nursing-facility level of care is likely, ask about starting a MnCHOICES assessment for Elderly Waiver or Alternative Care eligibility right away, since that process takes time.

What's the difference between a short-term rehab stay and moving straight into assisted living after a hospital stay?

Short-term rehab (skilled nursing care, often Medicare-covered for a limited period after a qualifying hospital stay) focuses on recovering function — physical therapy, wound care, medication stabilization — with an expected return home or to a lower level of care. Assisted living, licensed under Chapter 144G, is a longer-term housing-plus-care setting for someone who needs ongoing daily support rather than short-term recovery.

Can a hospital discharge my parent to a nursing home against our wishes?

A hospital cannot force a specific placement, but it can determine a patient is medically ready for discharge and is not obligated to keep someone hospitalized once acute care is no longer needed; families can request the hospital's list of options and, for Medicare patients, invoke formal discharge appeal rights if they believe the discharge itself is unsafe or premature.

Who pays for a nursing home stay right after a hospitalization in Minnesota?

Medicare Part A can cover a limited number of days of medically necessary skilled nursing facility care following a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days, subject to coinsurance after day 20. After Medicare coverage ends, the resident is privately responsible unless they qualify for Medical Assistance, at which point Minnesota's long-term-care Medicaid eligibility and spend-down rules apply.

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