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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Potsdam, MN

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Memory care in Potsdam offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Potsdam is about $6,844 per month.

To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 96 communities, read 306 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Rochester, Lake City and Stewartville.

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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
A carefree life is what you'll find at Medford Senior Care. We are a vibrant senior living community with inviting open spaces, a robust menu of services and amenities to enjoy with your family and friends without the worries of everyday living.
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Things have gone very well with Millstream Commons so far! It is a nice looking, well kept, clean community, and all of the staff have been very friendly. We would recommend them to others looking into...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Millstream Commons, a Three Links Community, is a 44 apartment unit assisted living located in downtown Northfield, Minnesota. Life at Millstream Commons can be as busy or relaxed as you'd like it to be. Set your own pace---continue lifelong interests, and if you're inclined, participate in the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Cottage On Forest
Provides: Memory Care, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I'm so thankful for finding this community for mom they are friendly and attentive to her needs.The food is comfort food and is great. It'ss really clean in there and the grounds are well maintained. Mom...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Valleyview of Northfield (formerly Lindenwood) is located in a quiet, suburban Northfield neighborhood. We offer 40 individual rooms and 3 couple rooms for assisted living/memory care on a convenient one-level campus. Living at Valleyview of Northfield is much like living at home in a one-story...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Our Senior Apartments in Austin, MN offer seniors the opportunity to enjoy all the benefits of living in a community environment while maintaining independence and privacy. All Our House Senior Living Apartments offer a full complement of amenities and services including private apartments with...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My mother is there now 2/2014. The building is beautiful, everything is new. The staff for the most part are wonderful. Of course there are never enough employees in these places. I don't like the fact in...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Our daughter felt like she was home for the first time. She has had difficulties adjusting from home life to group home life and the staff made her feel so welcomed. She picked out a color for her room and...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Our House Senior Living Memory Care  - Austin
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Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Our beautiful Memory Care residence in Austin, Minnesota on 14th Street NW provides dignified, quality care for seniors who can no longer live alone because of dementia and other forms of memory loss. Our programs are designed to help those with cognitive needs providing a safe, nurturing and...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
St. Mark’s Heritage Assisted Living Community offers the independence of private one- and two-bedroom or studio apartments, with the availability of supportive services as you want or need them. Heritage offers a well-designed community with thoughtful gathering spots, a courtyard garden, and a...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Faribault Senior Living
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin is home not only to Comforts of Home, but to a university, parks, rivers, wildlife and natural beauty with a sense of small town pride and charm. Comforts of Home is an assisted memory care community helping Alzheimer's and dementia residents with their daily...
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
This community offers assisted living and memory care in a unique home-like setting. We promise to offer the highest quality of care at the most affordable price. At Comforts of Home we make assisted living, memory care and respite care easy to understand.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of memory care in Potsdam, MN

The average cost of senior living in Potsdam is $6,844 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Red Wing, MN with an average of $6,181 per month.

Memory care costs in Potsdam, MN, vs. state and national averages

Potsdam, MN
$6,844/mo
U.S. national average
$6,999/mo

Memory care costs in Potsdam, MN, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$6,844/mo

Memory care costs in Potsdam, MN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,599/mo
Studio
$5,993/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,584/mo

Senior living costs in Potsdam vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Potsdam, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typePotsdam, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Memory Care$6,844/mo$7,592/mo$6,999/mo
Assisted Living$4,779/mo$5,527/mo$5,830/mo
Independent Living$2,578/mo$2,945/mo$3,520/mo
Memory Care
Potsdam, MN:$6,844/mo
Minnesota:$7,592/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Assisted Living
Potsdam, MN:$4,779/mo
Minnesota:$5,527/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Independent Living
Potsdam, MN:$2,578/mo
Minnesota:$2,945/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Memory care costs in Potsdam, MN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Potsdam and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Potsdam, MNMN stateNational

Memory care cost trends in Potsdam, MN

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Potsdam have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Potsdam, MN$7,054/mo$7,080/mo-0.4%
Minnesota$7,189/mo$6,475/mo+11.0%
National$6,387/mo$6,012/mo+6.2%
Potsdam, MN
2024 average cost:$7,054/mo
2023 average cost:$7,080/mo
Percent change:-0.4%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$7,189/mo
2023 average cost:$6,475/mo
Percent change:+11.0%
National
2024 average cost:$6,387/mo
2023 average cost:$6,012/mo
Percent change:+6.2%
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What families are saying about memory care in Potsdam

Recent reviews for memory care in Potsdam

Mill City Senior Living in Faribault, MN

4.0
Overall it has been a very good experience. Mom and dad like it there. Like all places they are short on staff, but staff they have have been wonderful. The rooms are large. They have a washer and dryer in each room. They have everything that they could need. My mom needs a lot of help and they ...
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Milestone Senior Living Faribault

5.0
I am very happy with Milestone Senior Living. Location is great, it has a country setting. The food is great. The staff is great. Residents are happy. I am so glad my mom is there. My dad passed away while living there and they were so helpful and kind.

Birchwood Cottages - Owatonna

5.0
I wish we had moved my mom here years earlier. I see photos of her and she is dressed up like her old self and her hair is combed nicely. They have good activities, even if she is not actually participating she is sitting at the table interacting with the other residents. They have a Facebook ...
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Potsdam review score based on 60 family reviews

7.7
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This proprietary review score is based on 60 reviews of 96 Potsdam memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Potsdam review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Potsdam review score compared against nearby cities

7.7
Potsdam, MN96 facilities
7.7
Rochester, MN91 facilities
7.6
Red Wing, MN330 facilities

Review subcategories for Potsdam memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 60 reviews of 96 Potsdam memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Potsdam resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Potsdam, MN averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.2
3.7
Friendliness
3.2
3.8
Care services
3.0
3.5
Staff
3.0
3.7
Meals & dining
2.9
3.4
Activities
2.7
3.3
Value for cost*
2.8
3.4
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Potsdam memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Potsdam memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Potsdam, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Potsdam memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Potsdam that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Potsdam, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
40.6%
63.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
7.3%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.8%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
99%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.9%
69.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
25%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.9%
89.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
30.2%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
39.6%
69.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Potsdam memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Potsdam Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Potsdam, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
44.8%
72.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
18.8%
45.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
39.6%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
16.7%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Potsdam memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Potsdam partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Potsdam, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
10.4%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
19.8%
44.8%
No sugar
No sugar
17.7%
41.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
18.8%
50.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
12.5%
22.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Potsdam memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Potsdam communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Potsdam, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
8.3%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
21.9%
40.1%
Room service
Room service
21.9%
37.6%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
7.3%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Potsdam memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Potsdam offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Potsdam, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
26%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
17.7%
33.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
13.5%
29%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
40.6%
53.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34.4%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
41.7%
59.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26%
39.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
12.5%
35.8%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
19.8%
36.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
30.2%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
33.3%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
13.5%
32.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.5%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
26%
46.3%
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State regulations for memory care in Potsdam

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Minnesota memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Potsdam protect seniors.
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Frequently Asked Questions

South Grove Lodge Senior Living, Oak Ridge Assisted Living and Meadow Lakes Senior Living are the top-rated memory care facilities near Potsdam, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 96 memory care facilities near Potsdam, Minnesota. See the full list.
The 96 memory care facilities near you in Potsdam, Minnesota typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Potsdam, Minnesota, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Potsdam, Minnesota, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.
The cost of memory care facilities in Potsdam, Minnesota ranges from $3330 to $7995. The average Memory Care cost in Potsdam, Minnesota is $6,844. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Potsdam, Minnesota typically starts at $3330. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.
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