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Assisted living costs in Fernando average about $5,387 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 100 communities in Fernando. Our detailed directory has 437 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Hutchinson, New Ulm and Glencoe.

Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses. 

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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.
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This is a good community for care. I like knowing that the community us very clean and maintained. The community offers outstanding activities for all of the residents. The menu is good and I like knowing...
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.
Cottagewood Senior Community Memory Care is an assisted living community located in breathtaking, Mankato, Minnesota. Mankato is home to Minnesota State University and its is known for its beautiful landscapes , backdrops and family values. Mankato has a number of parks and trails for visiting...
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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.
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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Everyone is friendly and nice and helpful. It is a great group of people but my mother in law fell and I didn't get a call right away which could have been better. I know they're busy but they could have...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
The Legacy of Delano offers an assisted living community to seniors in the Delano, Wright County, Minnesota. This community looks out for those dealing with Alzheimer's and dementia, and it offers seniors a comfortable home in a quiet community. Those living in Delano or visiting our residents...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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
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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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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Photo of Mala Strana Assisted Living
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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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This was on the list from a place for mom and it's also very close to me. So far it's been good, this has been a big cahnge and whenever I ask my parents about it their response is its okay but nothings...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
We have 39 Apartments in a quiet rural town setting. We offer both Assisted Living and Secured Memory Care Apartments. Traditions will work to help you maintain your independence, by providing a wide variety of services with the assistance of our helpful staff. We have inviting common areas...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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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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.
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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.
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 The Glenn Buffalo Cottages Memory Care
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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.
Cottagewood Senior Communities Memory Care is an assisted living community that is located in the quiet town of Buffalo, Wright County, Minnesota. Our community is surrounded by lush green gardens and beautiful flower beds. Buffalo is a wonderful place to live and our community is within walking...
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Five stars all the way...we moved my mother in law to BeeHive as the nursing home she was in was unable to get her to even shower. BeeHive had her showered within three hours of moving in and are on top of...
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.
BeeHive Homes of Excelsior is a new model of Assisted Living Memory Care opening January 2014. This beautiful residential assisted living is located off of Highway 7 and Highway 41 and encompasses over 17,000 square feet of living space as well as storage area and underground parking. The...
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Photo of Golden LivingCenter - Excelsior
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
The fact that you're reading this means you're probably thinking about a nursing home, for either yourself or someone you love. Do you know what your options are? In today's healthcare environment, you have far more choices than ever. We offer skilled nursing services ... and routine help with...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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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Summerwood of Chanhassen is the fourth senior care facility we have found and moved my parents to. They have been in one other independent living facility, and then two other assisted living, and Summerwood...
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.
Long Lake Assisted Living is located in the city of Long Lake. We are nestled in a neighborhood two blocks from the Long Lake downtown area, which holds restaurants, shopping centers, antique shops, and much more. We offer a family atmosphere and personalized care to meet each resident’s...
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Morning Glory has 2 Registered Nurses on staff to ensure 24/7 care. Lucy is our RN/owner and lives on-site. She has experience as an RN in all aspects of a hospital setting, and most recently worked over 8 years as a float nurse at Methodist Hospital. Float pool RNs must master every department...
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.

Cost of assisted living in Fernando, MN

The average cost of senior living in Fernando is $5,387 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Chaska, MN with an average of $4,257 per month.

Assisted living costs in Fernando, MN, vs. state and national averages

Fernando, MN
$5,387/mo
U.S. national average
$5,830/mo

Assisted living costs in Fernando, MN, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,271/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,960/mo

Senior living costs in Fernando 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: Fernando, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeFernando, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Assisted Living$5,387/mo$5,527/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Careunavailable$7,592/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Livingunavailable$2,945/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Fernando, MN:$5,387/mo
Minnesota:$5,527/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Fernando, MN:unavailable
Minnesota:$7,592/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Fernando, MN:unavailable
Minnesota:$2,945/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Fernando, MN

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Fernando.

What families are saying about assisted living in Fernando

Recent reviews for assisted living in Fernando

StoryPoint Mankato

4.9
Friendly staff, clean and inviting environment. Often see the executive director and other leaders helping and on the floor. You typically don't see this anywhere. Wonderful place for my dad and now my mom.

Trouvaille Memory Care Suites in Excelsior, MN

5.0
We've been very pleased with how things have gone with BeeHive Homes! It's a very nice community, and they've been very easy to work with through the whole process. They were very accommodating to our situation when we moved our loved one in, and we've been happy with the service and ...
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Old Main Village in Mankato, MN

5.0
Old Main is a beautiful place to work. The staff are so welcoming and willing to help you anyway they can. The residents are equally welcoming and helpful. Great atmosphere and overall positive place to work!

Fernando review score based on 101 family reviews

7.7
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This proprietary review score is based on 101 reviews of 100 Fernando assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Fernando review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living 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

Fernando review score compared against nearby cities

7.7
Fernando, MN100 facilities
7.6
Chaska, MN223 facilities
7.4
Litchfield, MN96 facilities

Review subcategories for Fernando assisted living

When assisted living 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 101 reviews of 100 Fernando assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Fernando resident and family assisted living 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.
Fernando, MN averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.8
3.4
Friendliness
3.9
3.5
Care services
3.5
3.2
Staff
3.8
3.4
Meals & dining
3.5
3.1
Activities
3.6
3.1
Value for cost*
3.5
3.1
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Fernando assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Fernando assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Fernando, 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 Fernando assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Fernando that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Fernando, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
45%
53.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
18%
34.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
92%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
95%
97.7%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
53%
57.6%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
31%
30.6%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
92%
96.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
34%
47.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
45%
53%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Fernando assisted living

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 Fernando Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Fernando, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
42%
52%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
22%
33.4%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
37%
41.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14%
13.9%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Fernando assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Fernando partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Fernando, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
10%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
25%
42.1%
No sugar
No sugar
18%
38.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
22%
37.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7%
19.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Fernando assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Fernando communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Fernando, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
19%
32.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
27%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
23%
37.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
10%
18.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Fernando assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Fernando offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Fernando, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
34%
47.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
12%
31.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
14%
31.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51%
50.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
42%
50.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
50%
53.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
36%
42.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
14%
36.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25%
39.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
39%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
40%
48%
Dances
Dances
15%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18%
25.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
37%
47.1%
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State regulations for assisted living in Fernando

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. 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 assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Fernando protect seniors.
Learn about Minnesota assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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