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The average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Minnesota is $5,527, according to A Place for Mom’s proprietary data. This can serve as a helpful benchmark for what families in the Lakeside area can expect to pay. Pricing may vary based on the community’s location, your loved one’s care needs, and any additional services or amenities.

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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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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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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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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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The community is small but very personable. I feel because it's small the service and care are more ones on one. I would recommend this community to others.
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.
Nagel Assisted Living & Memory Care, founded in 2015, is an exciting new addition to the city of Waconia, MN. Housed in the former Nagel Hospital opened in 1940, our community has been designed with an eye toward keeping the charm of this historic site while freshly renovating the entire...
Provides: Assisted Living, Home 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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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, 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.
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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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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.
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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 Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine provides skilled nursing care, a Special Care Residence for individuals with Alzheimer's and rehabilitative therapies. In our skilled nursing care, Transitional Care Services focus on preparing you to return to your home and providing respite care, and long-term...
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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
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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.
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, Residential Care Home
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Ecumen Sand Prairie offers private apartment homes with attractive floor plans, delicious home-cooked meals and friendly caregivers and companions. You can rely on our trained staff to supervise every aspect of your loved one’s care. With staff on duty around the clock, you’ll have the assurance...
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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, 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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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
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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.
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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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Cost of assisted living in Lakeside, MN

The average cost of senior living in Minnesota is $5,527 per month as compared to $5,830 in the United States.

Senior living costs in Minnesota vs. 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 state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Column costDifference: Cost difference
Community typeMinnesotaU.S.Cost difference
Assisted Living$5,527/mo$5,830/mo5.2% below national median
Memory Care$7,592/mo$6,999/mo8.5% above national median
Independent Living$2,945/mo$3,520/mo16.3% below national median
Assisted Living
Minnesota:$5,527/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Cost difference:5.2% below national median
Memory Care
Minnesota:$7,592/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Cost difference:8.5% above national median
Independent Living
Minnesota:$2,945/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Cost difference:16.3% below national median
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Lakeside, 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 Lakeside.

What families are saying about assisted living in Lakeside

Recent reviews for assisted living in Lakeside

Trouvaille Memory Care Suites in Excelsior, MN

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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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Lake Ridge Senior Health and Living Health Care Center in Buffalo, MN

5.0
We moved my family member in there and she has had the best experience out of all the assisted living facilities. The space is warm and welcoming. The staff know your name when you come to visit, and really care for their residents. There are activities daily to keep residents engaged. They ...
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Elysian Senior Homes of Chanhassen

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My Dad's vascular dementia progressed downhill quickly and we brought him to Olive Branch from another facility and thank God we found this place. The caregivers and staff at this facility are top notch--professional, kind, caring, compassionate. My Dad's last months were enriched because of ...
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Lakeside review score based on 59 family reviews

7.5
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This proprietary review score is based on 59 reviews of 76 Lakeside assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Lakeside 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

Lakeside review score compared against nearby cities

7.5
Lakeside, MN76 facilities
8.0
Redwood Falls, MN8 facilities
8.2
Willmar, MN46 facilities

Review subcategories for Lakeside 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 59 reviews of 76 Lakeside assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Lakeside 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.
Lakeside, MN averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.0
3.4
Friendliness
4.0
3.5
Care services
3.8
3.2
Staff
4.0
3.4
Meals & dining
3.8
3.1
Activities
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Lakeside assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Lakeside assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Lakeside, 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 Lakeside 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 Lakeside that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Lakeside, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
35.5%
53.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
14.5%
34.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
92.1%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
93.4%
97.7%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.1%
57.6%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
32.9%
30.6%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
92.1%
96.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
25%
47.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
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Availability of select dementia care services in Lakeside 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 Lakeside Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Lakeside, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
38.2%
52%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
18.4%
33.4%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
34.2%
41.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14.5%
13.9%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Lakeside 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 Lakeside partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Lakeside, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.2%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
21.1%
42.1%
No sugar
No sugar
15.8%
38.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
15.8%
37.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.9%
19.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Lakeside 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 Lakeside communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Lakeside, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
11.8%
32.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
22.4%
37.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.6%
18.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lakeside 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 Lakeside offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Lakeside, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
27.6%
47.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
10.5%
31.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
14.5%
31.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
43.4%
50.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.8%
50.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
44.7%
53.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
31.6%
42.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
11.8%
36.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
19.7%
39.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
31.6%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
32.9%
48%
Dances
Dances
11.8%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
17.1%
25.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
30.3%
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State regulations for assisted living in Lakeside

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 Lakeside protect seniors.
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Havenwood of Buffalo, Benedictine Court St. Peter and Riverbend of Hanover are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Lakeside, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 76 assisted living facilities near Lakeside, Minnesota. See the full list.
The best assisted living facility near you in Lakeside, Minnesota is Havenwood of Buffalo. This assisted living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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