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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Norman County, MN

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The cost of independent living in Norman County is about $2,818 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 86 options.

Read 113 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance. You may also consider nearby communities such as Ada, Halstad and Borup.

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Photo of Nimens Espegard Assisted Livng
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.
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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.
4 Seasons Assisted Living has embraced the mission of providing a family-style atmosphere for older adults within individual needs. All residents will have an individualized care plan developed for them, featuring a multi-disciplined, problem solving approach to issues associated with increased...
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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.
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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 Golden LivingCenter - Moorhead
Provides: Assisted 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.
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.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
Photo of Eventide Fairmont
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: Independent Living
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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.
Photo of Park View Terrace
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Park View Terrace is senior housing complex located in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota. Our elegant and secure community is located in a diverse and stimulating environment which has all the requisite amenities necessary and sufficient for the enjoyment of fulfilling lives. Indeed, the area has...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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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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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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Photo of Evergreen of Moorhead
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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We both have help for masses Via St. Anthony. at Bethany U. South. We have lived in community for over 64 yrs
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: Independent Living
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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
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 Eventide Linden Tree Circle
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.
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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.
Eventide Senior Living Communities has been serving older adults for over 70 years. Our organization continues to evolve to meet the wants and needs of todays seniors. Eventide Fargo offers a continuum of care, from independent living to assisted living to memory care to...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Golf course views ... walkout patios ... private entrances ... a quiet neighborhood. You get all of this and more when you choose affordable Village Green Manor townhomes. We also have garages, off-street parking, a playground, personal gardening spots and a picnic area with grills. You'll surely...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Generously sized corner apartment homes in a handsome brick building settled in a lovely, residential neighborhood. Some have balconies and fireplaces and all have washers and dryers plus a single stall garage with opener and great picnic area with grills.
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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.
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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 Bethany Assisted Living
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 Johnson Rest 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.
Photo of Wst Fargo Cooperative Lvng Ctr
Provides: Assisted Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
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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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 Sheyenne Terraces
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 independent living in Norman County, MN

The average cost of senior living in Norman County is $2,818 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Clay County, MN with an average of $2,313 per month.

Independent living costs in Norman County, MN, vs. nearby counties

Norman County, MN
$2,818/mo

Independent living costs in Norman County, MN, vs. state and national averages

Norman County, MN
$2,818/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Senior living costs in Norman County 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: Norman County, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeNorman County, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$2,818/mo$2,945/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Livingunavailable$5,527/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Careunavailable$7,592/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Norman County, MN:$2,818/mo
Minnesota:$2,945/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Norman County, MN:unavailable
Minnesota:$5,527/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Norman County, MN:unavailable
Minnesota:$7,592/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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What families are saying about independent living in Norman County

Recent reviews for independent living in Norman County

Maple View Memory Care in Fargo, ND

4.1
The facility is very open and inviting. They need to hire someone who will actually go get residents & ask them to come to activities instead of letting them sleep. They have 1 aide who is better at inclusion than the actual activity person.

Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND

4.7
My biggest concern is trying to get a schedule and routine together for mom. Now that mom is there, I have to find things out when I am up there visiting or when I call. They do not proactively call me to give me progress reports, and I wish they would. That is my biggest concern. That ...
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New Perspective West Fargo

3.6
The food is cold, very bland, which is understandable, considering the age group and the menu doesn't match up to what is actually being served at times.

Norman County independent living services and amenities

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

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Norman County independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Norman County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Norman County, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
6.8%
21.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
6.8%
35.6%
No sugar
No sugar
6.8%
31.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
6.8%
34.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
1.4%
11.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Norman County independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Norman County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Norman County, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
6.8%
37.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
11%
44.7%
Room service
Room service
9.6%
38%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
4.1%
17.6%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Norman County independent 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 independent living communities in Norman County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Norman County, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
17.8%
46.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
9.6%
29.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
12.3%
34%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
23.3%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
19.2%
50%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
21.9%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
16.4%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
12.3%
39.5%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
11%
42.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
21.9%
48.2%
Live performances
Live performances
16.4%
47.9%
Dances
Dances
9.6%
34.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
16.4%
40.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
17.8%
47.5%
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Kind-er Care Assisted Living, Fargo Elim Senior Living Community and New Perspective West Fargo are the top-rated independent living facilities near Norman County, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
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