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Meeker County is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 139 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Meeker County, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Meeker County is about $3,387, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 334 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Meeker County, MN

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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, 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
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
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.
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.
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: Nursing Homes
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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.
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: Nursing Homes
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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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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
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.
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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, 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: 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.
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: 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.
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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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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
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 Sterling Park Senior Living
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, 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: 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.
Memory CareSt. Benedict's Senior Community is known for our pioneering approach to memory care programs and housing for individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Our expertise in providing memory care is evident in every detail, feature and service offered in our beautifully designed...
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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.

Cost of nursing homes in Meeker County, MN

The average cost of senior living in Meeker County is $3,387 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Paynesville, MN with an average of $2,297 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Meeker County, MN, vs. nearby counties

Meeker County, MN
$3,387/mo
$3,006/mo

Nursing homes costs in Meeker County, MN, vs. state and national averages

Meeker County, MN
$3,387/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

Nursing homes costs in Meeker County, MN, vs. other senior living options

$3,355/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,387/mo

Nursing homes costs in Meeker County, MN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,316/mo
Studio
$3,106/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,984/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,573/mo

Senior living costs in Meeker County vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Meeker County, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMeeker County, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,387/mo$4,074/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$3,465/mo$4,282/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$3,355/mo$4,074/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$2,774/mo$3,146/mo$4,153/mo
Nursing Homes
Meeker County, MN:$3,387/mo
Minnesota:$4,074/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Meeker County, MN:$3,465/mo
Minnesota:$4,282/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Meeker County, MN:$3,355/mo
Minnesota:$4,074/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Meeker County, MN:$2,774/mo
Minnesota:$3,146/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Meeker County, MN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Meeker County 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.

Meeker County, MNMN stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Meeker County, MN

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Meeker County 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 median 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
Meeker County, MN$5,861/mo$6,405/mo-8.5%
Minnesota$5,976/mo$5,541/mo+7.8%
National$5,552/mo$5,224/mo+6.3%
Meeker County, MN
2024 average cost:$5,861/mo
2023 average cost:$6,405/mo
Percent change:-8.5%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$5,976/mo
2023 average cost:$5,541/mo
Percent change:+7.8%
National
2024 average cost:$5,552/mo
2023 average cost:$5,224/mo
Percent change:+6.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Meeker County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Meeker County

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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The Sanctuary at St. Cloud in Saint Cloud, MN

5.0
Kind and friendly staff. Family and children are always welcome. Being in a carefree, safe envrionment. New, clean rooms and community spaces. Chef [name removed] wonderful cuisine. variety of creative activities., The other residents are full of fun and laughs.

Vista Prairie at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls, MN

5.0
My mom moved into Garnett Gardens in 2018. She was in assisted living. She loved the activity of people always being around. She visited with friends. Loved playing in the Nut Goodie Band. Entertainment, making lefse and other food. We moved her into the Memory Care unit awhile ago when she ...
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Meeker County nursing homes services and amenities

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

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Meeker County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Meeker County, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
41%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
13%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
88%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
89%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
44%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
32%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
88%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
22%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
41%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Meeker County nursing homes

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 Meeker County Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Meeker County, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
45%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
18%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
34%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
15%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Meeker County nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Meeker County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Meeker County, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
11%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
17%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
15%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
15%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Meeker County nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Meeker County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Meeker County, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
12%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
23%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
17%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Meeker County nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Meeker County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Meeker County, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
29%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
10%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
39%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
10%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
16%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
27%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
29%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
10%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
16%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
27%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ecumen of Litchfield, Lakeside Generations Senior Living Community and Havenwood of Buffalo are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Meeker County, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 139 nursing homes facilities near Meeker County, Minnesota. See the full list.
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