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Viola 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 119 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Viola, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Viola is about $4,040, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 204 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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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.
Valley Terrace of Owatonna is an assisted living community located in the heart of Owatonna, MN. Our assisted living facility is one of the finest in the area because we specifically work with residents who have dementia, Alzheimer's disease or are simply bedridden and need a little extra care....
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The community said they take eldercare, but I think they have only a set amount of positions open. The community is neat and clean, and the staff is very friendly. The food is good, and they do 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.
Arbor Garden Place Assisted Living and Memory Care Community is a staple in Minnesota for seniors who value independence, freedom of choice, and the company of those who share common values and lifestyles. Join our family of residents and staff who are committed to Embracing Every Moment!Assisted...
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Clean and secure housing with wonderful staff. They were good about answering questions prior to move in. Staff is friendly and really has worked to make our mom comfortable in the life transition.
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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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I liked the facility and I liked the staff that are here, they treat us well and take very good care of us. Everybody is friendly and helpful and they keep an eye on us. The food here is just typical mass...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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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The facility has a very homey feel & the residents and staff have been very welcoming. There are a variety of different room layouts, some bigger than others. My mom's rooms are a bit smaller, but with her...
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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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Food good, cleanliness, friendly staff, flexible. One item: encouragement to meet others and activities.
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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My father has recently made the move into this community and I could have not picked a better place for him to go. The staff have all been perfect and I absolutely comfortable with the care they have been...
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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.
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Prime Time Living is very welcoming. The staff are very friendly and they are available to address any of my concerns. The community is very nice and clean. I would have loved to stay in the community!
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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.
In Shorewood Place, our senior apartments, residents enjoy the convenience of maintenance-free living, with the comfort and privacy of an apartment home.  Social and recreational activities, restaurant-style dining and a host of cultural programs that add to the vibrant lifestyle of this...
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We are happy with mom's living situation. It's good to know she is happy, safe & well cared for.
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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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: 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, 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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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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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
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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.
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...
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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.
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...
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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 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota is an assisted living community specializing in memory care for seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Our tranquil community offers a beautiful environment with walking paths and an abundance of flowering gardens....
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
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
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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
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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 Viola, MN

The average cost of senior living in Viola is $4,040 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Fountain, MN with an average of $4,116 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Viola, MN, vs. nearby cities

Viola, MN
$4,040/mo
$4,281/mo
$4,242/mo

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

Viola, MN
$4,040/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

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

$4,064/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,040/mo

Nursing homes costs in Viola, MN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,078/mo
Studio
$4,487/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,165/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,147/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,540/mo

Senior living costs in Viola 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: Viola, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeViola, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,040/mo$4,074/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$4,409/mo$4,282/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,064/mo$4,074/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$3,719/mo$3,146/mo$4,153/mo
Nursing Homes
Viola, MN:$4,040/mo
Minnesota:$4,074/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Viola, MN:$4,409/mo
Minnesota:$4,282/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Viola, MN:$4,064/mo
Minnesota:$4,074/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Viola, MN:$3,719/mo
Minnesota:$3,146/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Viola, MN, over time

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

Viola, MNMN stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Viola, MN

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Viola 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
Viola, MN$5,229/mo$5,469/mo-4.4%
Minnesota$6,202/mo$5,721/mo+8.4%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Viola, MN
2024 average cost:$5,229/mo
2023 average cost:$5,469/mo
Percent change:-4.4%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$6,202/mo
2023 average cost:$5,721/mo
Percent change:+8.4%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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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 Viola

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Viola

Harmony Place

5.0
We choose Harmony Place due to the very friendly staff and the cleanliness of the facility. Due to our experience here so far, we would definitely recommend this facility to other families who are looking.

Caretta Senior Living Holmen

5.0
When we came in, we were impressed by the appearance. It was welcoming and very appealing. The staff was very welcome benefit. They were at first, and still are very approachable and friendly. Our needs are met and, as I like to tell others, we are spoiled Rotten- What a blessing.

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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Viola nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Viola nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Viola, 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 Viola 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 Viola that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Viola, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
33.3%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
4.3%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.2%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
91.4%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
37.6%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
19.4%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
90.3%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
24.7%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
32.3%
17.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Viola 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 Viola Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Viola, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
37.6%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
17.2%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
33.3%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Viola 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 Viola partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Viola, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.7%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
18.3%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
17.2%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
16.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Viola 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 Viola communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Viola, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
8.6%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
19.4%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
20.4%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Viola 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 Viola offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
22.6%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
18.3%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
11.8%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
32.3%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
30.1%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
33.3%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
22.6%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
14%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
16.1%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
26.9%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
30.1%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
9.7%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
12.9%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
22.6%
0.4%
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