Senior Care in Minnesota
Explore licensed senior care options across 450 cities in Minnesota. Compare 4,427 verified provider listings, review local cost benchmarks, and find comprehensive care planning guides.
Minnesota Senior Care Cost Report
Median assisted living: $6,573/mo. View statewide pricing comparisons, top 10 city benchmarks, and national medians.
Minnesota Senior Care Cost Benchmarks
Source: CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey (published March 2026)
| Care Type | Minnesota Median | Annualized Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living Facility | $6,573/mo | $78,876/yr |
| Memory Care (Estimated) | $8,216/mo | $98,595/yr |
| In-Home Care (Home Health Aide) | $44/hr | $100,672/yr (44 hrs/wk) |
| Homemaker Services | $0/hr | $0/yr (44 hrs/wk) |
| Nursing Home (Private Room) | $13,870/mo | $166,440/yr |
| Adult Day Health Care | $120/day | $30,000/yr (5 days/wk) |
Minnesota Medicaid & State Regulation
Understanding state regulations and financial assistance programs helps families make informed, secure long-term care placements across Minnesota.
State Licensing Agency
Senior care facilities, residential communities, and memory care homes are licensed and inspected by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Regular inspections assess staffing ratios, medication administration, sanitation, and resident safety rights.
Medicaid HCBS Waiver
Financial assistance for home care and supportive residential living is provided through the Elderly Waiver (EW).
Medicaid waivers fund therapeutic and personal care services, though room and board costs typically require private pay.
Cities in Minnesota
Verified provider directory inventory as of September 2026
Minneapolis
545 licensed providers
Brooklyn Park
234 licensed providers
St Paul
173 licensed providers
Saint Paul
112 licensed providers
Bloomington
110 licensed providers
Brooklyn Center
104 licensed providers
Rochester
93 licensed providers
Burnsville
79 licensed providers
Crystal
79 licensed providers
Duluth
73 licensed providers
Coon Rapids
59 licensed providers
Maplewood
55 licensed providers
Edina
53 licensed providers
Minnetonka
51 licensed providers
Roseville
51 licensed providers
Woodbury
49 licensed providers
New Hope
48 licensed providers
Maple Grove
46 licensed providers
Richfield
45 licensed providers
St. Cloud
45 licensed providers
Golden Valley
41 licensed providers
Apple Valley
39 licensed providers
Eden Prairie
39 licensed providers
Fridley
39 licensed providers
St. Louis Park
39 licensed providers
Plymouth
38 licensed providers
Blaine
36 licensed providers
Eagan
35 licensed providers
Mankato
31 licensed providers
Hopkins
30 licensed providers
Robbinsdale
30 licensed providers
Champlin
29 licensed providers
Moorhead
29 licensed providers
Grand Rapids
27 licensed providers
Bemidji
26 licensed providers
Brainerd
26 licensed providers
New Brighton
26 licensed providers
Inver Grove Heights
24 licensed providers
Lakeville
24 licensed providers
Faribault
23 licensed providers
Shakopee
23 licensed providers
Alexandria
22 licensed providers
Columbia Heights
22 licensed providers
Oakdale
22 licensed providers
Savage
22 licensed providers
Anoka
21 licensed providers
Detroit Lakes
21 licensed providers
Elk River
21 licensed providers
West St. Paul
21 licensed providers
Willmar
21 licensed providers
Fergus Falls
20 licensed providers
Owatonna
20 licensed providers
Northfield
18 licensed providers
Albert Lea
17 licensed providers
Little Falls
17 licensed providers
White Bear Lake
17 licensed providers
Red Wing
16 licensed providers
Shoreview
16 licensed providers
Austin
15 licensed providers
Cottage Grove
15 licensed providers
Hibbing
15 licensed providers
Farmington
14 licensed providers
Ramsey
14 licensed providers
Waconia
14 licensed providers
Chaska
13 licensed providers
Hastings
13 licensed providers
Rosemount
13 licensed providers
Stillwater
13 licensed providers
Winona
13 licensed providers
Buffalo
12 licensed providers
Marshall
11 licensed providers
St. Peter
11 licensed providers
Waite Park
11 licensed providers
Cloquet
10 licensed providers
Hutchinson
10 licensed providers
Litchfield
10 licensed providers
Mora
10 licensed providers
New Ulm
10 licensed providers
Sauk Rapids
10 licensed providers
Staples
10 licensed providers
Big Lake
9 licensed providers
Crookston
9 licensed providers
Fosston
9 licensed providers
Montevideo
9 licensed providers
Park Rapids
9 licensed providers
Prior Lake
9 licensed providers
Rogers
9 licensed providers
Sartell
9 licensed providers
St Anthony
9 licensed providers
Wayzata
9 licensed providers
Windom
9 licensed providers
Aitkin
8 licensed providers
Cambridge
8 licensed providers
Forest Lake
8 licensed providers
Ham Lake
8 licensed providers
International Falls
8 licensed providers
Little Canada
8 licensed providers
Luverne
8 licensed providers
Perham
8 licensed providers
Princeton
8 licensed providers
Redwood Falls
8 licensed providers
Baxter
7 licensed providers
Fairmont
7 licensed providers
Hugo
7 licensed providers
Mendota Heights
7 licensed providers
Olivia
7 licensed providers
Otsego
7 licensed providers
Saint Louis Park
7 licensed providers
Thief River Falls
7 licensed providers
Waseca
7 licensed providers
Worthington
7 licensed providers
Andover
6 licensed providers
Breckenridge
6 licensed providers
Cold Spring
6 licensed providers
Glencoe
6 licensed providers
Glenwood
6 licensed providers
Hermantown
6 licensed providers
Lake City
6 licensed providers
Lino Lakes
6 licensed providers
Melrose
6 licensed providers
Monticello
6 licensed providers
Moose Lake
6 licensed providers
Morris
6 licensed providers
North St. Paul
6 licensed providers
Oak Park Heights
6 licensed providers
Pine City
6 licensed providers
Pipestone
6 licensed providers
Roseau
6 licensed providers
Sandstone
6 licensed providers
Sauk Centre
6 licensed providers
Wadena
6 licensed providers
Walker
6 licensed providers
Adams
5 licensed providers
Arden Hills
5 licensed providers
Arlington
5 licensed providers
Canby
5 licensed providers
Cokato
5 licensed providers
Dilworth
5 licensed providers
Foley
5 licensed providers
Long Prairie
5 licensed providers
Madison
5 licensed providers
Mound
5 licensed providers
North Branch
5 licensed providers
North Mankato
5 licensed providers
Pelican Rapids
5 licensed providers
Pierz
5 licensed providers
Preston
5 licensed providers
Rushford
5 licensed providers
Spring Lake Park
5 licensed providers
St. James
5 licensed providers
St. Joseph
5 licensed providers
Two Harbors
5 licensed providers
Vadnais Heights
5 licensed providers
West Lakeland
5 licensed providers
Zimmerman
5 licensed providers
Bagley
4 licensed providers
Becker
4 licensed providers
Bigfork
4 licensed providers
Blue Earth
4 licensed providers
Cass Lake
4 licensed providers
Chisago City
4 licensed providers
Clara City
4 licensed providers
Crosby
4 licensed providers
Deer River
4 licensed providers
Deerwood
4 licensed providers
Ely
4 licensed providers
Grand Marais
4 licensed providers
Isanti
4 licensed providers
Kasson,
4 licensed providers
La Crescent
4 licensed providers
Le Sueur
4 licensed providers
Mahtomedi
4 licensed providers
Menahga
4 licensed providers
Mounds View
4 licensed providers
North Oaks
4 licensed providers
Onamia
4 licensed providers
Ortonville
4 licensed providers
Osakis
4 licensed providers
Paynesville
4 licensed providers
Pequot Lakes
4 licensed providers
Pine River
4 licensed providers
Remer
4 licensed providers
Rush City
4 licensed providers
Slayton
4 licensed providers
Sleepy Eye
4 licensed providers
South Saint Paul
4 licensed providers
Spring Valley
4 licensed providers
St. Michael
4 licensed providers
Starbuck
4 licensed providers
Tracy
4 licensed providers
Wabasha
4 licensed providers
Warren
4 licensed providers
Watkins
4 licensed providers
Annandale
3 licensed providers
Battle Lake
3 licensed providers
Baudette
3 licensed providers
Benson
3 licensed providers
Brookston
3 licensed providers
Caledonia
3 licensed providers
Cannon Falls
3 licensed providers
Carlton
3 licensed providers
Chanhassen
3 licensed providers
Chatfield
3 licensed providers
Chisholm
3 licensed providers
Clarissa
3 licensed providers
Cohasset
3 licensed providers
Dassel
3 licensed providers
Dawson
3 licensed providers
Delano
3 licensed providers
East Grand Forks
3 licensed providers
Edgerton
3 licensed providers
Eveleth
3 licensed providers
Excelsior
3 licensed providers
Fulda
3 licensed providers
Graceville
3 licensed providers
Hill City
3 licensed providers
Ivanhoe
3 licensed providers
Le Center
3 licensed providers
Mahnomen
3 licensed providers
Mapleton
3 licensed providers
Mcintosh
3 licensed providers
Milaca
3 licensed providers
Montgomery
3 licensed providers
Nisswa
3 licensed providers
Osseo
3 licensed providers
Plainview
3 licensed providers
Proctor
3 licensed providers
Redlake
3 licensed providers
Renville
3 licensed providers
Sebeka
3 licensed providers
Wells
3 licensed providers
Westbrook
3 licensed providers
Adrian
2 licensed providers
Albany
2 licensed providers
Ashby
2 licensed providers
Aurora
2 licensed providers
Barrett
2 licensed providers
Bayport
2 licensed providers
Belle Plaine
2 licensed providers
Belview
2 licensed providers
Blackduck
2 licensed providers
Blooming Prairie
2 licensed providers
Bovey
2 licensed providers
Braham
2 licensed providers
Brookly Park
2 licensed providers
Buffalo Lake
2 licensed providers
Buhl
2 licensed providers
Byron
2 licensed providers
Clarkfield
2 licensed providers
Clear Lake
2 licensed providers
Cook
2 licensed providers
Dayton
2 licensed providers
Deephaven
2 licensed providers
Elbow Lake
2 licensed providers
Ellendale
2 licensed providers
Erskine
2 licensed providers
Esko
2 licensed providers
Evansville
2 licensed providers
Fertile
2 licensed providers
Floodwood
2 licensed providers
Frazee
2 licensed providers
Gaylord
2 licensed providers
Grand Meadow
2 licensed providers
Granite Falls
2 licensed providers
Greenbush
2 licensed providers
Hallock
2 licensed providers
Halstad
2 licensed providers
Harmony
2 licensed providers
Hawley
2 licensed providers
Hayfield
2 licensed providers
Hendricks
2 licensed providers
Henning
2 licensed providers
Hinckley
2 licensed providers
Holdingford
2 licensed providers
Howard Lake
2 licensed providers
Ironton
2 licensed providers
Jackson
2 licensed providers
Jordan
2 licensed providers
Karlstad
2 licensed providers
Kenyon
2 licensed providers
Lake Crystal
2 licensed providers
Lake Elmo
2 licensed providers
Lakefield
2 licensed providers
Lewiston
2 licensed providers
Lindstrom
2 licensed providers
Littlefork
2 licensed providers
Long Lake
2 licensed providers
Mabel
2 licensed providers
Madelia
2 licensed providers
Medina
2 licensed providers
Minneota
2 licensed providers
Montrose
2 licensed providers
Morgan
2 licensed providers
Morton
2 licensed providers
Motley
2 licensed providers
Mountain Iron
2 licensed providers
Mountain Lake
2 licensed providers
New Prague
2 licensed providers
New Richland
2 licensed providers
Newport
2 licensed providers
North Saint Paul
2 licensed providers
Norwood Youngamerica
2 licensed providers
Orono
2 licensed providers
Oronoco
2 licensed providers
Ostrander
2 licensed providers
Parkers Prairie
2 licensed providers
Pine Island
2 licensed providers
Saint Louis
2 licensed providers
Saint Michael
2 licensed providers
Sherburn
2 licensed providers
Shorewood
2 licensed providers
Silver Bay
2 licensed providers
Spring Grove
2 licensed providers
Springfield
2 licensed providers
Stewartville
2 licensed providers
Sunburg
2 licensed providers
Twin Valley
2 licensed providers
Tyler
2 licensed providers
Watertown
2 licensed providers
West Concord
2 licensed providers
Wheaton
2 licensed providers
White Earth
2 licensed providers
Zumbrota
2 licensed providers
Afton
1 licensed provider
Albertville
1 licensed provider
Alworth
1 licensed provider
Appleton
1 licensed provider
Argyle
1 licensed provider
Atwater
1 licensed provider
Avon
1 licensed provider
Babbitt
1 licensed provider
Backus
1 licensed provider
Balaton
1 licensed provider
Barnesville
1 licensed provider
Barnum
1 licensed provider
Belgrade
1 licensed provider
Bemedji
1 licensed provider
Bird Island
1 licensed provider
Biwabik
1 licensed provider
Brandon
1 licensed provider
Browns Valley
1 licensed provider
Brownsdale
1 licensed provider
Brownton
1 licensed provider
Calumet
1 licensed provider
Carver
1 licensed provider
Circle Pines
1 licensed provider
Cleveland
1 licensed provider
Clinton
1 licensed provider
Coleraine
1 licensed provider
Cologne
1 licensed provider
Cottonwood
1 licensed provider
Cromwell
1 licensed provider
Cross Lake
1 licensed provider
Crosslake
1 licensed provider
Darwin
1 licensed provider
Dodge Center
1 licensed provider
Dundas
1 licensed provider
East Bethel
1 licensed provider
Eden Praire
1 licensed provider
Elko New Market
1 licensed provider
Ellsworth
1 licensed provider
Elmore
1 licensed provider
Eyota
1 licensed provider
Franklin
1 licensed provider
Gibbon
1 licensed provider
Gladstone
1 licensed provider
Greenfield
1 licensed provider
Grey Cloud Island
1 licensed provider
Grey Eagle
1 licensed provider
Hackensack
1 licensed provider
Hanover
1 licensed provider
Hector
1 licensed provider
Heron Lake
1 licensed provider
Hillman
1 licensed provider
Hills
1 licensed provider
Hoffman
1 licensed provider
Houston
1 licensed provider
Hoyt Lakes
1 licensed provider
Isle
1 licensed provider
Janesville
1 licensed provider
Jasper
1 licensed provider
Kelliher
1 licensed provider
Kimball
1 licensed provider
Lake Benton
1 licensed provider
Lake Park
1 licensed provider
Lake St. Croix Beach
1 licensed provider
Lakeland
1 licensed provider
Leroy
1 licensed provider
Lilydale
1 licensed provider
Lonsdale
1 licensed provider
Mantorville
1 licensed provider
Maple Lake
1 licensed provider
Maple Plain
1 licensed provider
McGregor
1 licensed provider
Meadowlands
1 licensed provider
Medford
1 licensed provider
Mendota
1 licensed provider
Minnetrista
1 licensed provider
Morristown
1 licensed provider
Murdock
1 licensed provider
Nashwauk
1 licensed provider
New London
1 licensed provider
New Munich
1 licensed provider
New Port
1 licensed provider
New York Mills
1 licensed provider
North Sainty Paul
1 licensed provider
Oak Grove
1 licensed provider
Ogilvie
1 licensed provider
Orr
1 licensed provider
Pillager
1 licensed provider
Prinsburg
1 licensed provider
Randall
1 licensed provider
Ranier
1 licensed provider
Red Lake Falls
1 licensed provider
Richmond
1 licensed provider
Rockford
1 licensed provider
Rothsay
1 licensed provider
Royalton
1 licensed provider
Saginaw
1 licensed provider
Saint Paul Park
1 licensed provider
Scanlon
1 licensed provider
Silver Lake
1 licensed provider
South St Paul
1 licensed provider
Spring Park
1 licensed provider
St Anthony Village
1 licensed provider
St Francis
1 licensed provider
St. Charles
1 licensed provider
St. Paul Park
1 licensed provider
Stacy
1 licensed provider
Stephen
1 licensed provider
Superior
1 licensed provider
Taylors Falls
1 licensed provider
Thief River
1 licensed provider
Tower
1 licensed provider
Trimont
1 licensed provider
Truman
1 licensed provider
Ulen
1 licensed provider
Vergas
1 licensed provider
Victoria
1 licensed provider
Wabasso
1 licensed provider
Walnut Grove
1 licensed provider
Warroad
1 licensed provider
Waterville
1 licensed provider
Wilmlar
1 licensed provider
Winnebago
1 licensed provider
Winsted
1 licensed provider
Winthrop
1 licensed provider
Woodstock
1 licensed provider
Wrenshall
1 licensed provider
Zumbro Falls
1 licensed provider
Frequently Asked Questions
How many licensed senior care facilities operate in Minnesota?
The families.care verified directory tracks 4,427 licensed senior care providers across 450 cities in Minnesota as of September 2026. This includes assisted living communities, dedicated memory care facilities, skilled nursing homes, and licensed home health agencies.
What is the cost of senior living in Minnesota?
According to the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey (published March 2026), the median cost of assisted living in Minnesota is $6,573 per month. In-home care aides average $44 per hour, and nursing homes average $166,440 annually for private rooms.
Who regulates assisted living and nursing homes in Minnesota?
Senior living facilities in Minnesota are regulated and inspected by the Minnesota Department of Health. Inspection reports, safety audits, and violation records are public records that families should consult prior to admission.
Can Minnesota Medicaid help pay for senior care?
Yes. In Minnesota, Medicaid covers skilled nursing home care for medically and financially qualified individuals. For seniors who prefer living at home or in community residential settings, Minnesota offers Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers, such as the Elderly Waiver (EW), which cover personal care and therapy services.
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How we research and verify this information
Our team compiles this listing from public records and provider data, and reviews it against authoritative sources. Read our editorial standards and research methodology.
- Cost of Care Survey (2025)Publisher: CareScout. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.
- Skilled nursing facility coveragePublisher: Medicare.gov. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.
- Medicaid coverage and eligibilityPublisher: Medicaid.gov. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-07-10.
- Long-term-care guidance for familiesPublisher: National Institute on Aging. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-07-10.
- VA pension rates (Aid & Attendance)Publisher: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.