Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. In Minnesota, memory care requires a distinct MDH license — "assisted living facility with dementia care" — not merely a disclosure or voluntary certification; any community operating a secured dementia unit must hold this specific license under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b).
We list 1 verified memory care option in Eagan.
What to watch for with memory care in Eagan
- Ask to see the community's MDH "assisted living facility with dementia care" license directly, by name.
Verified memory care in Eagan
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Perspective Eagan | Assisted Living | 3810 Alder Lane Eagan, MN 55122 | Dakota |
Memory Care elsewhere in the region
Families in Eagan sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiitan Mill City | Assisted Living | 428 South 2nd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 | Hennepin |
| Jones-Harrison Senior Living | Nursing Home | 3700 Cedar Lake Ave Minneapolis, MN 55416 | Hennepin |
| Care Suites of Edina by Vivie | Assisted Living | 7400 York Ave S Edina, MN 55435 | Hennepin |
| The Waters of Edina | Assisted Living | 6300 Colonial Way Edina, MN 55436 | Hennepin |
| Mainstreet Village | Assisted Living | 7601 Lyndale Ave S Richfield, MN 55423 | Hennepin |
| The Glenn Hopkins | Assisted Living | 1011 Feltl Ct Hopkins, MN 55343 | Hennepin |
The Eagan market specifically
Eagan, just south of the Minnesota River from the airport and Mall of America, relies primarily on Fairview Ridges Hospital in neighboring Burnsville and the HealthPartners and Allina clinic networks for care, with a senior housing supply concentrated near the Cedar Grove redevelopment area and along Yankee Doodle Road. The METRO Red Line bus rapid transit route serves Eagan's Cedar Grove Transit Station, connecting south to Apple Valley and north to the Mall of America Blue Line station. Housing stock is mostly 1970s-1990s suburban development, with newer mixed-use senior communities added around Cedar Grove over the past decade.
Eagan is commonly compared to Burnsville and Woodbury; it tends to price similarly to Burnsville while offering somewhat better freeway access via Interstate 35E and Highway 55 for families splitting time between the south metro and downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul.
What the contract does that the tour does not
The residency agreement decides what happens when things change: how care levels are reassessed and repriced, how much notice is required on either side, what the deposit covers and whether it is refundable.
Ask for a blank copy to take home before you are asked to sign anything.