Friendship Village of Bloomington

A continuing care retirement community offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation; ranked by Newsweek as a top CCRC in the Midwest for 2026 per the operator's own site.

Friendship Village of Bloomington, at 8100 Highwood Dr, is a continuing care retirement community offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services, described on its own site under Specialized Care and Supported Living sections separate from its independent living offering. The operator's site states Friendship Village was ranked the top CCRC in the Midwest, and seventh nationally, in Newsweek's America's Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2026 rankings, its third consecutive year receiving top marks.

The site describes a homecare division operating directly out of the community, alongside dedicated pages for skilled nursing and rehabilitation for residents whose needs progress beyond assisted living. The community frames its overall value proposition around resources for families new to senior living decisions, including guides on understanding levels of care and the move-in process. Friendship Village is part of the Lifespace Communities network, referenced through a shared careers portal linked in the site footer.

Short answer

Friendship Village of Bloomington is an independent living provider at 8100 Highwood Dr, Bloomington, 55438, in Hennepin County.

Location and contact

Community	Friendship Village of Bloomington
Care type	Independent Living
Address	8100 Highwood Dr, Bloomington, 55438
County	Hennepin County
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

How Minnesota regulates this provider

Independent living communities in Minnesota are typically unlicensed housing, since no personal care is provided -- confirm current status with MDH if a specific building also offers assisted living services. Families can pull current license status and inspection history free through the MDH Health Care Provider Directory.

Evaluating an independent living community

Independent living is usually housing, not care, and is typically not licensed as a care facility. Confirm for your state.
Several campuses combine independent living with assisted living or nursing on the same site. Ask whether moving to a higher level of care later is guaranteed or subject to availability.
If help with daily activities is already needed, independent living is the wrong category, even when a community offers to arrange outside caregivers.

Bloomington in context

Bloomington's senior-care market benefits from its location next to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America, which has drawn a cluster of newer assisted living and memory care buildings along the American Boulevard corridor. HealthPartners and Fairview-affiliated clinics serve the city, and residents typically use Abbott Northwestern or Fairview Southdale in neighboring Edina for hospital-level care. The METRO Blue Line and Red Line bus rapid transit both run through Bloomington, giving car-free residents access to both downtown Minneapolis and the southern suburbs.

Other independent living options near Bloomington

Abiitan Mill City — Minneapolis
Walker Place by Vivie — Minneapolis
The Waters of Edina — Edina
Mainstreet Village — Richfield
The Glenn Hopkins — Hopkins
Covenant Living of Golden Valley — Golden Valley

Listing details verified 2026-07-26 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions families ask

Is care different in Bloomington versus other Hennepin County suburbs?

No — Bloomington operates under the identical Minnesota statewide licensing (Chapter 144G), Medicaid waiver (Elderly Waiver/Alternative Care), and abuse-reporting (MAARC) framework as every other city in Hennepin County and the broader metro. What varies city to city is the local supply, style, and pricing of individual communities, not the underlying regulatory or funding structure.

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Minnesota?

Assisted living (Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(a)) provides housing plus health-related and supportive services for residents who need help with daily activities but not specialized dementia care. Memory care requires the separate 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license (subd. 2(b)), mandatory dementia-specific staff training (Minn. Stat. 144G.83), and a secured unit with a required written pre-admission disclosure (Minn. Stat. 325F.72).

What's the difference between the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care in Minnesota?

The Elderly Waiver (EW) is a federal-state Medicaid HCBS waiver requiring the applicant to already be Medical Assistance eligible, while Alternative Care (AC) is a state-only-funded program (no federal match) for seniors who need EW-equivalent services but aren't yet financially MA-eligible. Both use a similar service array and cost cap and never pay room and board.