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Ridges Care Center

Nursing Home in Burnsville — Dakota County

Quick answer

Ridges Care Center is a nursing home provider located at 13820 Community Drive, Burnsville, 55337, in Dakota County.

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A long-term skilled nursing center on Ebenezer's Ridges Campus in Burnsville, located a block from Fairview Ridges Hospital; named one of the Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News & World Report in early 2025 per the operator's site.

Ridges Care Center provides long-term skilled nursing and medical care for seniors who need daily licensed nursing assistance, positioned by the operator as a seamless transition point from hospital care. The site states the center includes 56 private suites and 17 semi-private suites, and that it sits just a block from Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville.

According to Ebenezer's own pages, residents have access to campus-wide amenities including a chapel with regular services, a coffee and gift shop, and an on-site intergenerational childcare center whose programming residents can take part in. The care team develops individualized plans addressing physical, psychological, nutritional, spiritual and emotional needs. Ridges Care Center is part of the larger Ebenezer Ridges Campus, which also includes independent living, subsidized independent living, and a memory care/assisted living neighborhood, all confirmed on the same operator domain.

Short answer

Ridges Care Center is a nursing home provider at 13820 Community Drive, Burnsville, 55337, in Dakota County.

Location and contact

CommunityRidges Care Center
Care typeNursing Home
Address13820 Community Drive, Burnsville, 55337
CountyDakota County
WebsiteOfficial site
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Burnsville in context

Burnsville is anchored by M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital, which has served the southern suburbs since 1984, and the city has one of the more established senior-housing markets in the south metro, with communities clustered near the Burnsville Center mall and along County Road 42. Interstate 35W and 35E both pass through the city, and the METRO Red Line's southern terminus sits just over the border in Apple Valley, giving Burnsville residents bus rapid transit access north to the airport and Mall of America. Housing stock is predominantly 1970s-1990s split-levels and ramblers, common building types now marketed for one-level senior downsizing.

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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

What is the Elderly Waiver and what does it cover?

The Elderly Waiver (EW) is Minnesota's Medicaid home- and community-based services waiver for seniors 65+ who are Medical Assistance eligible and assessed via MnCHOICES as needing a nursing-facility level of care. It covers personal care assistance, homemaker services, home health aide, case management, adult day services, respite care, home-delivered meals, and — inside licensed assisted living — 'customized living' or '24-hour customized living' service packages, but it never pays room and board.

What is Alternative Care and how is it different from the Elderly Waiver?

Alternative Care (AC) is a Minnesota state-funded program — no federal Medicaid match — for seniors who need Elderly-Waiver-equivalent services but aren't yet financially eligible for Medical Assistance. It uses largely the same service array and cost cap as EW and is designed to delay or prevent a Medicaid spend-down or nursing home placement, while EW itself requires the person to already be MA-eligible.

How do I apply for Medical Assistance long-term care or a waiver in the Twin Cities?

Start by contacting your county human services agency (Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, or Washington County) or calling the Senior LinkAge Line at 1-800-333-2433 to request a MnCHOICES long-term-care needs assessment, which determines functional eligibility, alongside a separate financial application for Medical Assistance.

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