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The Estates at Twin Rivers

Nursing Home in Anoka — Anoka County

Quick answer

The Estates at Twin Rivers is a nursing home provider located at 305 Fremont Street, Anoka, 55303, in Anoka County.

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A Monarch Healthcare Management skilled nursing facility in Anoka, located between the Rum and Mississippi rivers. This is the current operating name for the facility that older aggregator listings still call Golden LivingCenter – Twin Rivers.

The Estates at Twin Rivers, per its operator's own site, is located between the Rum and Mississippi rivers in Anoka and provides skilled nursing care and patient-focused rehabilitation, including short-term rehabilitation for residents recovering from illness, injury, or surgery and long-term care for those with ongoing needs.

A Therapeutic Recreation team runs intergenerational programming intended to serve residents' spiritual, physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs, including performances, contests, and reminiscence-focused activities. This location is operated by Monarch Healthcare Management, the same company operating The Estates at Bloomington, Fridley, and Roseville. Note for accuracy: several senior-living aggregator sites still list this address under the older Golden LivingCenter – Twin Rivers chain branding, but the current operator's own website confirms the facility now operates under the Monarch/Estates name at the same 305 Fremont Street address.

Short answer

The Estates at Twin Rivers is a nursing home provider at 305 Fremont Street, Anoka, 55303, in Anoka County.

Location and contact

CommunityThe Estates at Twin Rivers
Care typeNursing Home
Address305 Fremont Street, Anoka, 55303
CountyAnoka County
WebsiteOfficial site
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Anoka in context

As the region's hub, Minneapolis carries the metro's deepest bench of hospital-affiliated senior care, anchored by Allina Health's Abbott Northwestern Hospital in the Whittier neighborhood and the University of Minnesota Medical Center / M Health Fairview campus along the Mississippi riverfront. The city's light-rail spine, where the METRO Blue and Green Lines converge downtown, puts a large share of its assisted living and memory care buildings within walking distance of a train stop, a rarity in the Twin Cities. Building stock ranges from converted early-1900s apartment blocks in neighborhoods like Loring Park to newer high-rise senior communities downtown and near the Chain of Lakes.

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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

Who pays for a nursing home stay right after a hospitalization in Minnesota?

Medicare Part A can cover a limited number of days of medically necessary skilled nursing facility care following a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days, subject to coinsurance after day 20. After Medicare coverage ends, the resident is privately responsible unless they qualify for Medical Assistance, at which point Minnesota's long-term-care Medicaid eligibility and spend-down rules apply.

What is a MnCHOICES assessment and why does it matter for hospital discharge planning?

MnCHOICES is Minnesota's standardized long-term-care needs assessment used to determine whether someone needs a nursing-facility level of care and is functionally eligible for programs like the Elderly Waiver or Alternative Care. Starting this assessment as early as possible during a hospital stay — rather than waiting until after discharge — can shorten the gap before waiver services begin.

My parent has been diagnosed with dementia — where do I start in the Twin Cities?

Start by calling the Senior LinkAge Line (1-800-333-2433), operated by Trellis, for care navigation and options counseling. If a memory care community is eventually needed, confirm it holds MDH's 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license (Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b)) — verify this directly through the MDH Health Care Provider Directory rather than relying on marketing materials.

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