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Assisted Living in Golden Valley

Compare licensed assisted living in Golden Valley and the surrounding Hennepin County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Golden Valley
Hennepin County
Quick answer

There is 1 verified assisted living option listed in Golden Valley. Minnesota licenses and inspects this care type through the Minnesota Department of Health.

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Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In Minnesota this is the Assisted Living Facility license, issued by the Minnesota Department of Health under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144G — a single license category, not tiered by resident acuity or evacuation ability the way some states are.

Short answer

We list 1 verified assisted living option in Golden Valley.

What to watch for with assisted living in Golden Valley

  • Ask which services are included in the base rate versus billed as a separate care level.

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Verified assisted living in Golden Valley

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Covenant Living of Golden ValleyAssisted Living5800 St. Croix Avenue North
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Hennepin

Assisted Living elsewhere in the region

Families in Golden Valley sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Abiitan Mill CityAssisted Living428 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Hennepin
Jones-Harrison Senior LivingNursing Home3700 Cedar Lake Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Hennepin
Walker Place by VivieAssisted Living3701 Bryant Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Hennepin
Care Suites of Edina by VivieAssisted Living7400 York Ave S
Edina, MN 55435
Hennepin
The Waters of EdinaAssisted Living6300 Colonial Way
Edina, MN 55436
Hennepin
Mainstreet VillageAssisted Living7601 Lyndale Ave S
Richfield, MN 55423
Hennepin

The Golden Valley market specifically

Golden Valley, immediately west of Minneapolis, is served by North Memorial Health Hospital just across its northern border and by Fairview and Allina clinic networks reaching into the city, giving it hospital access on multiple sides. Its senior housing is concentrated near the Highway 55 corridor and the Golden Valley Road area, with several communities in low-rise buildings dating from the 1960s-1980s alongside newer additions. The city has no rail transit today but sits adjacent to planned METRO Blue Line Extension stations just across its border in Robbinsdale.

Golden Valley is typically compared to St. Louis Park and Plymouth; it's often described by families as a quieter, lower-profile alternative to St. Louis Park with similarly close access to Minneapolis, though with a smaller overall inventory of senior communities to choose from.

The local long-term care ombudsman. Minnesota's Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care (1-800-657-3591) is a single statewide office covering the entire Twin Cities metro. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

Does Minnesota require a special license for memory care?

Yes. Any community with a secured dementia care unit must hold the 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license category under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b) — a base assisted living license is not enough. That license carries two extra legal requirements: dementia-specific staff training under Minn. Stat. 144G.83, and a mandatory written pre-admission disclosure under Minn. Stat. 325F.72.

How do I check if a facility is licensed in Minnesota?

Use the free MDH Health Care Provider Directory to search by provider type ('Assisted Living Facilities' or 'Assisted Living Facilities with Dementia Care'), city, or county — it shows current license status and the administrator of record. For a fuller quality picture, cross-check the Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card (or the Nursing Home Report Card for skilled nursing), which shows resident health, safety, and staffing ratings from MDH surveys.

Is independent living the same as assisted living in Minnesota?

No. Independent living apartments or cooperatives are housing only, with no licensed care services, and are not regulated under Chapter 144G. Assisted living facilities, by contrast, must hold an MDH license because they deliver health-related and supportive services — help with bathing, medication management, mobility — to residents where they live.

What's the difference between an MDH complaint and a MAARC abuse report?

MDH's Office of Health Facility Complaints (651-201-4200 metro, 1-800-369-7994 greater Minnesota) handles concerns about a licensed facility's regulatory compliance — things like understaffing or unsafe conditions — during business hours. The Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center, or MAARC (1-844-880-1574), is the separate 24/7 statewide line for reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a specific vulnerable adult.

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