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Nursing Homes in Minnetonka

Compare licensed nursing homes in Minnetonka and the surrounding Hennepin County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

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Quick answer

There are 0 verified nursing homes options listed in Minnetonka. Minnesota licenses and inspects this care type through the Minnesota Department of Health.

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A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated in Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144A, a separate rule chapter from assisted living's Chapter 144G. Two different populations often live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients and long-term residents.

Short answer

No verified nursing homes provider is currently based in Minnetonka. The closest verified options are listed below.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Minnetonka

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.

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Verified nursing homes in Minnetonka

Nothing verified in Minnetonka yet. There is no verified nursing homes provider based in Minnetonka itself. The closest verified options are in St. Louis Park, Golden Valley, Minneapolis, New Hope, Brooklyn Park and Bloomington, which for most families here is a realistic drive. We only list providers we have confirmed against their own published information, so this list is shorter than the aggregator directories — and more reliable.

Closest verified providers

ProviderBased inAddressCounty
Sholom Home WestSt. Louis Park3620 Phillips Parkway, 55426Hennepin
Covenant Living of Golden ValleyGolden Valley5800 St. Croix Avenue North, 55422Hennepin
Jones-Harrison Senior LivingMinneapolis3700 Cedar Lake Ave, 55416Hennepin
North Ridge Health and RehabNew Hope5430 Boone Ave N, 55428Hennepin
Saint Therese of Oxbow LakeBrooklyn Park5200 Oak Grove Parkway, 55443Hennepin
Friendship Village of BloomingtonBloomington8100 Highwood Dr, 55438Hennepin

The Minnetonka market specifically

Minnetonka's senior communities cluster around Ridgedale Center and along Highway 7 and Interstate 494, with hospital-level care typically drawing residents to Methodist Hospital in neighboring St. Louis Park or Fairview Southdale in Edina. The under-construction METRO Green Line Extension (Southwest LRT), targeted to open in 2027, will add two stations in Minnetonka, which is already influencing where new senior housing projects near Opus and Shady Oak are being sited. Much of the city's housing stock dates from the 1960s-1980s suburban boom, with a growing number of newer communities near Lake Minnetonka's east side.

Minnetonka is usually cross-shopped with Edina and Eden Prairie by families seeking a west-metro location; it tends to price between the two, with lake-adjacent addresses commanding more than communities farther from Lake Minnetonka itself.

Visit twice, at different hours

A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised.

Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to.

You can check any facility's record free. Use the free MDH Health Care Provider Directory and the Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card to check license status and inspection history. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

Does an assisted living facility in Minnesota need a separate food service license?

No. Under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 3, facilities licensed as assisted living under Chapter 144G are not separately required to hold a boarding-establishment, food-and-beverage, hotel/motel, or restaurant license under Minnesota's general lodging and food code, Chapter 157. MDH's assisted living survey process covers that ground instead.

Who regulates home care agencies that send caregivers into a senior's home in the Twin Cities?

Home care providers in Minnesota are licensed and regulated by MDH, and complaints against a licensed home care agency go to the same Office of Health Facility Complaints line as facility complaints: 651-201-4200 (metro) or 1-800-369-7994 (greater Minnesota). No separate, dedicated home-care-only complaint hotline exists.

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.

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