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Skilled nursing facilities licensed under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144A, a separate rule chapter from assisted living, providing 24-hour licensed nursing care and short-term rehabilitation.

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Minnesota regulates nursing homes under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144G (or Chapter 144A for nursing homes).

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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.

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We list 22 verified nursing homes providers across your metro. 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.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.
  • Nursing facilities are the one senior care category with federal CMS star ratings.
  • Get your state's semi-private and private-room medians from CareScout, and note that semi-private is often Medicaid-weighted and lower than a private-pay quote.
How Minnesota licenses assisted living. Minnesota licenses assisted living under a single law, Chapter 144G, with two categories: assisted living facility, and assisted living facility with dementia care. Read the full explanation →

Verified nursing homes across the region

We list 22 verified nursing homes providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

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Questions families ask

What does the Minnesota long-term care ombudsman do?

The Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care (OOLTC), part of the Minnesota Board on Aging, investigates and helps resolve complaints for residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities (including memory care), and board-and-lodging settings statewide, and advocates for residents' rights. Reach OOLTC at 1-800-657-3591 or 651-431-2555.

How is the ombudsman different from filing a complaint with MDH?

The ombudsman (1-800-657-3591) is an independent, resident-directed advocate who works to resolve individual concerns and disputes on a resident's behalf, while MDH's Office of Health Facility Complaints (651-201-4200) is the state regulator that investigates a facility's compliance with licensing law and can issue correction orders or other enforcement action.

Can the ombudsman help with a discharge or eviction dispute at an assisted living facility?

Yes — resolving disputes over involuntary discharge, transfer, or eviction from an assisted living facility or nursing home is a core part of the Minnesota long-term care ombudsman's role, and residents or their representatives can contact OOLTC at 1-800-657-3591 for help navigating an eviction notice or appeal.

Who can advocate for a resident who has no family nearby in the Twin Cities?

The Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care (1-800-657-3591) advocates for any resident of a licensed facility regardless of whether family is involved, and Trellis, the metro's Area Agency on Aging, can connect isolated seniors with care coordination and other supportive services through the Senior LinkAge Line (1-800-333-2433).

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