Comparison Chart
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
Home Care
Hospice Care
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
24/7 care needed
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
24/7 care needed
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
For self-sufficient seniors seeking community and minimal assistance.
Specialized care for those with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ensuring safety and support.
24/7 care needed
For seniors needing help with daily tasks but not full-time nursing.
Mission Nursing Home
Established in 1964, Mission Nursing Home has been a trusted skilled care facility in Minnesota exclusively for men. Providing specialized nursing home care, the facility accommodates up to 65 seniors and addresses various health issues. It offers a serene environment where residents receive comprehensive services such as wound care, respiratory care, post-acute management of trauma, IV treatments, and more.
Beyond medical care, the facility prioritizes mental health with on-site psychiatry services, featuring weekly visits from doctors and medical professionals. Additionally, Mission Nursing Home recognizes the importance of camaraderie, fostering a close-knit brotherhood within its community. With unique amenities like an indoor smoking area for cigarettes only, the community creates a supportive and enjoyable environment that brings happiness to the lives of the men it serves. It stands out among nursing home facilities as a place where residents receive personalized care in a welcoming and engaging community.
Type of Care Available
Rakhma Peace Home
Located at Minneapolis, Minnesota Rakhma Peace Home create a home environment where companionship flourishes, shared activities like music fill the air, and residents enjoy walks and storytelling in a supportive atmosphere. Since opening in 1984, Rakhma has expanded to offer this exceptional care model at three locations throughout the Twin Cities. Rakhma Peace Home provides exceptional care for a maximum of 10 residents, ensuring a personalized and attentive experience.
Their skilled and dedicated staff is available 24/7 to assist with daily living activities, medication management, and individual needs. Rakhma Peace Home is a licensed assisted living facility with dementia care, registered with the Minnesota Department of Health. They offer a secure and supportive environment with a proven track record of providing exceptional care.
What does this home offer?
Minimum Age: 55 Years Old
Housing Options: Private Rooms / Semi-Private Rooms
Building Type: Two-story
Minimum Age
Transportation Services
Fitness and Recreation
Type of Care Available
Amira Choice Bloomington
Amira Choice Bloomington promises a beautiful experience with its exquisite services and elegant interior, it ensures a trusted choice with the service they provide for independent living, assisted living, and memory care residents. Through their upscale senior living, they ensure that residents are celebrated for their individuality and independence. As its name suggests, choosing Amira Choice means choosing your health and wellness.
Comfort, flexibility, and luxury are the pillars of the upscale retirement home. Expect five-star, hotel-like services from a team of dedicated and professional staff to attend to your needs. Its elegant lifestyle extends to beautiful gardens, an in-house movie theater, restaurant-style dining, scheduled transportation, housekeeping services, and engaging activities planned.
What does this home offer?
Minimum Age: 55
Pets Allowed: Yes, Pets Allowed
Minimum Age
Fitness and Recreation
Type of Care Available
The Waters on Mayowood
The Waters on Mayowood, a luxurious assisted living community in St. Paul, is a beautiful boutique senior living community that provides personal care catering to your needs and preferences. To make their residents feel like they are having a permanent vacation. The luxurious community strives to offer an engaging lifestyle balanced with exquisite services and personalized assistance. The Waters on Mayowood ensures residents can grow and live purposeful lives during their golden years.
Life at The Waters is all about convenience and comfort, which is why they have provided a list of programs and services that cater to an individual’s growth– through their Thrive™ program that enables residents to nurture and cultivate themselves as individuals through their activities and planned outings contributing to their sense of individuality and independence.
What does this home offer?
Pets Allowed: Yes, Pets Allowed
Room Sizes: 658 / 686 / 694 / 731 - 2,040 sq. ft
Housing Options: 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Building Type: Mid-rise
Transportation Services
Fitness and Recreation
Type of Care Available
Edgewood Vista – Hermantown
Nestled atop a hill in the charming suburbs of Duluth, Minnesota, Edgewood Hermantown is a premier assisted living community that offers a convenient and vibrant lifestyle for area seniors. With its close proximity to local restaurants, shopping centers, and top-notch medical services, Edgewood Hermantown provides residents with easy access to everything they need. At Edgewood Hermantown, the beautiful campus is designed to cater to the varying needs of seniors throughout their aging journey.
For active and independent seniors, the Independent Living community offers a carefree and socially engaging lifestyle, allowing residents to enjoy their retirement years to the fullest. Edgewood Hermantown also offers Assisted Living and Memory Care services, ensuring that residents receive the personalized care they deserve. In addition to the range of care options, Edgewood Hermantown goes above and beyond by providing on-site Therapy Services, Home Health, and Hospice care through their dedicated healthcare services division, CaringEdge. This comprehensive continuum of care ensures that residents have access to the necessary support and services, all within the comforts of their community. With its picturesque location, array of care options, and commitment to exceptional care, Edgewood Hermantown is the ideal choice for seniors seeking a fulfilling and worry-free lifestyle.
What does this home offer?
Minimum Age: 55 Years Old
Pets Allowed: Yes, Pets Allowed
Housing Options: Private Rooms
Building Type: Single-story
Minimum Age
Transportation Services
Fitness and Recreation
Type of Care Available
Viewcrest Health Center
Viewcrest Health Center is a rehabilitation center that provides a sense of independence and individuality to residents regardless of the additional support being received. They boast a multidisciplinary care plan that approaches senior care holistically. As a member of the St. Francis Health Center, Viewcrew provides a home to its residents, so they can live a life as they please.
RosePointe I
Rose Pointe stands as one of the premier homes that have set the standard for premium nursing and rehabilitative care. Focuses on independent living, management ensures you get a hassle-free and seamless transfer to your new place. The premier nursing home offers a definite solution to all your needs, ensuring that comfort and relaxation are being prioritized. Rose Pointe has continuously provided world-class hospitality in a resort-like environment.
Rose Pointe aims to enhance the quality of life for its residents by ensuring that they have the best services such as housekeeping, transportation, medication management, and daily assistance with tasks. Other community services include fitness classes, recreational and cultural activities, support services, and home health care.
The Walkway Apartments
The Walkway Apartments is a 55+ adult community that offers the best balance of urban living and assistance with everyday living. Offering a range of opportunities tailor-fit for its residents, seniors can surely feel inspired in creating a better life with the continuum of care being provided. Leave the daily chores to the staff as the residents are encouraged to live a hassle-free lifestyle. The Walkway is an elegant senior living home that aims to enhance and enrich the lives of its residents.
Keeping the residents active and maintaining a healthy wellness, the staff plans engaging activities and programs– recreational activities, fitness activities, and entertainment programs available for residents to take part in at the library, media room, or social areas.
Walker Methodist – Westwood Ridge
Residents enjoy an ultimately relaxing stay at Walker Methodist – Westwood Ridge, nestled in the serene neighborhood of West St. Paul, MN, where independent living, assisted living, and memory care come together in harmony. Here, seniors can select from a variety of accommodations, including cozy studios and spacious one- and two-bedroom apartments, all within a community known for its exceptional care services and consistently high ratings.
This community offers a fulfilling lifestyle, where comfort and convenience blend seamlessly with a wealth of amenities. The friendly, well-trained team ensures each resident enjoys a healthy, active life, with a vibrant schedule of social, educational, and entertaining activities. Here, seniors thrive in an enriching community that fosters connections and enhances quality of life. Choose Walker Methodist – Westwood Ridge for an active and rewarding lifestyle today.
What does this home offer?
Pets Allowed: Yes, Pets Allowed
Housing Options: 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Building Type: 3-story
Transportation Services
Fitness and Recreation
Types of Care Available
Assisted Living Magazine Ranking Methodology
View Full Ranking MethodologyHow Assisted Living Magazine Evaluates & Scores Nursing Homes
Assisted Living Magazine ranks nursing homes using a rigorous, data-driven scoring model built specifically for skilled nursing.
Because this care level is regulated, clinical outcomes and compliance carry significantly more weight than transparency or digital presence.
Each community receives a ranking based on the factors below, weighted according to their importance in predicting resident safety, care quality, and long-term stability.
Update cadence: Reviewed quarterly, with prompt updates when new reviews, reports, or complaints are filed.
What We Prioritize MostThe largest share of every nursing home’s score — 45% of the total weighting — comes from clinical and regulatory indicators, including:
- Overall, staffing, and inspection ratings
- Long-stay and short-stay quality measures
- Nurse-to-resident and staff-to-resident ratios
- Health deficiencies and regulatory history
- Accreditations and positive local news reporting
These factors directly reflect resident safety, care quality, and compliance.
Operational Stability & Resident SupportAnother 35% of the score comes from operational and stability signals, such as:
- Nurse hours per patient per day
- Occupancy levels and cleanliness citations
- Administrative stability and ownership quality
- Readmission rates and registered-nurse turnover
The remaining 20% of the score includes contextual elements such as:
- Year built or renovated
- Penalties, fines, and preventable readmissions
- Revenue per bed
- Administrator tenure
These factors help round out the overall picture but carry less weight because our methodology prioritizes clinical outcomes and regulatory consistency above all else.
The result is a clear, data-driven ranking system that elevates nursing homes delivering exceptional care and long-term resident safety.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Several government programs offer financial assistance for senior housing in various countries, focusing on the United States for a broad overview:
- Medicaid: Medicaid is a state and federally funded program that can cover the costs of nursing home care for those who meet eligibility criteria, including income and asset limits. Some states also offer Medicaid waivers that help pay for home and community-based services to prevent or delay nursing home placement.
- Medicare: Medicare, primarily a health insurance program for people aged 65 and over, does not cover long-term housing costs. However, it can cover short-term stays in a skilled nursing facility under specific conditions following a hospital stay.
- Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program: This program provides housing for low-income seniors. It offers rental assistance and access to supportive services, such as cleaning, cooking, and transportation.
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties: While not a direct subsidy, LIHTC encourages developers to create affordable housing. Seniors with low incomes can find reduced-rent apartments through this program.
- State and Local Programs: Many states, counties, and cities offer their own programs to assist seniors with housing costs. These can include property tax relief programs, rental assistance programs, and programs that offer affordable senior housing options.
- Veterans Affairs (VA): The VA offers several programs for veterans, including the Aid and Attendance benefit, which provides monthly payments to veterans who require the aid of another person, or are housebound, to help cover the cost of care in homes, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.
- Social Security: While Social Security primarily provides retirement income, for many seniors, these benefits are a crucial part of their budget, including housing costs.
Before recommending homes, we conduct a thorough evaluation on crucial factors that define a senior home such as the quality of care they provide, the reputation of the organization, and a comprehensive review of community testimonials as well. Every detail is assessed to assure that seniors are offered not just senior care options, but trustworthy homes where they can experience the care that they deserve.
Yes. Assisting families who need Medicaid is important to us as it plays a crucial role in offering financial support to seniors confronting economic challenges. We would like to keep essential healthcare services accessible to all community members, irrespective of one’s financial circumstances.
We extend our services at no cost, ensuring that families and seniors can benefit from tailored assistance in their search for care and home options. Our ability to offer personalized guidance without charge to families and seniors is made possible through the support and funding from the communities with which we team up.
- Finding and ranking the best assisted living facilities
- Finding and ranking the best nursing homes
- Finding and ranking the best memory care facilities
- Our concierge service helps seniors move into the perfect home for them
- Helping seniors use medicare, medicaid, and other government programs to pay for their homes
- Helping seniors avoid senior homes that have bad service or fraud
- Helping seniors avoid senior homes that have bad service or fraud
- Autobiography & Family History Writing + Research
- Senior-focused concierge medicine
- Senior-focused nutritionist
- Senior-focused personal training
- Memory care specialists
- Custom wheelchairs at all price points.
- Custom hearing aids
- Cosmetic skincare + dermatology
- Companionship: We offer in-person and virtual companionship services. Someone engaging to hang out with or talk to on video chat.
- Senior housing concierge. Our service finds the best senior living options based on your needs, income, and personality.
Check out our resident interviews
Check out our cost guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Several government programs offer financial assistance for senior housing in various countries, focusing on the United States for a broad overview:
- Medicaid: Medicaid is a state and federally funded program that can cover the costs of nursing home care for those who meet eligibility criteria, including income and asset limits. Some states also offer Medicaid waivers that help pay for home and community-based services to prevent or delay nursing home placement.
- Medicare: Medicare, primarily a health insurance program for people aged 65 and over, does not cover long-term housing costs. However, it can cover short-term stays in a skilled nursing facility under specific conditions following a hospital stay.
- Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program: This program provides housing for low-income seniors. It offers rental assistance and access to supportive services, such as cleaning, cooking, and transportation.
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties: While not a direct subsidy, LIHTC encourages developers to create affordable housing. Seniors with low incomes can find reduced-rent apartments through this program.
- State and Local Programs: Many states, counties, and cities offer their own programs to assist seniors with housing costs. These can include property tax relief programs, rental assistance programs, and programs that offer affordable senior housing options.
- Veterans Affairs (VA): The VA offers several programs for veterans, including the Aid and Attendance benefit, which provides monthly payments to veterans who require the aid of another person, or are housebound, to help cover the cost of care in homes, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.
- Social Security: While Social Security primarily provides retirement income, for many seniors, these benefits are a crucial part of their budget, including housing costs.
Before recommending homes, we conduct a thorough evaluation on crucial factors that define a senior home such as the quality of care they provide, the reputation of the organization, and a comprehensive review of community testimonials as well. Every detail is assessed to assure that seniors are offered not just senior care options, but trustworthy homes where they can experience the care that they deserve.
Yes. Assisting families who need Medicaid is important to us as it plays a crucial role in offering financial support to seniors confronting economic challenges. We would like to keep essential healthcare services accessible to all community members, irrespective of one’s financial circumstances.
Check out our cost guide.
We extend our services at no cost, ensuring that families and seniors can benefit from tailored assistance in their search for care and home options. Our ability to offer personalized guidance without charge to families and seniors is made possible through the support and funding from the communities with which we team up.
- Finding and ranking the best assisted living facilities
- Finding and ranking the best nursing homes
- Finding and ranking the best memory care facilities
- Our concierge service helps seniors move into the perfect home for them
- Helping seniors use medicare, medicaid, and other government programs to pay for their homes
- Helping seniors avoid senior homes that have bad service or fraud
- Helping seniors avoid senior homes that have bad service or fraud
- Autobiography & Family History Writing + Research
- Senior-focused concierge medicine
- Senior-focused nutritionist
- Senior-focused personal training
- Memory care specialists
- Custom wheelchairs at all price points.
- Custom hearing aids
- Cosmetic skincare + dermatology
- Companionship: We offer in-person and virtual companionship services. Someone engaging to hang out with or talk to on video chat.
- Senior housing concierge. Our service finds the best senior living options based on your needs, income, and personality.
Check out our resident interviews
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