Sholom Home West
Offering assisted living, independent living, memory care, skilled nursing, home care, hospice, palliative care, and respite care, Sholom Home West is a senior living community in St Paul, Minnesota. The 179-bed community supports residents receiving both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. An interdisciplinary team develops individual care plans based on each resident’s needs following an accident, surgery, or illness.
Residents have access to on-site X-ray and laboratory services, along with podiatry, optometry, orthotics, audiology, and dental care. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy are available, as well as recreational, music, and pet therapy. Registered nurses and care specialists are available 24 hours a day. Admissions are accepted around the clock.
Daily housekeeping, linen, and personal laundry services are included. Meals are prepared according to kosher standards, and residents and their families can gather in shared community spaces. The community also has an outdoor courtyard, a chapel, a library, a gift shop, and an on-site beauty and barber shop.
Residents receive an average of 1 hour and 19 minutes of registered nurse care each day. Licensed practical nurses provide another 1 hour and 7 minutes. Nurse aides deliver an average of 3 hours and 1 minute of daily care, assisting with bathing, dressing, and mobility. This staffing mix provides residents with regular clinical oversight alongside substantial hands-on support.
Sholom Home West is in the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood of St Paul, about 3.3 miles from downtown. The area has a Walk Score of 73 out of 100, and it’s very walkable. Most errands can be completed on foot, and many everyday destinations are within a short walk. The location is convenient for families who prefer walking during visits and for residents who enjoy spending time outdoors.
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VA Aid and Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Benefits
VA Pension Aid and Attendance and Housebound Benefits (Federal)
- Who it is for
- Veterans or survivors with VA pension eligibility and an Aid and Attendance or Housebound medical need
- Income limit
- No single monthly income cutoff. VA compares countable annual income, after permitted deductions, with the applicable Maximum Annual Pension Rate for the household and benefit category.
- Asset limit
- Net-worth limit is $163,699 from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026. Net worth includes countable assets plus annual income; exclusions and transfer rules apply.
Eligibility
- General
- Veterans or eligible survivors who qualify for VA Pension or Survivors Pension and meet the additional Aid and Attendance or Housebound criteria. Service, discharge, family status and pension eligibility rules also apply.
- MN specifics
- A federal VA pension benefit; Aid and Attendance and Housebound enhancements cannot be received together.
What it provides
- A higher pension ceiling for eligible Aid and Attendance or Housebound recipients. Actual pension equals the applicable annual maximum minus countable income; the two enhancements cannot be paid together.
Housing Support (formerly Group Residential Housing)
Minnesota Housing Support (formerly Group Residential Housing)
Eligibility
- General
- Low-income adults age 65 or older, or younger adults with qualifying conditions limiting self-sufficiency, who meet the program’s SSI/General Assistance-related eligibility and financial rules.
What it provides
- Payments to a participating housing provider for room and board and necessities; some qualifying settings can receive supplemental supportive-service funding.
Elderly Waiver
Minnesota Medicaid EW
Eligibility
- General
- Age 65 or older, eligible for Medical Assistance, nursing-home level of care established by MnCHOICES, and services cost less than nursing-facility care.
- MN specifics
- County, tribal or managed-care assessment determines the individual plan; eligibility does not entitle everyone to all listed services.
What it provides
- Authorized adult day/companion services; case management; homemaker; meals; respite; accessibility changes; personal care/CFSS and other Elderly Waiver supports.
Essential Community Supports (ECS)
Minnesota ECS
- Income limit
- Must meet Alternative Care financial eligibility criteria.
- Asset limit
- Alternative Care financial criteria evaluate income and assets together.
Eligibility
- General
- Age 65 or older, not eligible for Medical Assistance, assessed as needing community supports but not nursing-facility level of care, and meeting the other statutory criteria.
- MN specifics
- Community assessment must identify an approved support needed to maintain community residence. Reassessment is required at least annually.
What it provides
- Approved community supports up to $400 per person per month; separate service coordination up to $600 per 12-month authorization period. Categories include adult day services; caregiver support; homemaker or chore help; emergency-response systems; meals and community living assistance.
Alternative Care (AC) Program
Minnesota Alternative Care Program
- Income limit
- Income and assets must be insufficient to pay for more than 135 days of nursing-facility care.
Eligibility
- General
- Age 65 or older, nursing-facility level of care on MnCHOICES, not enough income/assets to fund more than 135 days of nursing-facility care, and no other means of paying for needed services.
- MN specifics
- Needed AC services must cost less than 75% of the comparable Medical Assistance cost; AC is for people not yet eligible for Medical Assistance.
What it provides
- Approved home/community supports similar to many Elderly Waiver services; subject to Alternative Care cost rules.
Community First Services and Supports (CFSS)
Minnesota Community First Services and Supports (CFSS)
Eligibility
- General
- People assessed as eligible who live in the community, can direct care or have someone do so, and have qualifying MA, waiver, Alternative Care or certain MinnesotaCare coverage. Family Support Grant users are excluded.
What it provides
- Authorized support workers; eligible goods and services; emergency response systems and worker training under agency or budget options.
Medicare Savings Program (MSP)
Minnesota Medicare Savings Program
- Who it is for
- Medicare beneficiaries with limited income who need help with premiums or cost sharing
Eligibility
- General
- Medicare beneficiaries meeting the applicable state Medicare Savings Program eligibility rules.
- MN specifics
- Applications are administered by the state Medicaid program.
What it provides
- Assistance with Medicare premiums and; for qualified QMB beneficiaries; Medicare-covered deductibles and coinsurance. The qualifying category determines which costs are paid.




