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10 Best Nursing Homes in Franconia, MN

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Franconia, MN

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I really cannot say enough good about Suite Living! Though my Mom was not here long they gave her such special care and she felt like her room was home. hey are so helpful, gracious, welcoming,...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Suite Living of Forest Lake is a 32 private suite Assisted Living & Memory Care Senior Community that provides quality care to our seniors, with a personal touch. Our communities are small and intimate, providing a cozy warm atmosphere that feels like home. Suite Living is locally owned and...
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The staff are very good and care about the residents. Yes I would recommend it to others who may be searching for a place for their loved one. My grandmother was here years ago and now my mother. I like that...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Encore at North Branch is a small senior living community located in North Branch, Minnesota. Here at Encore, we pride ourselves on being a a close knit family and provide our residents with the care and love that we would give to our own family. Our location is in a beautiful environment where...
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Given how difficult the times were and now always being able to allowed to visit we did find the staff to be very warm, caring and loving people. Our loved ones time there was a little rough at first, but...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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This is a smaller community, which is why we chose to move our mother there. She gets a lot more attention and it's not so overwhelming for her. The community is very well maintained and very clean. Her room...
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Our beautiful Memory Care residencein New Richmond provides dignified, quality care for seniors who can no longer live alone because of dementia and other forms of memory loss. Our programs are designed to help those with cognitive needs providing a safe, nurturing and secure home environment. We...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Royal Oaks is an assisted living community located on the western border of Wisconsin, in the city of Osceola. Located less than a mile from the Saint Croix River and practically overgrown with nearby forests, Osceola is a perfect place for enjoying long walks in the woods or picnics on a...
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My mom is getting the care and safety she needs at this community. She general likes the meals they make for the residents. There are two buildings and it seems like there are more activities in one building...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Comforts of Home is located in the beautiful town of St. Croix, WI. Nestled between breathtaking creeks, rivers, and golf courses, our senior living apartments are a wonderful home away from home for your loved ones. All of our spectacular living spaces include cable TV and a telephone. The rooms...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Unlike other communities that promise a “home-like” atmosphere, Ecumen North Branch has based its entire philosopy on providing a true home for residents and guests.It’s a senior living and health care community that feels a lot like a small town, with four distinct neighborhoodssurrounding a...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Meadows on Fairview is modern construction with an Arts and Crafts, prairie-style design. We offer an apartment home setting for adults age 62 and older who need daily assistance. For those with mild to moderate memory loss, The Cottage at Meadows on Fairview offers memory care. As your needs...
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I felt very comfortable with my loved one being here. The nurses were knowledgeable about end of life care and they didn't have any health care related survey tags from the state health department. The...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Cost of nursing homes in Franconia, MN

The average cost of senior living in Franconia is $4,006 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Harris, MN with an average of $3,737 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Franconia, MN, vs. nearby cities

Franconia, MN
$4,006/mo
$4,067/mo

Nursing homes costs in Franconia, MN, vs. state and national averages

Franconia, MN
$4,006/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Franconia, MN, vs. other senior living options

$4,004/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,006/mo

Nursing homes costs in Franconia, MN, by floor plan type

Studio
$5,898/mo

Senior living costs in Franconia vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Franconia, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeFranconia, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,006/mo$4,022/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,238/mo$4,249/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,004/mo$4,022/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,359/mo$3,081/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Franconia, MN:$4,006/mo
Minnesota:$4,022/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Franconia, MN:$4,238/mo
Minnesota:$4,249/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Franconia, MN:$4,004/mo
Minnesota:$4,022/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Franconia, MN:$3,359/mo
Minnesota:$3,081/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Franconia, MN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Franconia and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Nursing homes cost trends in Franconia, MN

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Franconia have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Franconia, MN$8,533/mo$5,046/mo+69.1%
Minnesota$5,404/mo$5,368/mo+0.7%
National$4,808/mo$4,708/mo+2.1%
Franconia, MN
2024 average cost:$8,533/mo
2023 average cost:$5,046/mo
Percent change:+69.1%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$5,404/mo
2023 average cost:$5,368/mo
Percent change:+0.7%
National
2024 average cost:$4,808/mo
2023 average cost:$4,708/mo
Percent change:+2.1%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Franconia

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Franconia

Lino Lakes Assisted Living

4.6
The staff are very friendly and nice. That's very important!

Encore at Hugo

4.8
We've been very happy with them. The setting is really nice. There are a limited number of patients, so it's not overly large or overwhelming. I really like the layout of the rooms. It's very homey for my mother. It's like she has her own little apartment, and it's exactly as big as she ...
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Oak Ridge Place in Stillwater, MN

4.3
We picked this community because, the cost was a huge factor, proximity/location, and overall they had been super helpful and patient. They had somethings that were attractive such as taking residents to private appoitments, but they discontinued this feature. The food is okay. There was clear ...
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Franconia nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Franconia nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Franconia, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Franconia nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Franconia that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Franconia, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
28%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
16%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
76%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
76%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
32%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
12%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
76%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
36%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
32%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Franconia nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Franconia Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Franconia, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
32%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
16%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
32%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
16%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Franconia nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Franconia partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Franconia, MNNational
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
16%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
20%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
12%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4%
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Availability of select dining options in Franconia nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Franconia communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Franconia, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
8%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
12%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
8%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Franconia nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Franconia offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Franconia, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
12%
0.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
4%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
24%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
24%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
24%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
16%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
8%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
16%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
24%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
16%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Suite Living of Forest Lake, Encore at North Branch and Eagle Ridge Senior Living are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Franconia, Minnesota. See full list of communities.

There are 31 nursing homes facilities near Franconia, Minnesota. See the full list.

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