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10 Best Nursing Homes in Waseca County, MN

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Waseca County, MN

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This is a good community for care. I like knowing that the community us very clean and maintained. The community offers outstanding activities for all of the residents. The menu is good and I like knowing...
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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.
Cottagewood Senior Community Memory Care is an assisted living community located in breathtaking, Mankato, Minnesota. Mankato is home to Minnesota State University and its is known for its beautiful landscapes , backdrops and family values. Mankato has a number of parks and trails for visiting...
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Our daughter felt like she was home for the first time. She has had difficulties adjusting from home life to group home life and the staff made her feel so welcomed. She picked out a color for her room and...
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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I'm so thankful for finding this community for mom they are friendly and attentive to her needs.The food is comfort food and is great. It'ss really clean in there and the grounds are well maintained. Mom...
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.
Valleyview of Northfield (formerly Lindenwood) is located in a quiet, suburban Northfield neighborhood. We offer 40 individual rooms and 3 couple rooms for assisted living/memory care on a convenient one-level campus. Living at Valleyview of Northfield is much like living at home in a one-story...
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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
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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: 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: 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.
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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: 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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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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Photo of Laurels Edge Assisted Living
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.
Photo of Home of Southern Minnesota
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.
Photo of Faribault Senior Living
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.
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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.
Photo of The Emeralds at Faribault
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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
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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: 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.
Photo of Waters Edge
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.
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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.
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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.
Photo of Thorne Crest Retirement Community
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.
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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: Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Waseca County, MN

The average cost of senior living in Waseca County is $3,671 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Minnesota Lake, MN with an average of $3,318 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Waseca County, MN, vs. nearby counties

Waseca County, MN
$3,671/mo
$3,601/mo
$3,639/mo

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

Waseca County, MN
$3,671/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$3,671/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,671/mo

Nursing homes costs in Waseca County, MN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,034/mo
Studio
$4,085/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,967/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,660/mo

Senior living costs in Waseca County 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: Waseca County, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWaseca County, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,671/mo$4,022/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$3,682/mo$4,249/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$3,671/mo$4,022/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,241/mo$3,081/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Waseca County, MN:$3,671/mo
Minnesota:$4,022/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Waseca County, MN:$3,682/mo
Minnesota:$4,249/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Waseca County, MN:$3,671/mo
Minnesota:$4,022/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Waseca County, MN:$3,241/mo
Minnesota:$3,081/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Waseca County, MN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Waseca County 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.

Waseca County, MNMN stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Waseca County, MN

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Waseca County 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
Waseca County, MN$5,918/mo$5,431/mo+9.0%
Minnesota$6,202/mo$5,721/mo+8.4%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Waseca County, MN
2024 average cost:$5,918/mo
2023 average cost:$5,431/mo
Percent change:+9.0%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$6,202/mo
2023 average cost:$5,721/mo
Percent change:+8.4%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Waseca County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Waseca County

Milestone Senior Living Faribault

4.6
During the time, that my loved one was there they enjoyed the food. We picked this community, becasue the head nurse at the time was amazing and my loved ones were familar with the facilty. It was clean, and the staff was friendly. It was really good. I would recommend to other families.

Mill City Senior Living in Faribault, MN

4.0
Overall it has been a very good experience. Mom and dad like it there. Like all places they are short on staff, but staff they have have been wonderful. The rooms are large. They have a washer and dryer in each room. They have everything that they could need. My mom needs a lot of help and they ...
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New Perspective Prior Lake

4.7
We chose New Perspective Prior Lake over others that we looked at because the facility was close by, she could be independent in her own apartment and could add services when needed. It was clean, food is good and staff is friendly. All of the staff have been very helpful. We haven't tried many ...
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Waseca County nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Waseca County nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Waseca County, 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 Waseca County 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 Waseca County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Waseca County, MNNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
45.5%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
12.9%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
90.1%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
92.1%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.5%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
26.7%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
91.1%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
34.7%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
40.6%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Waseca County 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 Waseca County Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Waseca County, MNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
43.6%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
21.8%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
40.6%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
15.8%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Waseca County 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 Waseca County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Waseca County, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
7.9%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
20.8%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
18.8%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
25.7%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.9%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Waseca County 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 Waseca County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Waseca County, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
9.9%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
20.8%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
21.8%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.9%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Waseca County 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 Waseca County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Waseca County, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
33.7%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
14.9%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
15.8%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.6%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
38.6%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
39.6%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.7%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
11.9%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
17.8%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
32.7%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
37.6%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
18.8%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.9%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
26.7%
0.5%
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Water's Edge, Beehive Homes of Lakeville and Mankato Lodge Senior Living are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Waseca County, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
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