Memory Care Communities in Rochester, MN

"Meadow Lakes would have been my number one pick out of the three places that I visited. It was a little larger than the one in Eyota -- too bad I wasn’t quite happy with it. However, they had a lot more activities for people and they employed outside help for their assisted living residents. Their main concern was their residents. Depending on what you need, you could contact the outside agency too, but it sounded like it would be the last resort. Even if they needed hospice care, the hospice care would come directly to them. The staff was great. They seemed to know everybody’s names. The rooms were awesome and large, almost like a small home. There was a separate bedroom and the kitchen and dining area was open. However, you could separate them if you so choose. Everything there looked great. The menu looks very nutritious with quite a bit of variety. The residents were eating the day that I went there and everyone seemed to really enjoy a sense of camaraderie as well as the food. They would take them out on buses to go fishing if they wanted. They had singing, Bingo, Wii, movie days and lots of activities. I would highly recommend this facility. "

"The Homestead at Rochester is a lovely assisted living facility which offers the convenience of having access to some of the best medical facilities in the nation, while providing a small town atmosphere. We thought it would be an idea place to check out for our uncle, who has developed extensive health issues over the years, such that he needs full time care. The Homestead community includes the kind of tranquil rural environment that our uncle really likes- but has all of the modern trappings that he needs. The rooms all feature many book cases and country-like furnishings amid a colonial building structure. The safety of the residents was kept in mind when the buildings were designed. There are lovely shrubs that are obviously well-kept at the entrance. From the Queen Anne chairs in the receiving room, to the magazine racks in the sitting rooms, every detail looks as if it had the residents in mind. The dining areas include long family style tables, casual tables with both very comfortable large stuffed and smaller chairs, a large meeting room with convention room type seating, an exercise facility, beverage and snack centers, a formal dining room with fresh linens, and private dining areas reserved for friends and family. The snacks are displayed so that residents may enjoy them at any time. There is a full service salon, large library, pool table, smaller more intimate TV settings with comfortable couches and chairs, laundry facilities and french doors adorn many of the communal rooms. Every unit has its own easy to manage temperature control and many have private decks and patios. There is a Zen garden, multiple ponds, and walking paths to enjoy. We could tell that the residents are well taken care of with kind, friendly and caring staff who attend to their needs with grace. It was clear to see that our uncle would really enjoy living in this community. "

"Cottagewood in Rochester accepted my mother-in-law with her dementia. She's been there for a couple of weeks now, and so far, it's been very good, and it seems very clean. We haven't been able to go in very much yet because of COVID-19, and there's a 2-week time before we can visit her. Every information, if anything happens to her, they listen to our concerns. Her room is very comfortable and very clean. She is quite unresponsive since she's been there because of different medications, so she hasn't been able to participate in any activities. I know that they have different activities though. They do Bingo and play cards and things like that."

"We really liked Prairie Meadows Senior Living. The memory care unit had a max of 11 residents, and we really liked that. There was more staff to resident ratio. The meals were home-cooked. Everything was well kept, and it felt like a home. There was a ton of activities. The staff was getting the residents ready to eat while we were in there."

"Dad is in the memory care area of Goodhue Living and it's working out good for him. The facility is very new. They just opened in October. He is on private pay right now until the facility reaches a year or two since the time of their opening. Hopefully, by then, they'll be able to accept him into a Medicaid type of assignment situation. The nurses are Johnny on the spot with his food, and he definitely loves the food. He needs physical help and they treat him like family. Literally, they've been fantastic that way. They're so prompt and courteous when they come into the room. They knock every time and they greet him very warmly. When he presses the button, they're right there. They keep track of stuff. They seemed like a well-put together organization and knew what they were doing. They got a good check-in procedure, too. They had a COVID outbreak and had a very nice protocol for getting in, checking your temp, and then letting you in. There was even a time where I had to have a gown put on. That stemmed the tide of that outbreak and they did a good job there. They have planned out game nights and they had a Minnesota Vikings playoff watch party put together and stuff. The rooms are just spotless as well. They do such a good job of cleaning them."