Minnehaha Senior Living

I'm living in Minnehaha Senior Living now. I came here for a virtual tour because that was during the pandemic, and then I moved in here. I like everything here. You get three meals a day and they have activities. They do an assessment of what needs you have, and then those needs are met. I'm pretty independent, so I don't have a lot of needs. They come in and do light housekeeping and they come and strip my bed once a week and then remake it. It depends on what you need here and that's when they do a care plan with you. The staff is friendly and helpful. It's very clean and very well-maintained. Right now, because we're having a shortage of supply and demand, they're always having to substitute things. They don't always have what the menu states. When they order the stuff, they don't always get it. They have bingo and walking. In the spring and summertime, they have a walking group. In the wintertime, we walk in the halls and they have other activities. They have trivia, arts and crafts, and someone comes in and does music and plays the piano. They have different types of music.

I guess it could be worse... Meds are chronically mismanaged. Basic cares are not done. Mother rarely has her hearing aids in. Meals are forgotten ocassionaly (as in they just don't get them). Aids chronically short staffed and managing other patients and concerns while they are in the room "taking care" of their resident. They take the elderly waiver. No activities to speak of except WII bowling (not great for folks with dementia or technology challenged) and snacks. We're currently looking elsewhere because we (family) have to be there daily to ensure our parents are taken care of. Wondering what we are paying for then...

Minnehaha was probably the best place we saw. It is in our neighborhood, so we didn’t have to move far. If you like pasta and lots of carbohydrates, eating at assisted living is wonderful. The have a lot of activities.