The twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are located on the banks of the Mississippi River in the state of Minnesota. St. Paul has a population of 308,096, and around 10.5% of residents are aged 65 and older. On the other side of the river, Minneapolis has about 429,606 residents, and 10% of the population are seniors aged 65 or older. Seniors living in the area have access to excellent medical facilities such as Abbott Northwestern, nationally ranked in two specialties by USN Ratings.
Nursing homes offer high levels of medical monitoring and care to seniors who are critically frail. Care is typically provided by registered nurses and certified caregiving aides available 24/7 to assist residents. Accordingly, this type of care is quite expensive, and seniors in Minneapolis St. Paul may want to look at alternative options such as assisted living and home health care services. In Minneapolis St. Paul, nursing home care has an average monthly cost of $11,285 for a semiprivate room, which is considerably higher than the national average of $7,756, according to the Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2020.
This guide discusses the costs of care and provides a list of resources.