The 10 Best Independent Living Facilities in Dakota County, MN

"Rose Pointe II is an older building, but it's very reasonable as far as the price. You get more apartment for less money, which is what I was looking for. I liked that they're nicely furnished and well cared for. They're larger and have storage (whic..."

"Ebenezer Tower Apartments is connected to the Ebenezer Foundation, which our aunt has been familiar with. Our aunt is very connected to this community so we thought this should definitely be a stop on our quest to find her a new home. Her sister also..."

"My mom moved into The Pillars of Prospect Park. It's excellent. It has a wonderful dining and communal outdoor area for memory care, lots of activities, and good food. The staff was excellent. The facility is clean. They have music, art, and they hav..."

"I toured The Anthony James on Broadway. Sam is a person I met with, and he showed me three different units on two different floors. This location is more of the next step higher of needing more care. They offer some meals. They offer more people that..."

"I liked that Hart Lake Apartments had a lot of different activities and things to keep you busy during the day. They have water aerobics (during the morning), card games, and other activities. The apartment was a nice size. It had a stove, refrigerat..."

"My sister has been living at Briarcliff Manor Apartments for 10 years now. The apartments are very nice. I don't know how old the apartment building is, but she has a 2-bedroom, 2-bath, a den, living room, and a family room. It's a good-sized apartme..."

"Trillium Woods has a concept where you buy-in and pick an apartment depending on how much you want to pay. Once you've moved in there, if you need to go to memory care, you just transition over and it would all be included in your fee, instead of the..."

"I toured the Ackerberg Family Sholom West Campus. It was an older building. It was fine. The safety seemed very good. The room was pretty adequate. It was okay. It's bright enough. The staff was very nice. She answered all my questions. She went thro..."

"Hayden Grove Senior Living - St. Anthony was very nice and very new. It seemed to be very well run. That's the only one we went to because they had availability right away. The people seemed to be very happy there. It seemed to have everything you wo..."

"We've toured the Timbers. The woman there was the most pleasant person that we had seen. The residents were within a community of multiple dwellings, and there were plenty of trees, both evergreens and seasonal trees. There's plenty of room to social..."

"The Waters of Plymouth seemed like a good place. They looked fine and the biggest advantage of it was that it's very close to me. It was a nice facility. It had a nice view of one of the rooms, and I was actually thinking of getting one for my parent..."

"My husband and I went to 7500 York Cooperative. It's very close walking distance to three different food stores. There's access to a library and the Southdale Mall. We can walk around Centennial Lakes, a beautiful area to walk around, and lots of res..."

"My overall tour at Amira Choice Roseville at Lexington was wonderful. It is a very nice-looking facility. Everything seems fairly new. The people seemed very nice. The person who took me around was very helpful and very informational. It's in a locat..."

"I'm at The Boulders of White Bear Lake. It's a real nice place here that I got. It's the area where my kids grew up. We had homes in White Bear Lake, so I know the area. I love this place. I love the people here and the manager. Everybody is fine. It..."

"My mother is in Osceola Place Apartments. It's a 55 plus, and they have one- and two-bedroom units. It seems very well cared for and very well kept up. It has a small group of organized activities. It's not the kind of center that has a lot of really..."

"My father-in-law was in Northfield Parkview. The only service that we added for him was the meals. The facility was very nice and the grounds were lovely. Some of the places had a patio or a balcony. He had a 2-bedroom apartment and my brother-in-law..."

"My father-in-law has moved into Trails of Orono. It is very nice. It is small, homey, very convenient, and very caring. You bring your own furniture to your room. There's a sink, a mini fridge, a couple of closets, a large bathroom with a roll-in sho..."

"Wyndris is a small community of people over 62. It's close to everything. You can walk to churches, restaurants, and anything like that and it has its own little restaurant inside. So, if you didn't want to cook or something, you could go there and g..."

"The staff at Norris Square are Amazing! The sense of care and kindness seeps into everything they do and the staff they hire. My mom was there for 3 years and she felt part of the community, loved the activities. They took care of mom through all her..."

"We toured The Kenwood. There's good security. There are great friendly people. There's a nice workout room, a nice community porch which everybody can sit on, and good views of downtown, but we didn't like those tiny bedrooms. The lady who gave us th..."