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The cost of independent living in St Francis is about $3,190 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 35 options. Read 237 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Photo of Stoney River Assisted Living and Memory Support
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Each visit that we make to see my mother in law she says how happy she is at Stony River and how kind the staff are. She says the food is good with a standing menu and special for every meal. There are...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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.
About the communityStoney River Assisted Living and Memory SupportWelcome to Stoney River of Ramsey, serving adults in the Ramsey and surrounding area. Stoney River of Ramsey is an extension of Health Dimensions GroupThe lifestyle at this community supports residents in the next phase of life....
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1111 Photos available
33 Floor plans available
8.9
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32 reviews
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My Aunt and Cousin report that they LOVE the pedicures. We chose this facility because of the location and they were able to find a 2 bedroom unit at a reasonable price.
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.
Benedictine Living Community-Anoka offers faith-based senior living in a quiet residential neighborhood near a church, baseball fields and several parks. And we’re just a mile from the shops and restaurants of downtown Anoka.Benedictine Anoka offers spacious Assisted Living apartments and newly...
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Photo of The Homestead at Anoka
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88 Floor plans available
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8.4
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The homestead is a great match for my mom. The residents are very friendly and welcoming. My mom participates in most of their activities, church services and exercise. They have shuttle service to...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
At The Homestead at Anoka, we’re a vibrant community of distinctive living and care choices – a welcoming place you’ll be happy to call home.Our delightfully spacious, well-appointed apartment homes invite you to enjoy privacy, security and lovely surroundings, rich with amenities. Add the...
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Photo of Suite Living of Anoka
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8.3
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31 reviews
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31 reviews
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Personal Care Senior Living Anoka is a wonderful place recommend it 1000%. What we like the most about the community is the friendliness of the staff.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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Photo of Suite Living of Ramsey
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8.0
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The kind words and deeds while helping and working with a woman who is dealing with MS is reassuring for the family knowing that we have found the right home away from home for her. Yes, the building is...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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.
Suite Living of Ramsey is a 32 private suite Assisted Living & Memory Care Senior Community that provides quality care to our seniors, with a personal touch. Our communities are small and intimate, providing a cozy warm atmosphere that feels like home. Suite Living is locally owned and...
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Photo of Elk River Senior Living
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2323 Floor plans available
7.0
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14 reviews
7.0
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My loved one is currently a resident at Elk River Senior Living and the overall experience has been very good so far. It is a nice facility, I enjoy the residents and the staff. I would recommend Elk River...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
Built in 2018, Elk River Senior Living is a family owned senior living community nestled in the heart of Elk River. With 98 apartments, we offer independent living, assisted living as well as memory care. We pride ourselves on our welcoming residents and compassionate staff. Our team focuses on...
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The facility is bright and inviting and we really like that the head nurse and the executive director are very responsive and always have the time to answer questions via call, text or email.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Enjoy the peace and quiet of Abbey Field Townhomes, offering affordable 2 and 3 bedroom townhomes with spacious layouts in a community close to the Twin Cities. Featuring picnic areas, playground and basketball hoops for our residents to enjoy, and convenient access to several nearby parks,...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
What a great opportunity to live within walking distance to so many small city attractions. Elk Ridge has apartments and townhouses that offer 24-hour maintenance, on-site management, detached garages, a playground and a picnic area.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Amazing kitchens? Private entry? Outdoor barbecue and picnic area? Check, check, and check! Woodview Apartments and Townhomes is tucked away in downtown Zimmerman, offering spacious and affordable 2 and 3 bedroom homes. Close to the city park and Lake Fremont, and offering convenient access to...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Arbor Oaks Senior Living
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We realized that my parents needed to move from their home into a facility. We knew absolutely nothing about where to go nor how to get there. We learned that an organization existed, A Place for Mom. We...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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.
Arbor Oaks Senior Living is located in the small Western Minnesota city of Andover, Anoka County. Bordered on the south by Crooked Lake, Andover offers community residents abundant chances to enjoy seasonal water recreational activities. The annual community celebration, Andover Family Fun Fest,...
Photo of Riverview Landing
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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, Memory Care
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.
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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We have been residents at The Farmstead for a year and a half. Though we are in independent-living, we know assisted-living and memory-care residents. Our personal experience and that of the people we know...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
The Farmstead at Andover offers a friendly small-town community with independent living, assisted living, and memory care senior living choices conveniently located with-in two blocks of banking and retail shopping.The Farmstead nurtures an empowering senior lifestyle that encourages vitality of...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Your lifestyle will flow with the serenity of the Mississippi River when you make your home at Cutters Grove Apartment Homes. Observe nature with the unsurpassed beauty of the trees, unruffled wildlife and acres of parkland as your neighbor. Fishing docks, picnic gazebos, walking trails,...
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.
Photo of The River
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My father lives at Walker Methodist Plaza, and it has been a great experience so far. His apartment itself is newly renovated, so everything is in great condition, the staff is very friendly and...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
Our Community At Walker Methodist Plaza, located in historic downtown Anoka, we ease everyday responsibilities and embrace active lifestyles. We are committed to serving your needs, supporting your wants, and enabling your dreams. You can live with as little care as you'd like — and if the time...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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.
GracePointe Crossing is located on a 70-acre campus along the Rum River in Cambridge.  In partnership with Presbyterian Homes and Services, GracePointe offers an array of housing and health care options for seniors.  The GracePointe campus is close to downtown Cambridge, yet tucked in...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.

Cost of independent living in St Francis, MN

The average cost of senior living in St Francis is $3,190 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Cambridge, MN with an average of $2,328 per month.

Independent living costs in St Francis, MN, vs. nearby cities

St Francis, MN
$3,190/mo
$3,181/mo
$3,274/mo

Independent living costs in St Francis, MN, vs. state and national averages

St Francis, MN
$3,190/mo
U.S. national average
$4,159/mo

Independent living costs in St Francis, MN, vs. other senior living options

$4,393/mo
Independent Living
$3,190/mo

Independent living costs in St Francis, MN, by floor plan type

Studio
$6,014/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,319/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,375/mo

Senior living costs in St Francis vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: St Francis, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSt Francis, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$3,190/mo$3,143/mo$4,159/mo
Assisted Living$4,403/mo$4,275/mo$4,711/mo
Memory Care$4,393/mo$4,066/mo$4,945/mo
Independent Living
St Francis, MN:$3,190/mo
Minnesota:$3,143/mo
U.S.:$4,159/mo
Assisted Living
St Francis, MN:$4,403/mo
Minnesota:$4,275/mo
U.S.:$4,711/mo
Memory Care
St Francis, MN:$4,393/mo
Minnesota:$4,066/mo
U.S.:$4,945/mo
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What families are saying about independent living in St Francis

Recent reviews for independent living in St Francis

Bel Rae Senior Living in Mounds View, MN

4.7
We chose Bel Rae Senior Living because of the newness of the building, the friendly and helpful staff members, and the overall accommodations as well. He has a 1 bedroom apartment and it is a little on the smaller side if your have more furniture. The food is ok and they keep striving to improve ...
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Lino Lakes Assisted Living and Memory Care

4.6
The staff are very friendly and nice. That's very important!

Autumn Glen Senior Living in Coon Rapids, MN

4.4
Staff and nurses seem to care about residents. I know I gave the food a 3 but I think they do good job with the resources they have. The facility seems safe. Staff encourages residents to socialize. It would be nice if there were places to walk. Indoor and outdoor. I feel good about ...
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St Francis independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in St Francis independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in St Francis, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in St Francis independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of St Francis partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
St Francis, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
25.9%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
22.2%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
14.8%
33.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.1%
10.4%
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Availability of select dining options in St Francis independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of St Francis communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
St Francis, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
18.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25.9%
43.4%
Room service
Room service
18.5%
36.9%
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Availability of select programs and activities in St Francis independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in St Francis offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
St Francis, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
33.3%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
18.5%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.2%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
33.3%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
29.6%
48.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.9%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
25.9%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
14.8%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
22.2%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
29.6%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
29.6%
46.7%
Dances
Dances
18.5%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.8%
39.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
29.6%
46.4%
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