107 Communities in Hennepin County, Minnesota

ReviewerAT0214

My father-in law moved in. The care is OK. The room could be cleaner, but I think he is comfortable there, and that's the important thing. The staff is very nice, but he doesn't like the food. I haven't tasted it. He is in hospice care, and he watches a lot of sports on TV. There's a place right outside his room where the family can go play cards, and that's nice.

Vicky

Meridian Manor was really nice and they're really good. If something was wrong they would take care of it and they fix it; they just went above and beyond. The atmosphere was good, and the location is easy to get to. Plus, they have nice parking and everything. My sister was just there temporarily, and they supplied her with dishes, towels, and made sure she had furniture. We didn't have to bring anything in, and they did everything for her. The staff members were really good. I met the service guy when my sister's thermostat wasn't working one day, but he came back after he left that night to fix it. She said that the people who helped her were really good as well. The place itself was really nice, and it was always clean and orderly.

Suzanne

I went to Rose Arbor & Wildflower Lodge. It's a beautiful place, and I'd love to go there one day if I couldn't handle independent living. They were very nice to me, and it's all built of log trees. It's in the middle of a forest, but it's right near the maple grove shopping complex, kind of west of it, and I found it to be OK. There's parking spaces there, there are a lot of trees around, it's pretty, and it feels secluded. The woman who was with me served me free lunch, and it was very good, she was very friendly, and I would give her a high rating. They have a singing group once a week, and movies, I believe. The meal area was very nice, and one of the people came up to me and said, "You'd love it here, it's a nice place." The food was fine, we got a dessert, beverage, and I think I had spaghetti and ice cream. I liked the food, and they offered me a salad, but I wasn't that hungry.

Anne

The Glenn Hopkins was very huge; it looked like a big castle. It has nine stories of independent living. It's a sturdy old building, but it's well built, so it was very good. They have a small button in the kitchen that you have to push every morning so they know that you're OK, so that was a very good thing. The Glenn Hopkins was called St. Therese at first, and then it sold out to The Glenn. Because I'm Catholic, I did like it to begin with because there were a few Catholic priests living there and they had very good services every morning. However, there was quite a difference when The Glenn took over. They tried to have every small activity going on at the same as the church programs, so you could feel that there was a difference, and that wasn't too great. I didn't think the food was that great either. They didn't have many amenities; they had very simple offerings.

Sue

My mom is now at SilverCreek on Main. She moved in a week ago. Our experience with it is good. The staff members are very helpful. They're very good. Services are all ala carte, so if you need laundry service, you pay for it. They also do all sorts of activities depending on what residents need, like puzzles, arts and crafts, movies, bingo, cards, and outings. There's also a grand piano that people play. My mom is happy with the food. I think it is very good. They give her three meals a day.

Mike

It was very polished. I thought it was a great place. The people helping were well informed. The activities were very good and included puzzles and music.

Lynn S.

My visit here was very good. It's a beautiful place and the tour was very well done. However, the room my brother would have had would have been very small. I saw some people involved in a Bingo game when I was there.

Richard

I liked the décor, the dining area, and the number of areas to gather at Rose Arbor. Some units seemed to be spacious enough, my dad was looking at 2-bedroom, or 1-bedroom, and a den. The units seemed to be updated enough. There were transportation opportunities and it seemed close enough to shopping opportunities. They have movies, group activities like art, card playing, games, and trips outside to shopping, fun, and pleasure. The staff was very thorough in answering my questions.

Ruth W.

We did not like Meridian Manor because it was like a nursing home. The kitchen was like a postage stamp, and I didn’t want a tiny kitchen. I didn’t want to eat all our meals in the dining room, but it was in a beautiful area since Wayzata is lovely. The staff was very kind and helpful. The facility was very nice, and it's a wonderful community. It's just not what we were looking for.