Assisted Living in Columbia Heights, MN
Columbia Heights has 17 state-licensed assisted living communities: 3 larger communities and 14 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Minnesota is $6,573 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Columbia Heights
Both are licensed by Minnesota as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Minnesota words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility” (8), “Provisional Assisted Living Facility” (6), “Assisted Living Facility Dementia Care” (3).
All 17 licensed assisted living communities in Columbia Heights
Every assisted living community Minnesota licenses in Columbia Heights, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
17 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| New Perspective Columbia Heighmemory care3801 Hart Boulevard Ne | Large85 residents | from $5,380/mo |
| River Oaks Columbia Heightsmemory care900 42nd Avenue Ne | Large68 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Personal Care Senior Livingmemory care3850 Jefferson Street Ne | Mid-size29 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Good Quality Home Health Servi3701 Reservoir Boulevard | Small home6 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Fardi Homes4915 Fillmore Street Ne | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Greenstar Care Homes4950 Jefferson St Ne | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Heart Group Home4643 7th Street Ne | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Hope Assisted Living of Minn4229 Arthur St Ne | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Meraki Home4941 Madison St Ne | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| New Care3710 Pierce Street Northeast | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunshine Senior Living1479 Lincoln Terrace Ne | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Terrace Haven Care1220 Lincoln Terrace Ne | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Alliance Homes4946 Jackson Street Ne | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Comfort Group Homes3955 Hayes St Ne | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Healing Residences4800 5th Street Ne | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Indigo Healthcare Services1161 Cheery Lane Ne | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Midwest Group Home4232 5th Street Ne | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Columbia Heights?
The median cost of assisted living in Minnesota is $6,573 a month ($78,876 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Minnesota, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Columbia Heights tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Columbia Heights community’s license
Minnesota publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: health.state.mn.us. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Columbia Heights assisted living questions
Minnesota licenses 17 assisted living communities in Columbia Heights as of November 2026: 3 larger communities and 14 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 248 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Minnesota is $6,573 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Minnesota's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Minnesota publishes its licensing records at health.state.mn.us. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.