Assisted Living in Cottage Grove, MN
Cottage Grove has 23 state-licensed assisted living communities: 4 larger communities and 19 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 Cottage Grove
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” (14), “Provisional Assisted Living Facility” (6), “Assisted Living Facility Dementia Care” (3).
All 23 licensed assisted living communities in Cottage Grove
Every assisted living community Minnesota licenses in Cottage Grove, 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.
23 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Norris Square (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care6995 80th Street South | Large65 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Cottage Grove Wp6900 East Point Douglas Road S | Mid-size44 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Cottage Grove Wp IImemory care6950 East Point Douglas Road S | Mid-size44 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Triple Angels Healthcarememory care7150 West Point Douglas Road S | Mid-size20 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Loving Care Cottage7740 Hadley Avenue South | Small home6 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Anchor Care Services8443 81st Street South | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Blessed Hands Healthcare8465 79th Street South | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Caring Angels Health Care Serv7642 Jasmine Avenue South | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Cenacle Care Services9466 Jareau Ave S | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Deep Harmony Home Care8051 Hornell Avenue South | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Golden Star Residential Care L8143 Ivywood Avenue South | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Growth Seasons Home Care8251 Johansen Ave S | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Kindcare Living6910 102nd St S | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Lifetime Home Care6748 101st St S | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Lovelead Al7357 Jensen Ave S | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Numan Legacy Living8316 66th St S | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Peace Healthcare Systems8255 Grange Boulevard | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Starfill Health6917 101st Street South | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Tender Care Homes9698 Hames Avenue South | Small home5 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Amerigrace Care Services9633 Hale Avenue South | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Pathway Home Healthcare9266 Jergen Ct S | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Royal Age Assisted Living7047 Goodview Avenue South | Small home4 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Silverwood Care Villa6714 92nd Bay | Small home3 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Cottage Grove?
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 Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove 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.
Cottage Grove assisted living questions
Minnesota licenses 23 assisted living communities in Cottage Grove as of November 2026: 4 larger communities and 19 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 264 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.