Assisted Living in Duluth, MN
Duluth has 20 state-licensed assisted living communities: 15 larger communities and 5 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 Duluth
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 Dementia Care” (11), “Assisted Living Facility” (9).
All 20 licensed assisted living communities in Duluth
Every assisted living community Minnesota licenses in Duluth, 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.
20 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| St Ann's Home330 East 3rd Street | Large150 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Westwood of Duluthmemory care925 Kenwood Avenue | Large120 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Keystone Bluffs Assisted Livin2528 Trinity Road | Large100 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Duluth Heights Lodge Senior Li724 Maple Grove Road | Large90 residents | from $4,960/mo |
| Ecumen Duluth the Shoresmemory care4000 London Road | Large70 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Pines III Assisted Livingmemory care50 East St. Marie Street | Large61 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Marywoodmemory care915 Kenwood Avenue | Mid-size48 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Wesley Residence of Duluth5601 Grand Avenue | Mid-size43 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Beehive Homes of Duluthmemory care4014 Trinity Road | Mid-size41 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Elysian Senior Homes of Duluthmemory care110 Coffee Creek Boulevard | Mid-size40 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Lakeside Manor4831 London Road | Mid-size40 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Heritage Havenmemory care3042 Morris Thomas Road | Mid-size33 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Mccarthy Manor Assisted Living2221 North Arlington Avenue | Mid-size32 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Ivy Senior Housing1 Riverside Drive | Mid-size29 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Diamond Willow Assisted Livingmemory care6353 East Superior Street | Mid-size26 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Benet Hall1001 Kenwood Avenue | Small home15 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Vitacare Living, 101 North 58th Avenue Westmemory care101 North 58th Avenue West | Small home11 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Vitacare Living, 102 North 58th Avenue Westmemory care102 North 58th Avenue West | Small home11 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Vitacare Living, 98th Avenue Westmemory care126 98th Avenue West | Small home11 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Anne's Place1137 Brainerd Avenue | Small home3 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Duluth?
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 Duluth 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 Duluth 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.
Duluth assisted living questions
Minnesota licenses 20 assisted living communities in Duluth as of November 2026: 15 larger communities and 5 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 974 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.