Memory Care in Duluth, MN
Duluth has 11 state-licensed memory care communities. These are the communities Minnesota’s licensing records flag for dementia or memory care. Many other assisted living communities also run secured memory care, so ask.
Free guide · 17 pages
Choosing Memory Care
For families of a parent living with dementia, in the order you'll need it.
- How memory care is set up and what it costs
- Signs it may be time
- Questions, a tour checklist and a worksheet to print
- A section for you, the person doing the caring
All 11 licensed memory care communities in Duluth
Every memory care 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.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood of Duluth925 Kenwood Avenue | Large120 residents | $5,600 to $8,700/moLilisity estimate |
| Ecumen Duluth the Shores4000 London Road | Large70 residents | $5,600 to $8,700/moLilisity estimate |
| Pines III Assisted Living50 East St. Marie Street | Large61 residents | $5,600 to $8,700/moLilisity estimate |
| Marywood915 Kenwood Avenue | Mid-size48 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Beehive Homes of Duluth4014 Trinity Road | Mid-size41 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Elysian Senior Homes of Duluth110 Coffee Creek Boulevard | Mid-size40 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Heritage Haven3042 Morris Thomas Road | Mid-size33 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Diamond Willow Assisted Living6353 East Superior Street | Mid-size26 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Vitacare Living, 101 North 58th Avenue West101 North 58th Avenue West | Small home11 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Vitacare Living, 102 North 58th Avenue West102 North 58th Avenue West | Small home11 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Vitacare Living, 98th Avenue West126 98th Avenue West | Small home11 residents | $5,850 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
How much does memory care 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. Memory care usually costs more than assisted living, because of extra staffing and a secured setting, so treat the assisted living median as a floor.
Medicare does not pay for memory care. 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
Tour Duluth memory care at 11 a.m., ask about 3 a.m.
- How many staff are awake overnight, and for how many residents?
- How often is she checked at night, and is it written down?
- If she falls at 3 a.m., who responds, and when do you call me?
- What do you do when she’s up and wandering at night?
There’s no federal staffing ratio for memory care; each state sets its own rules. The night questions to ask, with a free printable (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 memory care questions
Minnesota licenses 11 memory care communities in Duluth as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Minnesota is $6,573 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Memory care usually costs more than assisted living. 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 memory care. 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.
This page lists communities Minnesota's licensing records flag for dementia or memory care. Many assisted living communities also offer secured memory care without a separate license flag, so the assisted living list is worth checking too.