Assisted Living in Willmar, MN
Willmar has 10 state-licensed assisted living communities: 5 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 Willmar
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” (6), “Assisted Living Facility Dementia Care” (2), “Provisional Assisted Living Facility” (1).
All 10 licensed assisted living communities in Willmar
Every assisted living community Minnesota licenses in Willmar, 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.
10 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Vista Prairie at Copperleaf Llmemory care1550 1st Street North | Large92 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunrise Village1125 9th Street Se | Mid-size41 residents | from $8,230/mo |
| The Crossings of Willmar Srlvg2103 9th Street Se | Mid-size35 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Hallowstone at Willmar1501 19th Avenue Sw | Mid-size20 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Prairie Senior Cottages of Wilmemory care1701 19th Avenue Sw | Mid-size20 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| The Crossing of Willmar Seniormemory care2101 9th St Se | Small home15 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Central Minnesota Senior Care, Gorton Avenue Sw2323 Gorton Avenue Sw | Small home11 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Compassionate Cottage, Upper Trentwood Circle Ne1506 Upper Trentwood Circle Ne | Small home11 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Compassionate Cottage, Cottonwood Drive Ne1000 Cottonwood Drive Ne | Small home10 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Central Minnesota Senior Care, Highway 71 Northeast700 Highway 71 Northeast | Small home8 residents | $4,500 to $7,250/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Willmar?
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 Willmar 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 Willmar 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.
Willmar assisted living questions
Minnesota licenses 10 assisted living communities in Willmar as of November 2026: 5 larger communities and 5 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 263 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.