Pricing ranges from
    $5,398 – 6,477/month

    Arbor Oaks Senior Living

    1640 155th Ln NW, Andover, MN 55304
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Caring staff, home-like thriving community

    I moved my dad here and the caring, friendly staff - even a nurse who evaluated him at home - made the transition smooth. The clean, home-like apartments, restaurant-style meals, incredible activities, on-site services and welcoming residents have him thriving; I'm very happy and highly recommend this community.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.17·(36)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.6
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      3.6
    • Amenities

      3.9
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, friendly staff
    • Engaging activity program (exercise, bible study, games, outings)
    • Dedicated memory-care neighborhood with secure access
    • Spacious, well-lit apartments and studios
    • On-site beauty salon/hairdresser
    • Restaurant-style dining and chef-prepared meals
    • Welcoming, home-like community atmosphere
    • Well-maintained courtyard and enclosed outdoor areas
    • Library and multiple gathering/meeting spaces
    • Accessible common areas and wide hallways
    • Chaplain and spiritual programming
    • Supportive hospice services
    • Modern, attractive facility design and finishes
    • Flexible move-in incentives and promotions
    • Frequent social events and special-party programming

    Cons

    • Staffing shortages and high turnover
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and laundry processes
    • Supply-management failures for resident personal-care items
    • Poor family communication and care coordination
    • Variable meal quality and intermittent food-service disruptions
    • Leadership turnover and management instability
    • Limited capacity for higher-acuity (mid-level) clinical needs
    • Limited visitation policy flexibility during infection-control events
    • Activity-staffing diverted to non-program duties
    • Inconsistent HVAC/temperature control and noisy equipment
    • Rapid and frequent rent increases without clear communication
    • Inconsistent clinical documentation and healthcare organization

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed picture. Many families and residents praise the facility’s welcoming atmosphere, attractive new construction, and broad activity schedule, while recurring operational issues — primarily around staffing, housekeeping, supplies, and management stability — have negatively affected some residents’ experiences. The facility’s strengths are most apparent in independent living and in a well-defined memory-care neighborhood; its weaknesses cluster around reliable execution of mid-level clinical care and day-to-day operational consistency.

    Care quality and staff: Families frequently describe individual caregivers and nurses as compassionate, respectful, and engaged, and many accounts highlight strong one-on-one interactions, smooth move-ins, and attentive hospice support. At the same time, reviewers commonly cite staffing shortages and high turnover that lead to delayed responses, uneven care continuity, and gaps in higher-acuity support. There are consistent mentions of inconsistent clinical organization and coordination of care; these operational gaps have prompted some families to seek alternate placements for residents with increasing care needs.

    Dining: Dining is a mixed area. Several comments note restaurant-style meals, a capable chef, and pleasant dining spaces; there are also reports of uneven food quality and episodic service interruptions (including temporary meal packaging when kitchen staffing is limited). Families considering the community should observe meal service during a visit and ask about contingency plans for kitchen staffing and food consistency.

    Activities and engagement: Activity programming is a clear strength for many residents. Reviews list frequent offerings — exercise classes, games, bible study, outings, special parties, and volunteer involvement — and many residents are described as encouraged and welcomed into the social program. A recurring operational concern, however, is that activity staff are sometimes reassigned to other duties (for example, meal service), which reduces program consistency.

    Facilities and environment: The building and common areas receive high marks for modern design, spacious apartments, secure memory-care areas, library spaces, salon services, and outdoor courtyards. Noted facility issues include inconsistent housekeeping (delayed or missed cleanings and laundry problems), occasional sanitation and odor concerns in some areas, and HVAC/temperature-control problems (noisy units and overheated rooms). Prospective residents should inspect apartment layouts for HVAC placement and ask about housekeeping schedules and preventive-maintenance plans.

    Management and operations: Several reviewers highlight leadership turnover and management instability, with attendant effects on staffing, kitchen operations, and housekeeping. There are multiple comments about poor family communication and supply-management failures (difficulty obtaining essential personal-care items). Financial concerns also recur: some families experienced sizable and frequent rent increases; prospective residents should request written fee-increase policies and clarify what services are included.

    Notable patterns and advice for families: The strongest, most consistent positives are staff-resident rapport, an active program of events, and an attractive, secure memory-care neighborhood. The most important caveats are operational reliability: staffing levels and turnover, housekeeping and laundry processes, supply logistics, and managerial stability. When evaluating this community, families should tour during an activity period, observe meal service, ask for staffing ratios and housekeeping schedules, review policies on visitation and infection control, and obtain written details on fee increases and contingency plans for kitchen/clinical staffing. These checks will help determine whether the facility’s social and environmental strengths align with a prospective resident’s clinical and continuity-of-care needs.

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    Location

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    Arbor Oaks Senior Living is located at 1640 155th Ln NW, Andover, MN, 55304.

    About Arbor Oaks Senior Living

    Arbor Oaks Senior Living in Andover is a quiet, private three-story community where seniors can choose from studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom apartments, some with balconies and attached garage stalls, and the apartments come with custom blinds, kitchens, full-size washers and dryers in the larger units, individually controlled temperature, and all utilities included except telephone. The community takes care of housekeeping, laundry, and most chores, so residents can enjoy courtyard seating, a fireside lounge, a library, a whirlpool spa, a fitness room, and screened porches or outdoor terraces. There's a salon for personal grooming, a chapel for spiritual care, a community room for gatherings and activities, and wheelchair-accessible showers and tubs for safety. People can bring their dogs or cats, and the community lets residents keep pets if they meet certain conditions.

    Arbor Oaks offers independent living for active retirees who want to leave home maintenance behind, and there are assisted living services that help with bathing, dressing, transferring, medication, and other daily needs, while 24-hour awake staff and nurses provide support when needed, and residents can age in place even if their care needs increase. The average private room costs about $4,800 a month. Meals are planned by chefs and can accommodate special diets such as low sodium or low sugar, and there's international cuisine, guest meals, and private dining rooms for family gatherings.

    For those who need it, the community also offers memory care in a secure building specially designed for those living with Alzheimer's and other dementia, using wandering alert systems and trained staff ready for behavioral needs or exit-seeking. There's care for diabetic residents, including insulin injections and blood sugar management, and the health team includes visiting nurses, podiatrists, physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Arbor Oaks helps with daily activities and offers medication management, plus hospice, respite, and skilled nursing if necessary.

    Residents won't get bored, since there are stretching and yoga classes, art and cooking classes, educational talks, intergenerational programs, devotional services, bingo, Wii bowling, karaoke, and outings into the community, along with fitness, wellness, and recreational programs. People socialize in community rooms, attend spiritual services in the chapel, and get involved in community service projects.

    There's transportation to appointments, resident parking, and housekeeping as part of the services, while security features like controlled access entry, emergency response systems, and daily check-ins give peace of mind. Arbor Oaks accepts long-term care insurance, veterans' benefits, and participates in several Minnesota aid programs including Elderly Waiver, Minnesota Senior Health Options, Alternative Care, Consumer Support Grant, and more to help with the cost of care for those who qualify. The community is pet-friendly, offers Wi-Fi, and is staffed by people who get praised for being helpful and kind, and the atmosphere feels welcoming, safe, and designed to support each resident's needs and choices, with the aim to keep the stress of chores and care as low as possible while encouraging an active, social lifestyle for everyone who calls Arbor Oaks home.

    People often ask...

    Arbor Oaks Senior Living offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,398 per month.

    Arbor Oaks Senior Living offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

    There are 5 photos of Arbor Oaks Senior Living on Mirador.

    Yes, Arbor Oaks Senior Living allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 1640 155th Ln NW, Andover, MN 55304.

    No, Arbor Oaks Senior Living does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Minnesota, the Department of Health licenses assisted living facilities, publishing the findings of its surveys and complaint investigations.

    License number29443
    Facility typeAssisted Living

    Inspection Reports

    3

    Reports

    19

    Citations

    1

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    13 Feb 2025Inspection
    Found correction orders for TB infection control, background checks, fire safety, and insulin labeling; follow-up indicated substantial compliance.
    • 144G.42 Subd. 9Tuberculosis prevention and infection control
    • 144G.60 Subd. 1Background studies
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2Fire protection and evacuation
    • 144G.71 Subd. 20Prescription drugs
    15 Aug 2023Complaint
    Investigated an allegation that insulin orders were mishandled, resulting in hospitalization; the investigation concluded the allegation did not meet the definition of maltreatment.
    06 Jan 2023Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies across operations, including notification of changes, staffing, infection control, nutrition, abuse prevention, emergency planning, staff training, resident assessments, medication administration, and fire safety.
    • 144G.18 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN INFORMATIONNotification of Changes in Information
    • 144G.41 Subd. 1Minimum requirements
    • 144G.41 Subd. 1Minimum requirements
    • 144G.41 Subd. 3Infection control program
    • 144G.42 Subd. 6(b)Reporting maltreatment
    • 144G.42 Subd. 7Posting information for reporting suspected maltreatment
    • 144G.42 Subd. 10Disaster planning and emergency preparedness
    • 144G.63 Subd. 1Orientation of staff and supervisors
    • 144G.81Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.64Training in dementia care required
    • 144G.64Training in dementia care required
    • 144G.70 Subd. 2Initial reviews, assessments, and monitoring (a-b)
    • 144G.70 Subd. 2Initial reviews, assessments, and monitoring (c-e)
    • 144G.71 Subd. 8Documentation of administration of medication
    • 144G.81 Subd. 1Fire protection and physical environment

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