Healthstar Home Health I, sometimes called First Nations Home Health, provides care and support to seniors and adults in Bemidji, Minnesota, and other locations including Duluth, Waite Park, Cass Lake, and Saint Paul. This medium-sized community offers a range of services, giving seniors independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care. Residents can choose semi-private, one-bedroom, or suite accommodations that come fully furnished with Wi-Fi, cable or satellite TV, and their own bathroom, and they have access to common spaces like a dining room, arts room, garden, salon, and walking paths.
Staff focus on health and safety by offering 24-hour supervision, an always-on call system, and wheelchair-accessible spaces. The care team helps with bathing, dressing, moving around, and medication management. Nurses can provide skilled nursing, wound care, and rehabilitation services after illness, surgery, or hospital stays, while therapists offer physical, speech, occupational, maintenance, and lymphedema therapy. Memory care programs are available in secure environments for people with Alzheimer's and dementia, with activities that help memory and well-being.
Healthstar also has a home health agency that brings health management systems and medical tools to deliver care in people's homes. Their team follows set health management protocols, coordinates with healthcare providers, and supports family members. Home care includes respite, homemaking, and aide services, plus programs tailored to veterans through contracts with Fargo, St. Cloud, and Minneapolis VA Healthcare Systems. The agency is Medicare-certified and delivers all care in English.
Residents get meals prepared according to any dietary needs, including diabetes or allergies, along with meal service all day. Housekeeping and laundry are part of the package. Social and community life is active, with scheduled daily activities, resident-run events, movie nights, and community-sponsored activities, so people don't feel alone. If someone needs help getting to appointments, staff will arrange transportation. The focus throughout is on helping each person stay as independent, safe, and comfortable as possible, with a supporting team that's present, but not intrusive.
Founded in 2005 and managed by a president and area manager, Healthstar Home Health I doesn't have BBB accreditation at this time and isn't always open for new patients at every site, but it's recognized for offering a broad range of in-home and community-based services to seniors, especially those with complex health needs, and provides a wide set of amenities and supports for day-to-day living and medical needs, always aiming to improve quality of life and dignity for every resident.
