Sanford Health Neilson Place

Sanford Health Neilson Place sits on the WoodsEdge Senior Living Campus in Bemidji, Minnesota, and offers care for seniors aged 55 and over with a gentle focus on health and support, and the place has plenty of different care levels so folks can find what they need, like assisted living, memory care assisted living, long-term skilled nursing, respite care, rehabilitation therapy, and hospice, and they do have nurses and staff around all day and night for medication help, bathing, dressing, meals, transfers, and other daily tasks, while also keeping an eye out for emergencies with a 24-hour call system and sensor technology in the rooms that let staff know about any changes. Neilson Place divides care into special areas called WindSong for senior living, Trillium for memory care, and Neilson Place itself for skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice, and all the caregiving aims to be both kind and practical, helping people who need gentle reminders all the way up to round-the-clock medical supervision. The memory care assisted living neighborhoods use non-obtrusive sensors and provide six larger studio suites and three one-bedroom apartments per unit, each with a private bath and a small fridge, kitchenette, and even walk-in showers, so everything feels easy to handle, and every apartment is air-conditioned. Meals are cooked on site, and everyone gets three meals and snacks each day in a dining room that can handle special diets, like for diabetes or allergies, with staff making sure no one goes without what they need, plus laundry, housekeeping, and basic home help come standard, and there's even a salon and barber on site. The place has a bistro, indoor gazebo, library, theater, arts room, and other spaces for group activities, spiritual gatherings, and leisure, with walking paths and gardens outside for fresh air and a bit of quiet when someone wants it. Neilson Place also arranges transportation, has parking, offers laundry and dry cleaning, and sets up move-ins. There are both furnished and unfurnished studio, one-bedroom, and suite layouts available, and every room has safety features like emergency alerts, and there's staff ready to help with anything at any hour. The senior living community as a whole does get a 3-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for its nursing home services, and within the city of Bemidji, it's rated second out of two senior communities, but folks still find a careful and steady place for personal support and medical help here. Residents can join plenty of activities, from social events to arts projects and spiritual time, and can count on Sanford Health's broader network for home care, skilled nursing, and hospice, with close links to WindSong and other nearby services under the same healthcare family.