Inter-Faith Care Center

    811 3rd St, Carlton, MN 55718
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate clean affordable senior care

    I'm very pleased with this senior living facility - staff are warm, friendly and competent, giving excellent, compassionate care to my mom (and treating my husband like a king). The place is spotless with no odors, clean rooms and clothes, good meals served on real dishes, and beautiful grounds; nurses, therapists and social workers are professional and communicative and even helped get my loved one home for Thanksgiving. Convenient location and affordable - a strong, reliable choice overall.

    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
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.12·(41)

    Overall rating

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

      3.1
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      2.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing staff
    • Cheerful, dedicated caregiving team
    • Skilled occupational and physical therapy services
    • Proactive social work and physician assistant coordination
    • Clean, odor-free environment
    • Consistent laundry and personal-hygiene support
    • Meals served on real dishware
    • Attractive grounds and convenient neighborhood location
    • Spacious, affordable rooms
    • Documented COVID-19 infection-control practices
    • Friendly, communicative staff with familiar faces

    Cons

    • Inconsistent meal quality and portion sizes
    • Delays in staff response and resident assistance
    • Staffing shortages and workforce instability
    • Resident privacy and information handling
    • Variable consistency of clinical- and personal-care quality
    • Staff conduct and workplace culture

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews of Inter-Faith Care Center show a mixture of strong personal-care indicators and recurring operational concerns. Many comments emphasize the facility’s strengths in hands-on care: nursing staff, caregiving aides, and rehabilitation therapists (OT/PT) are frequently described as compassionate, hardworking, and effective. Families also highlight smooth coordination by social work and mid-level clinical staff, with specific examples of successful discharge planning. The facility’s physical environment receives positive mention: clean, well-maintained rooms, attractive grounds, convenient nearby services, and infection-control practices that include COVID protocols.

    At the same time, a consistent pattern of concerns emerges around day-to-day operations. Several families described delays in staff response and assistance—particularly for basic needs and bathroom assistance—which suggests response-time and staffing-allocation issues. Short staffing and workforce instability are raised as contributing factors. There are also recurring notes about inconsistent care quality: while some residents receive attentive, personalized care, others experience lapses in timeliness or thoroughness.

    Dining is a notable area of variability. Some reviewers praised meals presented on real dishware and residents who enjoy the food, while others characterized the food as lacking in flavor, with small portions or undesirable textures. This points to an inconsistent dining program that may depend on shift, kitchen staffing, or menu-cycle factors. Prospective residents and families should observe meal service and ask about menu planning and portion standards during a tour.

    Privacy and staff conduct are additional themes to investigate. A number of comments raised concerns about privacy and the handling of resident information, and a few described interpersonal conduct issues among staff. These are operational and cultural concerns rather than isolated clinical incidents, and they suggest the value of discussing privacy policies, staff training, and complaint-resolution procedures with leadership.

    Overall, Inter-Faith Care Center appears to offer strong rehabilitation and many day-to-day care strengths, particularly in cleanliness and interpersonal warmth, but it also exhibits operational variability—most notably around meal consistency, response times, staffing levels, and some aspects of privacy and staff culture. Families considering this facility should schedule an in-person visit, observe mealtime and staff–resident interactions, ask for current staffing ratios and turnover data, review privacy and grievance procedures, and talk with current families about recent trends in responsiveness and dining quality.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Inter-Faith Care Center is located at 811 3rd St, Carlton, MN, 55718.

    About Inter-Faith Care Center

    Inter-Faith Care Center is a faith-based, non-profit senior living community that's offered care since moving to its modern campus in 2001, and it's recognized as a 5-Star Quality Community by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The facility provides a full range of services for seniors, including independent living at Pine View Senior Apartments right across the street, assisted living with studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments, skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term rehabilitation. There's a team dedicated to making sure residents feel safe and cared for, aiming to help each person reach the highest level of independence possible, whether someone's coming in for short recovery after an injury or staying long-term.

    Residents can use outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy, or get restorative rehabilitation right on site, which helps those with simple or complex medical, neurological, or orthopedic needs. There's also dementia and Alzheimer's programming, as well as hospice care for those in need. Each room, whether private or semi-private, has a window with a view of gardens, letting in plenty of daylight. Residents can take part in weekly activities for spiritual, physical, and mental wellness, and an on-site chaplain provides multi-denomination church services with help from local churches. Other amenities include beautician and barber services and meals planned by a registered dietitian.

    The staff builds trusting relationships with residents and supports their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Dietary and therapy services cover short and long-term stays and even outpatient appointments, so the care is flexible depending on what's needed. There's a gallery that shows what the facility and its services look like, and they even share resources for families and those looking for care or jobs in the field. The variety of services, campus features, and extra amenities help support both seniors and anyone recovering from an illness or injury in a safe community setting.

    People often ask...

    Inter-Faith Care Center offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    Yes, Inter-Faith Care Center allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 811 3rd St, Carlton, MN 55718.

    No, Inter-Faith Care Center 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.

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