St Lucas Healthcare Community

St Lucas Healthcare Community sits in a quiet neighborhood in Faribault, Minnesota, offering assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and independent living options, so folks can get help with daily tasks or health problems as their needs change, and you'll find St Lucas Care Center right there at 500 1st St SE if you're looking for the nursing care part of things, where staff help with everything from walking and dressing to wound care, medication support, and even speech and occupational therapy. The place has 109 beds and about 96 residents on average, so you'll usually have private rooms and shared common areas where you can visit with others, plus rooms come with cable TV and handy safety features because staying safe and comfortable is important, and there's housekeeping and laundry service too. Everyone gets access to social activities, arts and crafts, education programs, and fitness spaces, with programs for folks who have Alzheimer's or dementia to help keep them safe and engaged, and there's also outings off-site, family support meetings, and wellness checks to make sure people feel connected and cared for. If you need help with meals, the kitchen offers balanced, nutritious food, and you can eat in a big dining hall with other residents, and there's even a sun room, salon, and places to park if someone visits or you need a ride out, and the staff schedules transportation for doctor visits or shopping. Health care runs the range here-dentistry, podiatry, hearing and stroke care, mental health monitoring, vaccines, pressure sore care-plus they don't use physical restraints, and there are both long-term and short-term stays if you need 24-hour nursing, while CNA, LPN, and RN staff visit daily with a typical blend of help. St Lucas accepts Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits, and long-term care insurance, and families can sit down for a free consultation to talk about the different kinds of care, or take a tour either in-person or online. The community scores some major awards for senior living, but review ratings can be mixed, so it helps to visit and see for yourself, and while the facility's for-profit and not part of a hospital or a continuing care retirement group, it's been in several multi-nursing home networks and seems to keep occupancy pretty high with 88% of beds full. The property gets regular safety inspections, every room is sprinklered, and the area around St Lucas gives easy access to parks, restaurants, pharmacies, two hospitals, plus lots of local transportation options and houses of worship. Staff are said to be kind and helpful, trying to bring a cheerful touch to daily life, and they make sure residents and families know what to expect, with information on support services and care planning, and even organizing resident and family councils so everyone has a voice in their own care.