Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc.

    7040 Lake Blvd, Forest Lake, MN 55025
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Attentive care keeps Bob healthy

    I'm pleased with the attentive care-Bob is happy and healthy and the staff are consistently friendly. A solid, welcoming place I'd recommend.

    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

    2.14·(7)

    Overall rating

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

      1.8
    • Staff

      1.8
    • Meals

      2.1
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      2.1

    Pros

    • Friendly atmosphere
    • Positive resident well-being

    Cons

    • Controlling and unprofessional management
    • Staff conduct and professionalism concerns
    • Inconsistent medication management and personal-item access
    • Housekeeping and smoke-odor concerns
    • Disorganized day-to-day operations
    • Unwelcoming social environment

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The reviews present a mixed picture with a preponderance of operational and interpersonal concerns alongside isolated positive accounts of resident well-being. Feedback indicates variability in care and environment since an ownership change, with a number of comments pointing to declines in several domains while at least one account describes a resident as healthy and content.

    Care quality: Care appears inconsistent across accounts. Concerns include lapses in medication administration and restricted access to personal clothing, which suggest weaknesses in clinical-administration processes and personal-care provisioning. At the same time, there are individual accounts of satisfactory outcomes, indicating that care quality may vary by unit, shift, or specific staff assignment. Prospective families should verify medication-handling protocols and personal-item policies during visits.

    Staff: Review language points to issues with staff conduct and professionalism, including communications that families and residents perceived as disrespectful or disorderly. These accounts suggest gaps in staff training, oversight, or culture that affect resident experience. Conversely, some descriptions characterize the facility as friendly, indicating variability in staff behavior and interactions across times or teams.

    Dining and activities: Review summaries provided little specific information about dining quality or activity programming. There is no consistent, detailed feedback on meals or engagement offerings in the available text, so these areas remain unclear from the reviews. Visitors should ask for menus, sample activity schedules, and observation opportunities when evaluating the facility.

    Facilities and housekeeping: Multiple comments cite an untidy appearance and cigarette odor, which point to housekeeping and odor-control deficiencies in common areas and possibly within residential spaces. These cleanliness and odor-control issues are operational concerns that can affect comfort and perceived quality of care.

    Management and administration: Several comments focus on the facility's ownership and management style, describing the owner as controlling and unprofessional and linking an ownership change with perceived decline. These themes indicate potential weaknesses in leadership, communication, and responsiveness to families. Management behavior appears to be a notable driver of the negative perceptions described.

    Notable patterns and guidance: The pattern across reviews is uneven performance: operational and interpersonal problems (management tone, staff professionalism, housekeeping, and medication/personal-item processes) are the dominant themes, but isolated reports of positive resident outcomes exist. Because of this variability, visitors should observe staff–resident interactions, inspect cleanliness and odor in person, review medication-administration procedures and policies for personal belongings, and ask for references from current families to build a fuller picture before deciding.

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    Location

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    Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc. is located at 7040 Lake Blvd, Forest Lake, MN, 55025.

    About Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc.

    Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc. sits over on Lake Blvd in Forest Lake, offering care for seniors since November 1, 1971, and you'd find that it's got just 17 licensed beds, so things feel a bit more like a small neighborhood than a big, busy building, which some families say gives them peace of mind knowing folks won't get lost in the crowd. The place is licensed with the Minnesota Department of Health and the Secretary of State and focuses on long-term care, with both assisted living and memory care for people living with dementia, including Alzheimer's, and you can expect staff to speak English and be ready to help non-ambulatory residents or those who might need extra support, even with incontinence care or moving from place to place. Residents get help with daily tasks like dressing, bathing, transfers, and such, and there's medication management set up, which is useful for those with mild cognitive struggles, and the staff works with outside healthcare providers to keep medical care coordinated. Windy Acres has private or shared rooms, including studio options, and there's 24-hour supervision along with a call system throughout, which helps if someone needs quick help in an emergency, and because it's a secured community with emergency alerts everywhere, families can feel safer if their loved one needs memory care. There are meals planned by chefs and meal planners-special dietary needs like allergies or diabetes can be handled-and residents can eat all day in a dedicated dining space or pick from options, with housekeeping, laundry, and move-in help all available too. Windy Acres includes things like a community room, gardens, walking paths, arts room, movie nights, and a salon and barber, plus organized activities, transportation for errands or outings, and plenty of parking for visitors or those still able to drive. Entertainment, phones in rooms, and help with daily chores make it feel homelike, while hospice and dementia waivers allow for a level of care you don't get everywhere. There's no BBB accreditation and you won't find a lot of detailed public information about every service or amenity they provide, but what's known points to a steady, supportive place for seniors, especially those who need memory care, in a setting that doesn't feel overwhelming or impersonal.

    People often ask...

    Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc. offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,754 per month.

    Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc. offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    There are 4 photos of Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc. on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 7040 Lake Blvd, Forest Lake, MN 55025.

    No, Windy Acres Long Term Care Inc. 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 number30515
    Facility typeAssisted Living

    Inspection Reports

    3

    Reports

    16

    Citations

    1

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    28 Apr 2025Complaint
    Investigated an allegation that a staff member used a resident's narcotic pain medication for personal use, with video showing eight sign-outs where the medication was placed in the staff member's pocket.
    • 144G.91 Subd. 8Freedom from maltreatment
    08 Jan 2025Inspection
    Identified state correction orders covering disaster planning, fire protection, prescription drugs, and hazard assessment. Noted missing or noncompliant plans, noninterconnected smoke alarms, expired medications, and lack of hazard assessment.
    • 144G.42 Subd. 10Disaster planning and emergency preparedness
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (a) (1)Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (b-f)Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.71 Subd. 20Prescription drugs
    • 144G.81 Subdivision 1Hazard vulnerability assessment and fire protection (additional for dementia care/Secured unit)
    27 Sept 2022Inspection
    Identified multiple noncompliances across food service, contracts, emergency planning, fire safety, medication management, dementia care policies, and activity planning.
    • 144G.41 Subd 1 (13) (i) (B)Minimum Dietary Services and Minnesota Food Code Compliance
    • 144G.41 Subd 1 (13) (i) (A) and (C)Meal Services and Contract Terms
    • 144G.42 Subd. 10Disaster planning and emergency preparedness
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (a) (1)Fire protection and physical environment – Smoke alarms
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (a) (4)Fire protection and physical environment – Maintenance
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (b)-(f)Fire protection and evacuation plans and training
    • 144G.52 Subd. 9Emergency relocation
    • 144G.71 Subd. 10Medication management during unplanned times away
    • 144G.82 Subd. 3Policies for dementia care
    • 144G.84Activities for Residents with Dementia

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