The Estates at Fridley

    5700 E River Rd, Fridley, MN 55432
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    2.24·(42)

    Overall rating

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

      1.6
    • Staff

      2.2
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and helpful direct-care staff
    • Consistent staffing for some residents
    • Skilled physical and occupational therapy services
    • Supportive therapy staff praised as effective
    • Accommodating meal modifications
    • Comfortable social environment for some residents
    • Engaging activities on select days
    • Attentive nursing assistants in certain shifts
    • Responsive kitchen and housekeeping at times
    • Positive rehabilitation outcomes for some residents

    Cons

    • Delayed response to call lights and assistance requests
    • Inconsistent personal-care schedules (bathing, oral care)
    • Medication-administration errors and delays
    • Chronic nursing assistant staffing shortages and rushed care
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in common areas and rooms
    • Pest-control concerns
    • Supply-chain shortages for incontinence and hygiene items
    • Equipment maintenance gaps (scales, lifts, mattresses)
    • Gaps in documentation and interdepartmental coordination
    • Inconsistent availability of promised therapy services
    • Problems with billing transparency and financial reconciliation
    • Variable staff professionalism and communication

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with a mix of meaningful strengths and persistent operational challenges. On the positive side, many families and residents praise individual caregivers and therapy staff: physical and occupational therapy are repeatedly described as effective and goal-focused, and several direct-care employees receive commendation for being compassionate, helpful, and skilled in rehabilitation. Some residents report comfortable social interactions, accommodating meal modifications, and successful short-term rehab stays.

    However, a number of systemic care-quality concerns are evident. A recurrent theme is delayed responsiveness to call lights and assistance requests, which families link to rushed care and inconsistent personal-care routines including bathing and oral care. Medication management is another key vulnerability — reviews note missed or delayed medications, administration errors, and at least one allegation of medication removal. Staffing levels, particularly of nursing assistants, are described as insufficient at times, producing variability in the timeliness and thoroughness of everyday care.

    Facility environment and operations raise additional concerns. Multiple reviewers record sanitation and odor concerns in resident rooms and common areas, along with pest-control observations and shortages of continence and hygiene supplies. Equipment issues such as nonfunctional scales, deflated mattresses, and inconsistent availability of mechanical lifts were also reported, which has implications for safe transfers and clinical monitoring. At an administrative level, reviewers cite documentation gaps, coordination failures with outside providers and home-health transitions, and friction over billing and financial transparency.

    There is notable inconsistency across shifts and departments: some families describe attentive, experienced staff and good housekeeping and dining on certain days, while others recount unprofessional conduct, poor communication, and operational lapses. A small number of reviews raise serious allegations (including theft and medication removal) and note that families pursued state reporting; these are individual-level claims that may warrant regulatory follow-up. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s demonstrated strengths in therapy and some caregiving staff against recurring issues in responsiveness, sanitation, medication practices, staffing reliability, equipment maintenance, and administrative transparency. Visiting at different times of day, asking about staffing ratios, observing meal service and hygiene practices, and reviewing recent inspection reports would help clarify current performance and suitability for a particular care need.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.

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    Location

    The Estates at Fridley is located at 5700 E River Rd, Fridley, MN, 55432.

    About The Estates at Fridley

    The Estates at Fridley sits just off Hwy-694 and East River Road in Fridley, Minnesota, about four miles from Unity Hospital, at 5700 E River Rd NE. The facility has 54 beds in a building where residents can choose between private or semi-private rooms, with room features like private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, telephones, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi, and there's also the option for furnished spaces if someone needs it. Charlene Grachek, CNA, helps lead the team as the steward leader, and a Therapeutic Recreation team works to offer activities and programming to help with spiritual, physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs. Fun things like spiritual services, bingo, and outings get planned, along with access to outdoor spaces, walking paths, gardens, movie nights, music programs, games, library time, fitness programs and rooms, an arts room, business room, and even a spa/wellness room. Residents have access to community services such as housekeeping, laundry service, move-in help, family support, transportation, scheduled daily activities, and parking.

    The Estates at Fridley provides both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation, so some folks stay to recover from illness, injury, or surgery, while others make it their home. The staff emphasizes individualized, compassionate, and personalized care through care plans tailored for each resident, and a 24-hour call system together with 12-16 hour nursing care each day means help is always close by. There's a skilled nursing staff on site at all times, which lets them offer care for people who need help with medication, bathing, dressing, daily activities, and transfers, as well as folks who aren't able to walk on their own. Staff supervise activities and medical needs, and everything's set up for a secured environment, especially for residents with memory needs. The facility has a dedicated memory care unit for people with memory issues, along with assisted living, independent living, and continuing care retirement community services, so there's a range of options whether someone needs more support or prefers more independence.

    For shorter stays, the patient-focused rehabilitation team helps residents get back on their feet and home again after a hospital stay, working with outside rehabilitation professionals and offering skilled services. The Estates at Fridley accepts both Medicaid and Medicare for financial help, which covers many of the care needs or stays. People in the community get to enjoy a supportive environment where a culture of kindness, compassion, and respect is important. Residents can participate in activities, enjoy outdoor spaces when the weather's good, and have a choice of private or semi-private rooms with options for independence and security. The facility also operates in a region where LGBTQ individuals have legal protections, including for gender identity, orientation, and source of income. There's not much information about the building itself or parking, but people say the environment feels cozy and supportive and the staff aim for exceptional customer service and innovative care, making The Estates at Fridley a place where seniors can get the help and care they need for as long as they need it.

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    The Estates at Fridley offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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