Ramsey County Care Center

    2000 White Bear Ave N, Maplewood, MN 55109
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Beautiful suite, attentive staff, recommended

    I moved into a beautifully remodeled suite and the staff do a wonderful job. They're attentive and kind, give one-on-one time and even dine with residents. After a medical incident they called within 20 minutes. Daily activities and frequent entertainment keep me engaged. I'm pleased overall and highly recommend this community.

    Current/former 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

    3.67·(9)

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      3.7

    Pros

    • Attentive, resident-focused staff
    • One-on-one resident engagement
    • Staff dining with residents
    • Responsive emergency-family communication
    • Daily activities and frequent entertainment
    • Recently remodeled suites

    Cons

    • Gaps in clinical oversight and care coordination
    • Inconsistent responsiveness to acute health changes
    • Sanitation and cleanliness management concerns in resident areas
    • Inconsistent meal quality and dining hygiene
    • Challenges in staff–family communication and cooperation
    • Maintenance and furnishings shortcomings

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a polarized view of care at the facility. Many comments highlight a strong, resident-centered approach: staff are described as attentive and kind, with frequent one-on-one engagement and visible presence during meals. Families praise an active programming schedule and regular entertainment, and note recently remodeled suites as a positive facility upgrade. A rapid follow-up to a medical event (a 20-minute family call) was cited as an example of effective communication in at least one instance.

    Conversely, several reviews raise significant operational concerns that warrant attention. The principal clinical issue described is uneven clinical oversight and care coordination; reviewers described situations that suggest gaps in monitoring and escalation when health status changes occur. Relatedly, there are reports indicating inconsistent responsiveness to acute health changes, creating uncertainty for families about how reliably emergent needs will be managed.

    Dining and environmental concerns appear in multiple accounts. Positive comments about activities and social engagement coexist with mentions of inconsistent meal quality and questions about dining hygiene. Reviewers also raised sanitation and cleanliness management concerns in resident areas. Facility condition feedback is mixed: although suites have been remodeled, there are reports of maintenance and furnishings shortcomings that affect resident comfort, such as weak or inadequate furniture in some units.

    Staffing and management themes are similarly mixed. Many families emphasize respectful, engaged caregivers who spend time with residents, but other accounts describe challenges in staff–family communication and cooperation, including difficulty working with certain staff members. A small number of serious concerns in reviews prompted formal complaints, indicating that experiences vary substantially across households.

    For prospective residents and families: the facility demonstrates clear strengths in social programming, staff presence, and recent physical upgrades, but there are recurring operational issues that should be explored during a visit. Recommended questions include those about clinical oversight and escalation protocols, staffing ratios and turnover, meal-service procedures and hygiene controls, routine maintenance practices, and the facility’s process for handling family concerns and regulatory complaints. Reviewing recent inspection reports and speaking directly with administrative leadership can help clarify how the facility addresses the patterns noted above.

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    Location

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    Ramsey County Care Center is located at 2000 White Bear Ave N, Maplewood, MN, 55109.

    About Ramsey County Care Center

    Ramsey County Care Center, once located at 2000 White Bear Avenue in Maplewood, served seniors and adults who needed different types of care starting in 1959 and closing its doors in 2022, and when you walked in, you found a nursing home that offered things like skilled nursing care, long-term care services, assisted living, memory care, independent living, and personalized support with help for bathing, dressing, transfers, and medication, and you also saw friendly staff around to help with daily living, healthcare, and mental wellness, people who cared and knew their stuff, and if someone needed more, there were internal medicine practitioners available too. There was a focus on recovery, with evidence-based programs for mental health and substance use, and you saw connections with organizations like the Minnesota Alliance of Rural Addiction Treatment Programs, MARRCH, NAATP, and then the care center really cared about supporting people through hard stuff like addiction and mental health challenges through their links with NUWAY Alliance, Cochran Recovery Services, and The Gables, offering residential programs in the Twin Cities and Rochester and mental health outpatient help at 2217 Nicollet Ave S in Minneapolis, plus safe, recovery-focused housing for men at Arrigoni East and Arrigoni West. You found a Blue Distinction Center® for Substance Use Treatment and Recovery, and a Joint Commission-accredited facility that worked with most insurance and programs like Medical Assistance, and maybe you saw LGBTQIA+ signs because they welcomed everyone. Seniors could join scheduled activities, use the beauty salon, barbershop, fitness room, computer center, games, gardens, community salon, small library, or join day trips, and residents picked from air-conditioned, furnished rooms with private bathrooms, and if they had special food needs, the dining room staff could handle things like diabetes diets. The place felt prepared, with 12-16 hour nursing support, a 24-hour call system, help with transportation, restrooms, WiFi, wheelchair access, and laundry, so people could move around and stay connected. There were music programs, recreational activities, walking paths, landscaped gardens, even pet-friendly rules, with room for new residents any time, and if shopping was needed, the on-site gift shop and canteen helped out. The care center supported hospice, palliative care, grief, and those hard end-of-life talks, helping families plan and cope, and partnered with places like the Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care. Some preferred independent living with maintenance-free apartments and social events, but some needed memory care with 24-hour support and tailored activities, and they found that too. This center provided in-home care and support for people who wanted to stay as long as possible, along with rehabilitation, wound care, and help after hospital stays. With a rating of 3.9 from 7 reviews, the center kept busy serving seniors, those with disabilities, veterans, and anyone needing extra help with housing, food, work, and tough times, and before it closed in 2022, it was a busy, reliable long-term care place in Maplewood that tried to be as welcoming, thorough, and organized as a big old family home can be.

    People often ask...

    Ramsey County Care Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 2000 White Bear Ave N, Maplewood, MN 55109.

    No, Ramsey County 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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