Heart to Home, Inc. is a senior living community in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, that has served residents since 2007, focusing on assisted living, memory care, and hospice in small, family-style homes. Each home, like Mendota Manor, Mendakota Manor, Hilltop Manor, and Lake Manor, holds 6 or 7 residents, with care team staff-to-resident ratios of 1:3 or 1:4 during the day, moving to 1:6 or 1:7 overnight, which means residents get more attention than at bigger places. Registered nurses and certified nursing assistants like Jessica Marcello and LaFonda Bradford watch over care and are trained in dementia, hospice, and geriatric needs. Residents have large private suites with handicap accessible bathrooms, all on one level for safety, and emergency alert systems, monitored alarms, and a 24-hour call system, which help everyone feel safe and supported.
The focus stays on the whole person-mind, body, and soul-so folks get care with daily activities, medication management, and tailored memory care and hospice waivers, plus the ability to receive more help as their needs change, so they can stay in the same home as they age. Housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, meal preparation, and dining options-also for special diets like allergies and diabetes-keep daily life comfortable, with home-cooked meals tailored to individuals, and rooms come furnished and have phones. Residents enjoy arts rooms, movie nights, gardening, walks in the neighborhood, trips out for ice cream, seasonal celebrations, and a garden where they can sit or take strolls. The homes are set up for easy access to nursing staff at all times, and community programs mean no one has to feel left out. Technology, including systems like Drupal and Cloudflare, supports information management, while features like walking paths, transportation, a barber/salon, group games, community-run activities, and libraries help residents stay active and social.
Founded by Nick Cesaro-Moxley and his son Josh Cesaro-Moxley, the community's leadership keeps the environment warm, friendly, and focused on each person's dignity and independence, giving everyone both a private room and a sense of belonging in a smaller, family-like setting. House activities, like arts and library programs, encourage friendships and engagement, and the move-in process offers help with coordination. The staff handles management, operations, and healthcare coordination, supporting older adults at every stage, and the homes offer a neighborly feeling with easy access to amenities and healthcare in the area. Residents can receive both on-site and remote consulting services, and as needs change, services adapt, letting residents age in place for the long term.
