Elder Homestead

    11400 4th St North, Minnetonka, MN 55343
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Friendly staff, clean, engaging community

    I'm very pleased with this community - the staff are consistently friendly, caring and professional, the facility feels clean and comfortable, and meals and activities keep my loved one engaged. Communication has been excellent (regular updates, video/skype during shutdown), the location and outdoor spaces are lovely, and I feel reassured leaving my family member in their care. Overall a very positive, supportive place that I would recommend to others.

    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

    4.17·(47)

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      4.2
    • Amenities

      3.1
    • Value

      4.1

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive staff
    • Friendly, approachable caregivers
    • Home-like, intimate atmosphere
    • Pleasant outdoor spaces and porch
    • Strong family communication (videos/photos)
    • From-scratch, well-prepared meals
    • Varied social and recreational activities
    • Engaged social director and nursing staff
    • Convenient parkside location
    • Affordable, good value for cost
    • Memory-care unit with structured programming
    • Small facility enabling one-on-one attention

    Cons

    • High staff turnover
    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness
    • Communication and family-notification gaps
    • Gaps in medication-management and incident follow-up
    • Staffing shortages affecting assistance timeliness
    • Small, cramped studio apartments with limited storage
    • Aging building and uneven maintenance
    • Memory-care segregation and locked-unit model
    • Inconsistent dining quality and meal continuity
    • Limited accessibility for vision- and hearing-impaired residents
    • Limited transportation and front-desk coverage
    • Short-notice management decisions and weak accountability

    Summary of reviews

    Care quality: Experiences at this facility vary. Many families describe compassionate, personalized care and close one-on-one attention consistent with a smaller, intimate setting. However, a subset of families raised serious clinical concerns including medication-management problems and transfer-safety issues; these accounts prompted follow-up by nursing leadership in at least some cases. Overall the pattern suggests pockets of solid caregiving alongside episodic clinical and safety gaps that warrant careful discussion during a tour and review of the facility's current clinical policies.

    Staff: Staff are frequently described as warm, friendly and engaged—several reviews single out nursing and activities staff for attentive interactions. At the same time, high staff turnover and recurring staffing shortages were common themes, and those operational pressures appear to contribute to slower assistance at times, variability in staff conduct, and uneven continuity of care. Family communication is inconsistent: some relatives praise timely updates (including photos and videos), while others cite poor responses from management, short-notice decisions, and lack of accountability when concerns are raised.

    Dining and activities: Dining receives mixed feedback. Many reviewers praise from-scratch, well-prepared meals and enjoyable dining experiences; other families describe inconsistent meal quality and occasional continuity issues. Activities programming is generally viewed as a strength—there are varied social and recreational options, resident friendships, and engaged activity staff—though information about schedules and accommodations for residents with vision or hearing impairment can be limited.

    Facilities: The community is described as home-like with pleasant outdoor spaces, a welcoming porch, and a parkside location that many families appreciate. Physical units tend to be small studio-style apartments with limited storage and compact kitchenettes; reviewers note that some rooms feel cramped and not suitable for residents who need more spacious accommodations. The building overall shows a mix of updates and areas in need of cosmetic maintenance or TLC.

    Management and notable patterns: Management responsiveness is uneven. Some families report proactive, supportive leadership that communicates well during events such as visitation restrictions, while others experienced abrupt administrative decisions and felt their concerns were not acknowledged by senior leadership. There are also operational gaps—reception/front-desk coverage and transportation for appointments and outings are limited. Given the mix of strong personal care experiences and recurring operational weaknesses (staffing, communication, medication/transfer protocols), prospective residents and families should probe current staffing levels, medication-safety processes, transfer policies, and unit layout during a visit, and ask for documentation of recent staff training and incident follow-up.

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    Location

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    Elder Homestead is located at 11400 4th St North, Minnetonka, MN, 55343.

    About Elder Homestead

    Elder Homestead sits on the corner of Highway 7 and Hopkins Crossroad in Hopkins, Minnesota, in a building with 19th-century farmhouse charm, bright floor plans, cozy parlors, and spacious gathering spots where residents like to spend time together or with visitors, and it offers privacy and security in all assisted living apartments, including studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units with kitchenettes and private bathrooms with step-in showers and grab-bars. The community provides care for people who need help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, grooming, and moving around, while also caring for those with Alzheimer's or dementia in a managed-access memory care neighborhood with a secured building and mentally-engaging activities, and skilled staff are on site 24/7 to help where needed. Residents can choose living arrangements that fit how much help they want, with care plans made in partnership with them, their families, and doctors, so everyone gets the right support whether for independent living, assisted living, or memory care, and those who need more medical help have access to in-house skilled nursing, physician services, X-rays, medication management, and even hospice for end-of-life care.

    The facility has a warm, home-like environment, and tries to treat everyone with respect and dignity, offering things that matter to people such as restaurant-style meals served all day in a dedicated dining room, options for special diets, help with laundry and dry cleaning, free transportation for outings and doctor visits, and housekeeping services to keep things tidy. Residents can take part in activities both on-site and out in the community, with programs to support the mind, social and devotional gatherings, movie nights, time in the game room or library, walking trails, screened-in porches, and spaces for relaxing indoors or outside, and there's also a fitness and wellness room. The staff knows pets are important for some people, so they allow pets, and the community aims to help residents stay as independent as possible while providing the help they need. Memory care residents get specialized programs focused on wellness and mental engagement, with security measures to keep everyone safe. In addition to assistance with daily living, Elder Homestead offers help for those who have trouble moving, as well as rehabilitation and end-of-life services, and there's move-in coordination to make the transition easier for new residents. With a high community rating from reviewers and a focus on personal attention, empathy, and compassion, Elder Homestead tries to provide a comfortable, safe place for seniors to live, socialize, and get the care they need.

    People often ask...

    Elder Homestead offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,447 per month.

    Elder Homestead offers assisted living and memory care.

    There are 12 photos of Elder Homestead on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 11400 4th St North, Minnetonka, MN 55343.

    No, Elder Homestead 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 number20104
    Facility typeAssisted Living

    Inspection Reports

    4

    Reports

    18

    Citations

    2

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    09 Jan 2025Inspection
    Identified several deficiencies related to fire safety, background checks, supervision, orientation, and medication storage and labeling that could affect resident safety.
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (a) (1) Fire protection and SS=F physical environmentFire protection and SS=F physical environment
    • 144G.60 Subdivision 1 Background studies SS=E requiredBackground studies
    • 144G.62 Subd. 4 Supervision of staff providing delegated nursing or therapy tasksSupervision of staff providing delegated nursing or therapy tasks
    • 144G.63 Subd. 2 Content of required orientationContent of required orientation
    • 144G.71 Subd. 19 Storage of medicationsStorage of medications
    • 144G.71 Subd. 20 Prescription drugsPrescription drugs
    26 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated an allegation of neglect in relation to a resident's decline and death; findings showed staff assessed after falls, communicated concerns to the medical provider, and provided care as the resident allowed.
    24 Jul 2024Complaint
    Found neglect after a fall when staff failed to follow the care plan and update the medical provider after increasing pain and immobility. This delay contributed to a hip fracture requiring surgical repair and hospitalization.
    • 144G.91 Subd. 4 (a) Appropriate care and SS=G servicesAppropriate care and SS=G services
    • 144G.91 Subd. 8 Freedom from maltreatmentFreedom from maltreatment
    08 Mar 2023Inspection
    Identified numerous noncompliances across staff records, TB control, fire safety, orientation, service plans, emergency relocation, and related procedures during the evaluation. These issues affected documentation, resident safety, and emergency planning.
    • 144G.42 Subd. 8Employee records
    • 144G.42 Subd. 9Tuberculosis prevention and control
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (a) (4)Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (a) (4)Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (b)-(f)Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.52 Subd. 9Emergency relocation
    • 144G.63 Subd. 2Content of required orientation
    • 144G.70 Subd. 4(f)Service plan, implementation and revisions
    • 144G.81 Subd. 1Hazard vulnerability assessment and safety risk assessment
    • 144G.83 Subd. 3Supervising staff training

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