Gianna Homes

    Gianna Homes Sursum Corda, 4605 Fairhills Rd E, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    3.6ยท9 reviews

    Compassionate consistent attentive memory care

    I placed my mom in this small, home-like memory-care home and have been very pleased: compassionate, consistent staff provide attentive, person-centered dementia care, real home-cooked meals, engaging daily activities, and personalized updates. The transition was smooth, communication and care coordination were excellent - I highly recommend this warm, detail-oriented community.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    3.56ยท(9)

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      3.1
    • Staff

      3.1
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

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    Pros

    • Homelike, small-house environment
    • Person-centered dementia and memory-care focus
    • Compassionate, consistent caregiving staff
    • Meaningful family communication and personalized updates
    • Home-cooked meals and homelike dining
    • Engaging daily activities and social programming
    • Coordinated transitions and care coordination

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical oversight and RN availability
    • Medication-management deficiencies, including timing and PRN administration
    • Variable staff empathy and responsiveness
    • Mismatch between promised therapies/services and delivery
    • Reliance on family for care monitoring
    • Staff skill and competency gaps in complex clinical care
    • Limited mobility-support for higher-dependency residents

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews for Gianna Homes are notably mixed, with clear strengths around its small, home-like environment and memory-care orientation but also significant operational concerns raised by some families. Many accounts praise the setting, daily programming, and interpersonal warmth of specific caregivers; others describe gaps in clinical processes and end-of-life care that materially affected their experience.

    Care quality appears uneven. Positive comments highlight person-centered dementia care, attentive companion-style caregiving, and coordinated care transitions. However, several families raised clinically important concerns about medication management (timing, PRN administration, and related errors), and indicated limited RN oversight during critical periods. There are also accounts describing concerns following a resident's death and perceived inconsistencies in how serious clinical situations were handled. These items suggest the facility may benefit from clearer clinical protocols, stronger medication-administration controls, and regular auditing of nursing coverage.

    Staffing and culture receive conflicting assessments. Many reviewers emphasize compassionate, consistent staff members who foster meaningful family connections and facilitate smooth moves into the home. At the same time, others experienced staff as impersonal or insufficiently responsive; these descriptions point to variability in staff empathy, responsiveness, and clinical competency across shifts or teams. Training and supervision practices may be an area for improvement to reduce variability and ensure consistent practice standards.

    Dining and facilities are commonly cited as strengths. The home-like atmosphere, small scale, and home-cooked meals contribute to a residential feel that families and residents appreciated. The environment and staffing model are often described as fostering a strong community feeling and personalized attention, which supports social connection and comfort for many residents.

    Activities and therapy offerings are generally seen as engaging, with daily programming that encourages participation. That said, several families noted limited participation when residents had advanced dementia or functional limitations, and some reported that promised therapies or specific activity programs were not consistently delivered. This indicates the need for transparent activity plans tailored to different cognitive and mobility levels and for verification that advertised therapy services are actually available.

    Management and communication also show divergence. Positive experiences include timely updates, good coordination with families, and a sense that the leadership supports team well-being. Conversely, other families described a mismatch between pre-admission promises and post-admission realities, and felt compelled to monitor care closely themselves. These patterns suggest prospective residents and families should seek specific information about RN coverage, medication policies, therapy schedules, and escalation procedures to align expectations with operational practice.

    In summary, Gianna Homes presents a mixed profile: a warm, small-home setting with strengths in dementia-focused, person-centered aspects and community life, paired with operational and clinical inconsistencies that have led to serious concerns for some families. The facility may suit people who prioritize a homelike memory-care environment and who confirm in advance the facility's clinical oversight and therapy availability. Prospective families should ask targeted questions about nursing coverage, medication-administration protocols, end-of-life care procedures, and how the team supports higher-dependency residents to better assess fit.

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    Gianna Homes is located at Gianna Homes Sursum Corda, 4605 Fairhills Rd E, Minnetonka, MN, 55345.

    About Gianna Homes

    Gianna Homes is a nonprofit senior living community that's been serving Minnetonka and Plymouth since 2002, and the homes have a welcoming, warm setting with both private and semi-private rooms on the main floor, so there are no stairs for residents to climb, which helps keep things simple for everyone, and there's a nice mix of common spaces including a dining room, a lounge, a family room, a chapel, a kitchen, and a living room with a fireplace. Residents can enjoy gardens, walking paths, a fenced patio, a fountain, and plenty of wildlife on the grounds, and there are places for family events like barbecues or flower picking, which makes for good days when people want to get outside or visit, and the homes use calming colors, have wide handrails, and make sure both natural and artificial lighting are just right for safety and comfort. There's a lower level with a large family room for activities, a carport for covered access, a laundry room, and an elevator for easy movement between floors.

    The staff at Gianna Homes are trained in ethics and go through reference checks, and a registered nurse oversees care full-time, managing the needs of up to 10 residents in each home, which means residents get a lot of personal attention, especially since most of the residents live with some form of dementia, whether it's Alzheimer's, Lewy body, Parkinson's, or FTD, and memory care is available at both the Sursum Corda house in Minnetonka and the Gladys Place home in Plymouth, which lends a familiar and secure atmosphere to folks who need it. The homes also provide general assisted living, hospice, and Parkinson's care, and they're set up to handle all sorts of transfers, including two-person transfers and hoyer lifts, so people at various stages of care needs can stay there comfortably for as long as they need.

    Residents have furnished rooms with telephones, wifi, and emergency alert systems, and housekeeping, laundry, and linen services are included, along with maintenance, so nobody has to worry about chores. There's meal preparation and service daily, with attention paid to special diets like diabetic or allergy-sensitive meals, plus communal dining, and staff can help with bathing, dressing, getting around, and managing medications. Gianna Homes coordinates care with healthcare providers and nearby clinics and offers on-site physician visits, and residents can get physical therapy, music and art activities, sensory enrichment, exercise, and other wellness services during their stay. The homes also offer transportation for local outings, and activities include movie nights, arts and crafts, music, tabletop games, scheduled events, and family gatherings for holidays like Thanksgiving, with flexible daily routines that allow families and residents to shape their days as they like.

    The homes are designed to feel like family spaces, with an emphasis on dignity, loving kindness, and respect, and programs address social, spiritual, emotional, and physical needs, always striving to provide meaningful engagement so days are enjoyable, and staff aim to foster good times and companionship even for those facing memory loss, turning the experience from a "long-goodbye" into a life worth living. Each home stays nearly full, mostly at 98% occupancy, and families often praise the caring staff and warm, helpful approach. The homes allow pets and offer both gardens and greenspace, making them friendly and familiar, and residents or families can choose different payment options, including credit cards. Both Sursum Corda and Gladys Place give residents plenty of privacy, safety, and a feeling of being at home, so each person can live as independently as possible while always having help close by, and for anyone seeking a secure, well-cared-for memory care setting in a quiet neighborhood, Gianna Homes offers a steady, comforting option.

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