Heritage House in New Brighton is an assisted living community made up of two separate facilities, one called Heritage House at 870 9th Street NW, and Heritage Living Facility at 1140 3rd Street NW, with five fully furnished rooms at each address, and both places accept residents under Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) Waiver, Elderly Waiver (EW), Brain Injury (BI) Waiver, Medical Assistance (MA), Private Pay, and Social Security, so families have some flexibility with payment, and you'll find the rooms come with a TV, nightstand, dresser, full-size bed with mattress, and internet or cable, though everyone's encouraged to bring some of their own things to help the space feel like home. Residents get three freshly cooked meals a day that follow Minnesota's food code, and meals can fit special diets for allergies, diabetes, or as ordered by nurses or doctors, and if someone needs help eating or has trouble swallowing, staff are trained to help, and there's always laundry service, housekeeping, and dry cleaning if you ever need a little more help with clean clothes or linens.
Heritage House has specialized programs for memory support, with secure memory care units for folks with Alzheimer's or other memory issues, and they make sure the doors and walkways are safe for anyone who may wander or seem confused, and the activity programs are planned for residents with memory problems, so there's always something to do, from therapy and exercise to movie nights and activities during every shift for socializing, and you'll find walking paths and gardens if you want to get outdoors or just need quiet. Assisted living residents get help as needed with bath time, dressing, grooming, using the bathroom, oral care, taking medicine, and getting around the building, and everything is wheelchair accessible, with wide doors and walk-in showers and emergency pull cords just in case.
Care at Heritage House is customized, and awake staff are on-site throughout the night, with a nurse always available or on-call, and there's direct help for medication management, wound care, diabetes care, mental health needs, and daily care, plus special support for people who can't move easily or need help getting in and out of bed. There's ride service for medical appointments, errands, shopping trips, or outings, and residents can expect someone to manage appointments, offer advocacy, and even help with shopping every week. Heritage House is licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health, isn't newly built but is well maintained, and tries to feel like a small supportive community with privacy, furnished apartment-style suites, and a focus on both comfort and safety, whether someone's staying for the long term or just coming for a short-term respite while their regular caregivers get a break.
