Open Arms Senior Living

    4414 Martin Rd, Rice Lake, MN 55803
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Warm, compassionate staff; comfortable home

    I feel very comfortable here - the staff are warm, compassionate, and professional, the clean, beautiful facility and spacious private apartment really feel like home, and meals are hearty and nutritious. Family is welcomed into care and memory-support is thoughtful, so overall I'm very pleased with the level of attention and respect residents receive.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    5.00·(8)

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.5
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Warm, welcoming atmosphere
    • Nutritious, home-cooked meals
    • Friendly, compassionate staff
    • Clean and well-maintained facility
    • Residents treated with respect and dignity
    • Personalized, attentive caregiving
    • Beautiful, newer facility with spacious rooms
    • Cozy, home-like environment
    • Owner involvement and dedication
    • High resident satisfaction and delight

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment The review summaries for Open Arms Senior Living are uniformly positive. Across multiple comments, reviewers emphasize a warm, home-like environment and consistently praise the staff, facility cleanliness, quality of meals, and the level of personal attention residents receive. There are no negative or critical themes apparent in the provided summaries; instead the pattern is one of consistent satisfaction and appreciation for the care and atmosphere provided.

    Care quality and staff A dominant theme is the quality of caregiving and the demeanor of staff. Reviews repeatedly call staff friendly, compassionate, professional, and caring. Phrases such as "great caring and attention," "very good care," and "compassionate staff" indicate that both clinical and day-to-day support are perceived as reliable and attentive. Several summaries highlight that residents are treated with respect and that staff demonstrate love, dedication, and high levels of personal involvement. Owner involvement is explicitly noted in at least one summary, which supports the impression of engaged management and hands-on oversight.

    Facility and accommodations The physical facility receives strong praise. Multiple reviewers describe the location as clean, beautiful, and new, with spacious rooms and a welcoming, open feeling. The combination of descriptors — "clean facility," "beautiful new facility," "spacious rooms," and "cozy comfortable home" — suggests that Open Arms provides modern, well-maintained spaces that are also arranged to feel home-like rather than institutional. Cleanliness and maintenance appear to be consistent strengths.

    Dining and daily life Dining is another highlighted positive. Reviewers note nutritious and home-cooked meals, implying attention to food quality and a homelike dining experience. While reviews praise meal quality and the overall warm environment, there is little specific detail about menu variety, dining schedules, or special dietary accommodations; however, the repeated mention of nutritious, home-cooked meals indicates that food service is seen as a meaningful contributor to resident well-being.

    Management, culture, and resident experience The tone across summaries points to a caring culture driven by staff dedication and management involvement. Words such as "love and dedication," "warm and loving energy," and "delight of residents" suggest high resident satisfaction and a positive social atmosphere. The explicit mention of owner involvement in one summary reinforces the sense that leadership is visible and engaged. The facility is described as "a wonderful place to stay," which reflects both the physical environment and the intangible aspects of community life.

    Notable absences and potential gaps Although the reviews are uniformly favorable, they are limited in scope. The summaries do not provide detail about certain operational areas that prospective residents or families often consider: examples include medical or clinical responsiveness in emergencies, staffing levels across different shifts, availability and variety of activities and programming, costs and transparency of pricing, parking or transportation options, and long-term outcomes for residents with higher care needs. These are not criticisms — rather, they are informational gaps not addressed in the provided summaries. If those areas are important to a decision, further inquiry or a visit would be advisable.

    Conclusion In summary, Open Arms Senior Living is portrayed as a clean, attractive, and well-run community with a strong emphasis on compassionate, respectful caregiving and a home-like atmosphere. Nutrition and meal quality, staff warmth and professionalism, and owner/management involvement are repeatedly highlighted as key strengths. The available reviews do not list any negatives, but they also lack detail on certain operational or clinical specifics, so families should follow up on those topics during a tour or conversation with management if they require that information.

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    Location

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    Open Arms Senior Living is located at 4414 Martin Rd, Rice Lake, MN, 55803.

    About Open Arms Senior Living

    Open Arms Senior Living sits in Duluth, Minnesota, at 4414 Martin Rd, in a peaceful, wooded area by a pond where you might see wildlife, and the building is a new 24-unit spot for both assisted living and memory care. The place is cozy, kept up by local staff and three Duluth locals, including Jordann Balaich, who is the CEO, Licensed Assisted Living Director, and a Registered Nurse, and they've tried to make it feel like home, so you get both quiet and comfort. Both men and women can live here, but they don't allow pets even though Amelia, a Bernese Mountain Dog, visits and brings some smiles to people.

    The staff is present all the time, day and night, and residents get a safety pendant to call for help if there's an emergency, which matters especially since the community is home to people with Alzheimer's or dementia, and it's fully handicap accessible, so whether you have trouble walking or use a wheelchair, you can get around. The building has 30 licensed beds, and it's been checked by the state and other groups to meet safety rules, and they accept private pay for assisted living and memory care, with immediate or soon-to-be open spots and a waitlist.

    Folks here get three healthy meals each day and snacks, and rooms come with their own telephone, Wi-Fi, and TV streaming, and all utilities are included already. Daily living assistance, medication monitoring, and housekeeping are part of what the staff handles, and there's ride help for medical appointments so getting out to the doctor doesn't have to be hard. The nursing staff is present at all hours to help with health questions, medication, and even wound care or rehab if you need it, and they make care plans that change as your needs do.

    Memory care comes with secure areas and activities meant to help with memory, so those with dementia or Alzheimer's can feel as comfortable as possible. There's an in-house beauty salon if someone wants to look nice, and wellness and exercise programs run regularly for anyone who wants to join, along with daily activities and social times, whether you want to chat, play cards, or just be around others. The community offers assisted living, memory care, respite care for those who need a short stay, and even some independent living for seniors who don't need a lot of help but want to join a busy place with no big chores to worry about. You won't find pets living there, but the community is vibrant with both routine and unique touches, like that wooded path out back, and the leadership pushes for a place that feels both safe and welcoming.

    People often ask...

    Open Arms Senior Living offers assisted living and memory care.

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    The full address for this community is 4414 Martin Rd, Rice Lake, MN 55803.

    No, Open Arms Senior Living 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 number38681
    Facility typeAssisted Living

    Inspection Reports

    2

    Reports

    10

    Citations

    1

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    11 Jul 2025Complaint
    Investigated an allegation that a staff member abused a resident during care by throwing the resident’s legs, but the findings were inconclusive.
    08 Nov 2023Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies in disaster planning, fire safety, service plans, medication management, and dementia care policy delivery.
    • 144G.42 Subd. 10Disaster planning and emergency preparedness
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (a) (4)Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (b)-(f)Fire safety and evacuation plans
    • 144G.70 Subd. 4 (a-e)Service plan, implementation and revisions
    • 144G.71 Subd. 7Delegation of medication administration
    • 144G.71 Subd. 19Storage of medications
    • 144G.71 Subd. 22Disposition of medications
    • 144G.72 Subd. 3Individualized treatment or therapy management
    • 144G.72 Subd. 5Documentation of administration of treatments
    • 144G.82 Subd. 3Policies

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