Pricing ranges from
    $3,627 – 4,352/month

    Cherrywood Advanced Living, South Facility

    3315 Cooper Ave S, St. Cloud, MN 56301
    • Assisted Living

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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
    • 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

    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

    3.29·(7)

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      3.3

    Pros

    • Well-appointed suites for independent residents
    • Welcoming, family-like atmosphere
    • Friendly, helpful staff interactions
    • Comfortable assisted-living environment

    Cons

    • Inadequate staffing relative to resident acuity
    • High staff turnover and management instability
    • Gaps in dementia-care competency
    • Limited activity programming and resident engagement
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation practices
    • Delayed response to resident incidents and safety events
    • Weak clinical oversight and family communication

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The set of summaries presents a mixed picture. Positive comments emphasize attractive suites for residents who are largely independent and a welcoming, family-like culture with friendly, helpful staff. However, these favorable impressions are counterbalanced by substantial operational concerns focused on care quality, staffing, activities, housekeeping, and management oversight.

    Care quality and safety: Several summaries raise concerns about declining care standards and responsiveness. Key operational weaknesses include staffing levels that appear insufficient for resident acuity, gaps in dementia-care capability, and delays in attending to incidents. These suggest weaknesses in transfer- and incident-response protocols and in clinical oversight. Prospective families should verify current staffing ratios, response-time practices, and dementia-care training before making placement decisions.

    Staff and management: Staff interactions are described positively in some accounts — staff are characterized as friendly, helpful, and mindful. At the same time, reviewers describe high staff turnover and leadership instability, which can undermine continuity of care. Management-related concerns also include perceived poor oversight and inconsistent follow-through on resident needs; these are likely contributors to the variability in family experiences.

    Activities and engagement: Activity programming is a notable area of concern. Summaries indicate limited organized activities beyond brief snack-time gatherings and a reliance on volunteers to coordinate enrichment. This pattern points to constrained programming for residents who require regular social and cognitive engagement; confirm the facility's current activity calendar and staffing dedicated to engagement when evaluating the community.

    Facilities and housekeeping: The physical suites are consistently described as attractive and appropriate for independent residents. At the same time, there are specific cleanliness and housekeeping inconsistencies noted, including rooms not being cleaned on a regular schedule. These indicate gaps in routine environmental services that the facility should address to ensure consistent sanitation and comfort.

    Dining and nutrition: There is limited information about full meal service in the summaries; snack-time activity is referenced but comprehensive comments on meal quality, menu variety, or dining-service reliability are not available. Visitors should observe meal service and inquire about menu planning and accommodations for special diets.

    Notable patterns and caveats: Experiences appear variable — some families express satisfaction with the assisted-living environment and staff, while others describe operational shortcomings that affect care and daily life. One summary is unrelated to facility operations (a delivery-service/tipping complaint) and does not reflect the community's care environment. Given the mix of observations, an in-person visit that focuses on current staffing levels, dementia-care resources, activity schedules, housekeeping routines, incident-response protocols, and family communication processes is recommended to form an up-to-date assessment.

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    Location

    Cherrywood Advanced Living, South Facility is located at 3315 Cooper Ave S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301.

    About Cherrywood Advanced Living, South Facility

    Cherrywood Advanced Living, South Facility is an assisted living home in St. Cloud, MN, focused on dementia care and long-term help for seniors, and they keep things smaller and more personal with only 20 licensed beds in a house-like setting, where each resident has a private suite, and some suites come with their own big windows, in-floor heat, and private bathrooms, which really makes things homey, and you walk right into the common rooms like a kitchen with a big island and stone countertops, a farm table for group meals, and even a fireplace where neighbors can enjoy coffee together in the morning. They take a calm and steady approach to care, and keep nurses and assistants around the clock, with Licensed Practical Nurses either onsite or on-call 24 hours, and a Registered Nurse overseeing assessments and care plans, working closely with doctors, therapists, and specialists, so the medical side of things is looked after in a direct way, and there's help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, moving around, and handling medicines, including one and two person transfers with lifts for those who need it, plus wound care, podiatry, occupational therapy, and even routine lab work and x-rays done onsite, which means less running around for families too. The home welcomes folks with dementia and those who need more nursing care or end-of-life support, offering memory care activities, special dementia programs, and activities focused on helping residents enjoy life day by day, whether that's gardening on the walk paths, taking part in arts and crafts, using the wellness center, or joining in welcoming group events, with both resident-led and community-sponsored activities, and the staff work hard to keep everyone engaged and feeling safe, even when things are difficult. They say they take extra steps for safety, keeping the facility clean and following COVID-19 policies, plus they use 24-hour call systems, emergency alert buttons, handicap accommodations, sprinkler systems, and various safety features for peace of mind. Meals are home-cooked and can be tailored for special diets like diabetes or allergies, served in the dining room or at the kitchen island, and the home is one-level to help those with mobility challenges move around easily, with furnished rooms and options for private apartments decorated for comfort, plus shared areas like an activity room, laundry services, fitness center, wifi, and even a barber and hair salon onsite for extra convenience. Staff use detailed, person-centered care plans that get updated as needs change, including when someone moves from assisted living to more advanced care, with all-inclusive rates covering utilities. Residents and families can keep in touch through updates and a Facebook page for sharing events and photos, and the home arranges transportation for doctor's visits when needed, with guest parking and suites available. The property rests in a quiet neighborhood on Cooper Ave. S and has a small, friendly feel, being part of a wider Cherrywood community network, aiming to keep things warm, comfortable, and safe for seniors who need a little more help but still want to feel at home.

    People often ask...

    Cherrywood Advanced Living, South Facility offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,627 per month.

    Cherrywood Advanced Living, South Facility offers assisted living.

    The full address for this community is 3315 Cooper Ave S, St. Cloud, MN 56301.

    No, Cherrywood Advanced Living, South Facility 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 number32764
    Facility typeAssisted Living

    Inspection Reports

    3

    Reports

    21

    Citations

    1

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    19 Dec 2025Inspection
    Identified multiple correction orders addressing infection control, medication delegation and management, background checks, and safety; follow-up determined substantial compliance.
    • 144G.41 Subd. 3Infection control program
    • 144G.71 Subd. 7Delegation Of Medication Administration
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2Fire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.60 Subd. 1Background studies
    • 144G.62 Subd. 2Delegation Of Assisted Living Services
    • 144G.62 Subd. 4Supervision Of Staff Providing Delegated Tasks
    • 144G.71 Subd. 5Individualized Medication Management Plan
    • 144G.71 Subd. 20Prescription drugs
    • Minnesota Food Code/4626Food Code Violations
    21 Jul 2023Complaint
    Investigated a resident’s catheter care and found neglect due to failing to follow orders for monthly catheter changes, which led to a urinary tract infection and hospice care.
    • 144G.72 Subd. 3Individualized treatment or therapy management
    • 144G.91 Subd. 8Freedom from maltreatment
    29 Mar 2023Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies in areas including food handling, quality management, personnel records, fire safety, supervision of delegated tasks, annual training, resident assessments, activity planning, and bed rail care. A follow-up indicated substantial compliance.
    • 144G.41 Subd 1 (13) (i) (B) Minimum requirementsMinimum requirements
    • 144G.42 Subd. 2 Quality managementQuality management
    • 144G.42 Subd. 8 Employee recordsEmployee records
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (b)-(f) Fire protection and physical environmentFire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.62 Subd. 4 Supervision of staff providing delegated nursingSupervision of delegated nursing tasks
    • 144G.63 Subd. 5 Required annual trainingRequired annual training
    • 144G.70 Subd. 2 (c-e) Initial reviews, assessments, and monitoringInitial reviews, assessments, and monitoring
    • 144G.70 Subd. 4 (f) Service plan, implementation and revisions to (f)Service plan content
    • 144G.84 Services for residents with dementiaActivities for residents with dementia
    • 144G.91 Subd. 4 (a) Appropriate care and servicesAppropriate care and services

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