Ecumen Prairie Hill sits in St. Peter, MN, and gives seniors different choices for how to live and get care in one spot tucked along the Minnesota River Valley, and sometimes folks mention the nearby hobby farm with horses out in the open fields and the wide spaces dotted with wildflowers and prairie grass make for nice strolls, and there're walking paths and patios for gardening when the weather's good. The place holds 75 licensed beds, and it's a licensed assisted living facility with dementia care, memory care, long-term care, and even respite care. The staff keeps support around the clock, and the team gives reminders for meals and medicine, which helps a lot, and there's a 24-hour emergency response system in place for safety.
Residents can try out different ways to live, like moving into studio or 1-bedroom apartments for memory care in the Reflections Memory Care neighborhood or picking from 1 or 2-bedroom assisted living units, and everyone gets a personal care plan, so help matches the person, depending on if they want more independence or need extra hands. Caregivers on site help with day-to-day things and offer gentle backup, especially for folks with memory impairment, and the staff uses care programs made for people with dementia. People who need a short stay can come for transitional care, and others might use adult day services, home care, hospice care, or even affordable housing options, and those wanting to stay active can get meals planned by chefs in a big dining room, and the place has therapy services too.
There's a cozy library and the Nicollet Lounge for sitting, and the property's got plenty of room for groups or quiet time, as well as raised garden beds, and there are clinics and River's Edge Hospital not far for when medical help's needed. The community works to make living easy and maintenance free so people get more time for what they like to do. Ecumen Prairie Hill welcomes tours both in person and online, showing the daily life, activities, and meals that give a good look at what happens each day, and folks often say the care here lets them stay part of a community, even while getting the help they need if things get tough.
