Hillcrest Wayzata Rehab & Home Care

    15409 Wayzata Blvd, Wayzata, MN 55391
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.6ยท26 reviews

    Peaceful home-like community caring staff

    I'm very pleased with my experience. The grounds and foyer are lovely, dining offers healthy, delicious meals and snacks, activities keep residents engaged, and the caring, friendly staff (from admissions to nurses and rehab) made me feel welcome in a peaceful, home-like community I recommend.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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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
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.62ยท(26)

    Overall rating

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

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.5
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and physical-therapy services
    • Well-maintained grounds and attractive foyer
    • Pleasantly decorated central common areas
    • Accessible outdoor paths and nature features
    • Varied activities and scheduled entertainment
    • Fresh, appealing meal options and plentiful snacks
    • Caring and friendly direct-care staff
    • Helpful admissions and social-work support
    • Peaceful ambiance in portions of the facility
    • Wheelchair-accessible facilities and dining areas

    Cons

    • Inconsistent medication-management controls
    • Unreliable staffing levels and shift coverage
    • Delayed responsiveness to call lights and care requests
    • Sanitation and supply-management gaps
    • Weak fall-prevention and transfer-safety practices
    • Inconsistent therapy scheduling and continuity
    • Variable staff competency and supervision
    • Leadership and management unresponsiveness
    • Ownership-changeโ€“related operational instability
    • Inventory and billing coordination problems
    • Limited stimulation and oversight in memory-care unit
    • Safety-equipment and maintenance shortcomings

    Summary of reviews

    Care quality: Reviews describe a wide range of care experiences, producing an overall picture of inconsistent clinical reliability. Many families praised the rehabilitation program and some individual nurses and therapists for effective therapy and clinically competent care. However, other accounts raise significant concerns about medication administration (including late or missed analgesics and anticoagulant-dosing issues with elevated INR), delayed laboratory follow-up, and medication left unattended. Several reviewers reported delays in pain control and in other time-sensitive clinical responses, and a limited ability to progress with therapy when pain was not managed promptly. A small number of accounts include an allegation of elder mistreatment and other serious safety events; these appear as isolated but significant claims that families escalated to advocacy or external reporting channels.

    Staff and supervision: Staffing consistency is a dominant theme. Positive comments emphasize caring, friendly direct-care employees and dedicated admissions/social-work staff. At the same time, numerous reports describe understaffing, high shift-to-resident ratios (especially overnight), frequent staff turnover, and inexperienced or inadequately supervised aides. These operational issues are linked in reviews to delayed call-light responses, longer waits for assistance with transfers and toileting, and a perceived need for family advocacy to secure basic care. Supervision gaps were also associated with inconsistencies in clinical documentation and follow-up.

    Dining and nutrition: Dining received mixed but generally favorable feedback from a number of reviewers. Many praised appealing, healthy options, varied menus, plentiful snacks, and an attractive dining environment. Other reviewers noted a decline in food variety and quality following ownership changes, and some cited inconsistent meal-service continuity. Overall, dining appears to be a relative strength for many residents, with occasional declines tied to operational changes.

    Activities and engagement: The facility offers a range of activities, with positive mentions of varied programming, scheduled entertainers (for example, a weekly flutist), and well-occupied communal schedules. The grounds and nature path contribute to resident engagement. Conversely, some families described limited stimulation or inadequate supervision in memory-care areas, where residents were described as bored or insufficiently engaged. Activity access appears uneven between units and shifts.

    Facilities and environment: Physical attributes are mixed. Reviewers consistently note attractive exterior landscaping, a welcoming foyer, and accessible outdoor amenities. The central common area and some indoor features are well-decorated. Conversely, several reviews point to maintenance and sanitation deficits in specific areas: broken laundry equipment, supply shortages (towels, commodes, pillow coverings), pest-control concerns in some spaces, and rundown or poorly maintained resident rooms and furnishings. Safety equipment (bed rails, mattress recommendations) and ad hoc maintenance interventions were also described as inconsistent.

    Management and operations: Management-related concerns include perceived prioritization of cost control, slow or inadequate responses from leadership to family escalations, billing and insurance coordination difficulties, and operational disruption following ownership changes. Positive examples of engaged management and helpful admissions personnel are reported, but they sit alongside accounts of unfulfilled promises, delayed escalation of safety issues, and inconsistent follow-through on care plans.

    Notable patterns and takeaways: The overall pattern is one of variability: strong clinical and hospitality elements in parts of the facility (notably rehabilitation, grounds, and some staff), counterbalanced by persistent operational weaknesses (staffing instability, medication and safety-process inconsistencies, and localized sanitation/maintenance problems). Families considering this facility should weigh the facilityโ€™s rehabilitation strengths and pleasant campus features against the risk of uneven day-to-day care and responsiveness. If pursuing placement, prospective residents and families may wish to ask specifically about current staffing ratios by shift, medication-safety protocols, memory-care supervision practices, recent ownership changes, and how management addresses supply and maintenance shortfalls. Regular family involvement and clear escalation plans appear important for ensuring consistent care outcomes based on these reviews.

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    Location

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    Hillcrest Wayzata Rehab & Home Care is located at 15409 Wayzata Blvd, Wayzata, MN, 55391.

    About Hillcrest Wayzata Rehab & Home Care

    Hillcrest Wayzata Rehab & Home Care, also known as Hillcrest of Wayzata Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, sits at 15409 Wayzata Boulevard in Wayzata, MN 55391, and offers a wide mix of care, helping folks with assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, independent living, respite stays, and rehab services, so people can get what they need as things change, and the staff-which includes admissions workers, nurses, and social workers-work hard to be kind and helpful every day, and people always seem to mention how friendly everyone is. This place gives support with activities like bathing, dressing, moving around, medication management, transfers, and has a mental wellness program for emotional health, with 24-hour supervision and a call system in every room, so help is close by when needed, and they've got move-in coordination too, so folks don't have to worry about getting settled. Residents have choices like furnished studio rooms with kitchenettes, cable or satellite TV, telephone, and Wi-Fi, plus all rooms and common areas come furnished, and there's housekeeping, laundry, linen service, and on-site maintenance so things stay clean and comfortable. The dining room serves three meals a day, and there's always a focus on meeting special dietary needs if someone needs that, and snacks are available too. Everybody can get out and enjoy the gardens, walk on nature paths, or just sit and look at the pond, which is a nice way to pass the time, and the community hosts movie nights, weekly entertainment-like someone coming in to play the flute-devotional activities offsite, and plenty of arts, crafts, and social groups for people to pick from, so nobody needs to be alone unless they want. Transportation is available for medical visits and outings, and parking is here if family or visitors stop by, plus with the location being close to shopping, restaurants, coffee shops, and pharmacies, a quick trip to town or errands isn't hard. There's a barber and beauty salon on site where people can keep up with personal grooming, and the community really tries to make every area-like the gardens, indoor common rooms, and dining space-feel pleasant and homey, which shows in the way people gather together or enjoy a quiet moment watching nature. Hillcrest offers both short-term stays and long-term living, and there's always someone on hand to give advice and planning help about senior care options, and families can ask about Medicaid and Medicare, since those are accepted too. With all these services, from medical coordination to daily living help to scheduled activities and safe spaces to walk, people find a blend of care, comfort, and friendly company here, which seems to matter more than anything fancy.

    People often ask...

    Hillcrest Wayzata Rehab & Home Care offers assisted living, memory care, continuing care retirement community, and skilled nursing.

    Yes, Hillcrest Wayzata Rehab & Home Care allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 15409 Wayzata Blvd, Wayzata, MN 55391.

    No, Hillcrest Wayzata Rehab & Home Care 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.

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