Pricing ranges from
    $5,133 – 6,159/month

    Prelude Homes & Services

    10020 Raleigh Rd, Woodbury, MN 55129
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Compassionate attentive staff, personalized memory-care

    I placed my mom here and have been very pleased - the staff are attentive, compassionate, and treat residents like family. She's thriving with a personalized memory-care plan, frequent checks, engaging activities (Valerie does a great job), and regular faith-based services and singing. Meals are very good, the cottage setting and patio are lovely, and administration communicates promptly. It feels safe, dignified, and home-like; I'd happily recommend it to colleagues.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.04·(25)

    Overall rating

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

      3.6
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      3.9
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      2.8

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful caregiving staff
    • Faith-based spiritual support and chaplaincy
    • Family-style, home-like atmosphere
    • Memory-care–focused individualized care plans
    • Engaging, scheduled activities program
    • Small, cottage-style community with outdoor patio
    • Responsive administration and on-call nursing
    • Salon and social amenities
    • Posted menus and generally good meals
    • Regular family meetings and lenient visitation
    • Clean, well-maintained interior and grounds
    • Competitive and transparent pricing

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels leading to care delays
    • Gaps in medication-administration practices
    • Variable communication between clinical staff and families
    • Inconsistent meal-service quality and timeliness
    • Limited weekend staffing and activity coverage
    • Cleanliness and sanitation inconsistencies in some areas
    • Variable management responsiveness and staff training
    • Administrative transparency and trust

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with a strong person-centered and faith-based identity alongside operational inconsistencies. Many caregivers and activity staff are praised for compassion, dignity-preserving care, and spiritual support. At the same time, recurring operational issues — chiefly staffing variability, communication gaps, and some clinical-process concerns — create a mixed experience for families.

    Care and staff: A sizable portion of feedback emphasizes respectful, attentive caregiving, individualized memory-care plans, and on-call nursing support. Families note improved quality of life for some residents, attention to comfort (for example, therapeutic skin care and engagement from activity staff), and effective end-of-life support in several accounts. Counterbalancing that, reviewers flagged instances consistent with understaffing: delays in assistance with activities of daily living, concerns about medication administration controls, and delayed emergency responses. These items suggest variability in care reliability tied to staffing levels and staff training.

    Dining: Dining impressions are mixed. Multiple comments praise a skilled chef, posted menus, and meals described as good or delicious. Other accounts call food service average or point to poor meal delivery on occasion. The pattern indicates that food quality and meal-service continuity can be a strength but may be inconsistent at times.

    Activities and social life: The facility appears to offer an active program, with a comprehensive calendar, regular spiritual gatherings, and staff-led activities that many families and residents appreciate. Specific staff members were noted for planning and engagement. However, weekend programming and staffing for activities are noted as more limited, which may reduce consistency of engagement across the week.

    Facilities and amenities: The campus is described as small, cottage-style, and home-like, with outdoor patio space, comfortable rooms, and salon access. Several reviewers praised cleanliness and upkeep. Conversely, others noted sanitation and cleanliness inconsistencies in some areas, indicating room-to-room or shift-to-shift variability in environmental standards.

    Management and communication: Administrative responsiveness is described positively by many families who experienced prompt attention to concerns and regular family meetings. Conversely, other reviewers described limited transparency, concerns about administrative honesty, blocked or inconsistent family communication access, and uneven follow-through. These contrasting accounts point to variability in management performance and communication practices rather than a uniformly applied approach.

    Patterns and recommendation for prospective families: The dominant pattern is a facility with strong caregiving culture, spiritual programs, and small-community advantages, coupled with operational weaknesses that often relate to staffing levels, medication and clinical-process controls, and inconsistent communication. Prospective residents and families would benefit from focused questions during a tour: observe staffing levels at different times (including evenings/weekends), ask about medication administration protocols and emergency response procedures, review weekend activity schedules, clarify family-communication practices and hospice coordination, and request to see recent inspection or staffing metrics if available. Direct observation of mealtime service and a conversation with the activity director and nursing leadership will help assess whether the facility’s strengths align with a given family’s priorities.

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    Location

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    Prelude Homes & Services is located at 10020 Raleigh Rd, Woodbury, MN, 55129.

    About Prelude Homes & Services

    Prelude Homes & Services runs several senior communities in Minnesota, including options in Woodbury and Mahtomedi, and they've got four main assisted living and memory care locations, like Woodbury North and South Cottages, White Bear Lake Cottages, and a Residential Care Home, and when you walk around the buildings, you'll see private bedrooms, sunrooms, fireplaces, Victorian-style clubhouses, and gardens with mature trees, with places to sit and enjoy the outdoors, so folks living there can take in fresh air on landscaped patios or safe, enclosed courtyards, and there are walking paths too, and inside, you'll find cozy living rooms, libraries, activity centers, and even gift shops and beauty salons, and they have studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments, as well as homes like villas and townhomes with flexible floor plans up to 1,640 square feet, all with helpful features like no-step entries, walk-in tubs, storage areas, sound insulation, and raised dishwashers for easy use.

    They really try to make life easy for seniors whether they want independent living, assisted living for those who could use help with daily activities, or memory care, especially for those with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other memory concerns, and they've got a special focus on dementia care, using custom plans and secure cottages, and an Engagement Team keeps everyone active with music, recreational and fitness activities, social events, Bible studies, and service projects, always looking to engage folks in ways that suit their personal likes and strengths. They offer some places for co-ed living, plus one all-male cottage option, so people have a choice if that fits them better, and they're grounded in Christian values with spiritual care, devotions, and chapels led by pastors.

    Staff stays on-site around the clock, with a Wellness Director headlining health services during the day and staying on-call, and there's a full activity calendar so folks can stay social, try something new, or just spend time with others when they want, and all that comes with chef-prepared meals, common areas with fireplaces, and safe, secure deliveries through a concierge door. Families can get extra support from the part-time At Home Concierge, who helps arrange activities, screens providers, and supports caregivers, which is nice because it's included in the rent. The team puts a strong focus on recognizing each person's unique background and what matters most to them, whether that's spiritual support or just finding purpose in the everyday, and the memory care cottages in particular have care staff who know residents well and work hard to help them feel at ease, and all the services together-like personalized help, engaging events, safe housing, and gentle, respectful care-are managed by Emmaus Companies with a real sense of warmth for the residents.

    People often ask...

    Prelude Homes & Services offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,133 per month.

    Prelude Homes & Services offers assisted living and memory care.

    There are 21 photos of Prelude Homes & Services on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 10020 Raleigh Rd, Woodbury, MN 55129.

    No, Prelude Homes & Services 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 number34601
    Facility typeAssisted Living

    Inspection Reports

    8

    Reports

    22

    Citations

    6

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    23 Apr 2026Complaint
    Concluded that the alleged abuse was inconclusive after a review of video footage and staff interviews.
    07 Mar 2025Inspection
    Identified multiple state correction orders addressing background checks, TB screening, fire/safety, food service, and care-related deficiencies.
    • 144G.60 Subdivision 1 - Background Studies RequiredBackground Studies Required
    • 144G.91 Subd. 4(a) - Appropriate Care And ServicesAppropriate Care And Services
    • 144G.42 Subd. 9 - Tuberculosis prevention and controlTuberculosis prevention and control
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 - Fire protection and physical environmentFire protection and physical environment
    • 144G.41 Subd. 1 - Minimum SS=F requirements; required food servicesFood service
    • 144G.30 Subd. 4 - Information provided by facilityInformation provided by facility
    • 144G.70 Subd. 2(c-e) - Initial reviews, assessments, and monitoringResident assessment and monitoring
    31 Jan 2025Complaint
    Investigated a fall resulting in a fractured femur; found alarm activation did not occur in the resident's room and shift-change checks were not specifically scheduled in the care plan.
    15 Jan 2025Complaint
    Investigated an allegation that a staff member pushed a resident to the floor twice, resulting in a skin tear and bruising.
    • 144G.91 Subd. 8 Freedom from maltreatmentFreedom from maltreatment
    05 Aug 2024Complaint
    Investigated a maltreatment allegation. Conclusions were inconclusive for neglect and for abuse, and the provider was found noncompliant.
    25 Apr 2023Complaint
    Investigated a resident injury of unknown origin and a delayed antibiotic administration; the finding was inconclusive.
    • 144G.91 Subd. 4 (a)Appropriate care and services
    21 Mar 2023Inspection
    Identified widespread compliance issues in food service, infection control, emergency planning, fire safety, resident contracts, staff training, resident monitoring, and medication storage. Issued correction orders with a 21-day correction period.
    • 144G.41 Subd 1 (13) (i) (B)Minimum food service standards (Minnesota Food Code)
    • 144G.42 Subd. 9Tuberculosis prevention and control
    • 144G.42 Subd. 10Disaster planning and emergency preparedness
    • 144G.45 Subd. 2 (b)-(f)Fire protection and evacuation planning and drills
    • 144G.50 Subd. 3Designation of a designated representative
    • 144G.50 Subd. 5Waivers of liability prohibited
    • 144G.61 Subd. 2Training and evaluation of unlicensed personnel
    • 144G.63 Subd. 2Content of required orientation
    • 144G.64 (a)Training in dementia care required
    • 144G.70 Subd. 2 (c)-(e)Initial reviews, assessments, and monitoring
    • 144G.71 Subd. 19Storage of medications
    • 144G.81 Subd. 1Hazard vulnerability assessment
    18 Oct 2022Complaint
    Investigated an allegation of abuse and concluded the evidence was inconclusive.
    • Minnesota Statutes 144G.43 Subd. 4Transfer of resident records

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