Fairview University Trans Service sits in Minneapolis, Minnesota, inside a hospital as part of Fairview Health Services, and you'll find that it's a non-profit with a main focus on high-quality care, which means they're not in this to turn a profit but really to serve and help, and they have a capacity for 20 residents in the nursing home setting, with a total of 53 certified beds, though right now there are about 32 residents, so the building is about 60 percent full. There's a strong emphasis on nursing home care here, and that includes both short-term and long-term stays, plus skilled nursing with RN-only staff and set hours for RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, all which is tracked and measured with regular health inspections and nurse staffing quality data, which you can look up if you want to check. This facility is fully sprinklered for fire safety, and offers Medicare and Medicaid programs, so a lot of people find it easier to get care here if those programs are needed, and being part of an academic health center brings a lot of medical specialties on-site, like trauma, cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, even pediatric care, so if residents need more than just senior living support, specialized care is right there, which is not something every place can say. The community's got a five-star CMS rating for the nursing home, which comes after regular reviews, and that's based on their nurse staffing and their other quality measures, so you're not guessing how care stacks up, they're open about it.
There's specific attention to transgender healthcare here, with dedicated trans services for students and staff, meaning care's tailored with understanding and respect for each person's identity, and the facility makes space for unique programs tied to transgender health, using unique terms and names and fitting care for those particular needs. Services also cover areas like memory care, assisted living, independent living, home care, and rehabilitation, plus intensive care with med surg and dedicated ICU, so if someone's coming out of the hospital with higher needs, those rooms and teams are here, and families or residents themselves can sit on councils-these resident and family councils do make it possible for feedback to get heard directly. Fairview University Trans Service is in the middle of renovations to make the place nicer, and the outdoor areas are set up so people can spend quiet time or recover outside, which helps a lot of folks feel better over time. It's not a continuing care retirement community, which means if someone needs a different level of care later, they might have to move, but right now, people can pick studio layouts for their rooms and enjoy a supportive, hospital-based setting. The administrator is Ms. Kim Tyson, and the place is licensed under Hennepin County, with a license number of 259. The whole setup runs as a nonprofit, with multiple nursing home ownership, always under close watch using quality surveys and inspections, so you know they're held to account, and there's always a focus on getting better with accreditations and ongoing improvements.
