ROSEPOINTE SENIOR LIVING
HOUSING SPOTLIGHT
WHERE: 2555 Hamline Ave. N., Roseville OPENING DATE: Feb. 14, 1988 with
a floor-to-ceiling remodel in 2017
AGES WELCOME: 62 and up NUMBER OF UNITS: Six-story high-rise with 146 units and 11 floor plans
COST RANGE FOR A SINGLE RESIDENT:
$1,500 a month for a 1-bedroom (600 square feet) to $2,435 for a 2-bedroom, 2-bath (1,350 square feet), plus many other options in between.
AMENITIES (rental rate includes):
A ‘forever home’ RosePointe Senior Living offers independent living that can last a lifetime popular type of senior housing these days is a “continuum of care community” that offers a range of housing styles, typically progressing from independent living to assisted living to memory care to skilled nursing. 18 | July/August 2020 | Minnesota Good Age
BY SARAH JACKSON
It’s a huge innovation, compared to the nursing homes of the old days. But it’s not for everyone. In fact, the senior housing industry has recently rebranded such communities as Life Plan Communities to move away from the idea of senior housing as health care, especially when so many folks don’t even know if /when they’ll need health services.
• Sound-proof apartment homes with at least one half-bay window • Weekly housekeeping • Utilities (including heating and AC), except electric, land-line telephone and Internet • Digital starter cable TV package, including approximately 90 channels • 10 chef-prepared dinners per resident per month • Daily on-going beverage bar • Scheduled van transportation for shopping, medical appointments, religious services and excursions • Fitness center with scheduled exercise classes • Extensive selection of social, cultural and educational activities • 24-hour staffed front desk • Emergency call system monitored 24 hours a day • Complimentary laundry facilities on each floor
Another model is to “age in place” in one’s single-family home, and then if/when health care is needed, hire in-home care. The problem with that arrangement is that seniors are still faced with isolation, the tasks of constant home maintenance and the price of in-home health care, which typically requires hourly minimums that can be unaffordable for many families.