The Cedars of Austin is an independent and assisted living community in Austin, Minnesota, operated as a family-owned facility that has served seniors for 40 years. The community offers both independent living with on-site resources available if needs change, and assisted living services designed to meet residents' needs with dignity and understanding.
The community emphasizes aging in place, allowing residents to remain in their apartments and receive additional care services as needed, though memory care services would require a move within the facility. Independent and assisted living apartments are integrated rather than separated, facilitating this continuity of care. Residents have the flexibility to maintain their own healthcare providers or use the community's nursing staff and aides for services including personal care and nail care, with podiatry services also available on-site.
The Activities Department offers a diverse range of daily programs including exercise classes twice weekly with a professional instructor, movies in an in-house theater, cooking classes, bingo, trivia, arts and crafts, coffee hour, and happy hour. The community provides transportation via its own bus for medical appointments on Wednesdays and Fridays, church services on Sundays, and scheduled shopping and outings. The City SMART bus also serves the facility with hourly service throughout the week.
Dining accommodates individual preferences with all-day dining serving soup and sandwiches, and the Culinary Department saving meals for residents to pick up upon return. Residents enjoy flexibility in their daily schedules and can have overnight guests in one or two-bedroom apartments. The community works with the County on the Elderly Waiver Program to assist residents whose financial circumstances change.
Pets current on their vaccinations are allowed to visit for the day. The community's intimate neighborhood environment encourages connections among residents while maintaining a compassionate and safe setting.
