Minnewaska Lutheran Home sits at 605 Main Street, PO Box 40, right in Starbuck, Minnesota, and folks can find a 39-bed skilled nursing facility there that's provided care since 1958 through Minnewaska Community Health Services, a non-profit that works with nine Lutheran churches nearby. The main building and its additions from 1970, 1972, 1974, 1989, 2005, and 2018 help show a long history of growth, as does the building renovation project that's getting started to upgrade the resident rooms. People who live at Minnewaska Lutheran Home get three meals a day, laundry, daily housekeeping, and support services that fit both everyday life and medical needs, while staff provide 24-hour licensed nursing, therapy through Minnewaska Therapy Services, and transitional care for folks who need extra help after a hospital stay.
The community goes a step further with separate units and facilities, like Glacial Trails Memory Care for memory support, Holly Ridge Manor for secure assisted living, Country View Senior Living, as well as independent living at Prairieview Place and Minnewaska Apartments, and even Hoffman Senior Living in Hoffman, Minnesota. Every day, staff organize activities that help people make friends and keep their minds and bodies active, offering social events, personal skill work, and community building, while beautician services and spiritual support are there for personal and religious needs, respectively. Services try to fit each person's dietary and nutrition needs, and management offers financial services for residents who want help with practical matters. Minnewaska Lutheran Home provides skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and memory care options, so seniors in Starbuck and the area can find care matched to their situation, whether someone needs long-term help, a short stay after illness, or just a safe place to be part of a community.