Neill Apartments

Neill Apartments stands as a senior high-rise built in 1964 with seven floors and updates from 1991, made for people aged 62 and older, and sits inside the Accessible Space Program (ASI), which means adults with mobility issues, brain injuries, or physical disabilities can live on their own with some extra help if they need it, and every floor has balconies, big storage closets, and vent fans over the stoves to keep things comfortable. Residents find features like private patios, a community room with a library and a pool table, on-site laundry, a barber shop, a beauty salon, and free parking, plus handicapped accessible units for folks who need wider doors or step-free bathrooms, and there's always plenty of daylight in the common areas. The building runs organized events like holiday parties, bookmobile visits, resident council meetings, and the O.K. card program, while a grocery bus, milkman service, postal van, and K-Mart bus come around so people don't struggle to get daily things done; a mini clinic also offers medical help without leaving the place. Programs like Family Self-Sufficiency and smoke-free policies support healthy living, and the main office handles waiting lists, rent, and tells folks about the rules, and there's a choice to pay rent online, which makes things easier for people with family members far away or who travel. Neill Apartments connects families and kids with groups like Family Voices Minnesota, PACER, and ARC, and supports vision and hearing loss services, autism help, and links up with the MN Autism Resource Portal and services like EIDBI, Disability Hub MN, Early Childhood Mental Health agencies, Help Me Grow, and CTSS services for children from birth to 21. It gives families early intervention, screenings, referrals to clinics, and access to WIC, Head Start, family home visiting, doula support, child care, breastfeeding support, prenatal care, and more, including services for kids with developmental, social, emotional, or behavioral needs, plus parenting programs and educational help. The Congregate Housing Services Program makes daily support available, and the place stays close to public health, tribal agencies, health insurance helpers, and even has medical transportation and regular checkups with healthcare providers, so people can take care of health problems right where they live. Residents find their needs managed by clear programs like Public Housing, RAD, and Section 8, and get reminders about service requirements, while community groups help everyone stay involved and supported-though some people might say the long list of community rules and programs takes some getting used to, with the payoff being a steady place to live that's organized for a wide mix of needs without being too fancy.