The Willows of Arbor Lakes

A memory-care-only assisted living community in the heart of Maple Grove, part of the Southview Senior Communities network.

The Willows of Arbor Lakes, at 11955 80th Avenue North, is a memory care assisted living community exclusively serving residents with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other forms of memory loss. The operator's own site describes 24-hour staffing with specialized care and programming that evolves with residents' changing needs, plus a licensed RN available to assess each individual and build a personalized care plan.

Included-in-rent amenities listed on the site are extensive: a 24-hour emergency call system, daily wellness checks, apartment fire/smoke detection and sprinklers, planned socialization programming, daily afternoon coffee and cookies, personal in-unit laundry, and a full kitchen setup in each apartment. On-site amenities include a movie theater, beauty salon, community and card rooms, and a library. The Willows of Arbor Lakes is one of eleven communities under Southview Senior Communities, listed in the site footer alongside sister properties including Arbor Lakes Senior Living and Eden Prairie Senior Living.

Short answer

The Willows of Arbor Lakes is a memory care provider at 11955 80th Avenue North, Maple Grove, 55369, in Hennepin County.

Location and contact

Community	The Willows of Arbor Lakes
Care type	Memory Care
Address	11955 80th Avenue North, Maple Grove, 55369
County	Hennepin County
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

How Minnesota regulates this provider

Assisted living facilities in Minnesota are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 144G. A facility marketing memory care must hold the distinct "assisted living facility with dementia care" license under Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(b), not merely provide a disclosure. Families can pull current license status and inspection history free through the MDH Health Care Provider Directory.

Evaluating a memory care community

Ask to see the community's MDH license for "assisted living facility with dementia care" and the written pre-admission disclosure required under Minn. Stat. 325F.72.
Ask how exits are secured, what happens when a resident tries a door, and when an elopement last occurred here.
Ask the overnight staffing ratio inside the secured unit specifically, not the building-wide daytime figure.

Maple Grove in context

Maple Grove is anchored by Maple Grove Hospital, a joint venture between North Memorial Health and Fairview Health Services that opened in 2009, and the city's senior housing supply has expanded quickly alongside it, with several assisted living and memory care communities built within a mile or two of the hospital campus. As one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the northwest metro, Maple Grove's housing stock is dominated by newer single-family and townhome development from the 1990s through today. The city sits along Interstate 94 and is served by Metro Transit express routes into downtown Minneapolis.

Other memory care options near Maple Grove

Abiitan Mill City — Minneapolis
Jones-Harrison Senior Living — Minneapolis
Care Suites of Edina by Vivie — Edina
The Waters of Edina — Edina
Mainstreet Village — Richfield
The Glenn Hopkins — Hopkins

Listing details verified 2026-07-26 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions families ask

Is care different in Bloomington versus other Hennepin County suburbs?

No — Bloomington operates under the identical Minnesota statewide licensing (Chapter 144G), Medicaid waiver (Elderly Waiver/Alternative Care), and abuse-reporting (MAARC) framework as every other city in Hennepin County and the broader metro. What varies city to city is the local supply, style, and pricing of individual communities, not the underlying regulatory or funding structure.

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Minnesota?

Assisted living (Minn. Stat. 144G.10, subd. 2(a)) provides housing plus health-related and supportive services for residents who need help with daily activities but not specialized dementia care. Memory care requires the separate 'assisted living facility with dementia care' license (subd. 2(b)), mandatory dementia-specific staff training (Minn. Stat. 144G.83), and a secured unit with a required written pre-admission disclosure (Minn. Stat. 325F.72).

What's the difference between the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care in Minnesota?

The Elderly Waiver (EW) is a federal-state Medicaid HCBS waiver requiring the applicant to already be Medical Assistance eligible, while Alternative Care (AC) is a state-only-funded program (no federal match) for seniors who need EW-equivalent services but aren't yet financially MA-eligible. Both use a similar service array and cost cap and never pay room and board.