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Vernon Terrace of Edina

5250 Vernon Ave S, Edina, MN 55436

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6.3
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Tracey

Child of resident/client

4.0 out of 5 stars

Our Experience

My loved one is currently a resident at Vernon Terrace of Edina and overall things are great now. The facility is very clean. The friendliness is good, but at one point it was poor. The staff and care services are great. When my loved one first moved in over a year ago, the food was disgusting. However, it is great now. The activities are great, though my loved one doesn't participate.

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Vernon Terrace of Edina

Start your new Upper Midwest adventure at the Vernon Terrace of Edina on the edge of the booming Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Housed in a multi-story complex reminiscent of a modern ski lodge, our community offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care to provide a continuum of care throughout the aging process. Let us meet you where you’re at and accompany you on the aging journey, with a level of care that always fits your individual needs and respects your independence.

Fuel your dreams in the land of a thousand lakes by engaging with the surrounding community. Walk across the street to find an exciting novel in the Edina Library, or stop in the nearby Edina Senior Center for conversation and companionship. Veterans and their spouses may appreciate our location being within roughly 10 miles of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota may be available to provide free transportation to the VA.

Discover Minnesota history spanning more than 10,000 years at the Historic Fort Snelling. Gather with friends for cross-country skiing, fishing, or hiking at Fort Snelling State Park. Bring your cat with you to our cat-friendly community. As always, choose to spend your...

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  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care
  • Independent Living

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6.3 out of 10
Review Score22 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
3.5
Cleanliness
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Care Services
3.4
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.7
Activities
4.1
Value for Cost
3.6

A Place for Mom has scored Vernon Terrace of Edina with 6.3 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 0 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Vernon Terrace of Edina has 22 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.5 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 5/31/24

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Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

May 31, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Our Experience

My loved one was previously a resident at Vernon Terrace of Edina and the experience was not a good one. The Memory Care unit is on the ground floor and they have fire exits that can't be locked. My loved one went through the fire exits several times, setting off the fire alarm and alerting the fire department. So the facility told us that we needed to find a new place for him because they could no longer care for him. They helped us get him into a sister facility. We liked the staff at Vernon Terrace, but the overall experience there wasn't as good as I'd hoped.

Tracey

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 31, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Our Experience

My loved one is currently a resident at Vernon Terrace of Edina and overall things are great now. The facility is very clean. The friendliness is good, but at one point it was poor. The staff and care services are great. When my loved one first moved in over a year ago, the food was disgusting. However, it is great now. The activities are great, though my loved one doesn't participate.

Belinda

Independent Living

Resident/client

January 11, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
3.0

Disappointing

New management with five Executive Directors within one year timeframe. Basic minimum services costly, in comparison to other independent living communities. Emphasis appears to be focused on attaining corporate profit rather than thoughtful measures which could easily be extended to independent residents.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 14, 2023

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Rocky start, hoping for a better future

There has been a change of management. They are working hard to get out the kinks.

Ann R

Assisted Living

Resident/client

June 20, 2022

2.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

With changes from LifeSpark to CareBuilders on-site care has declined

Mom and I moved here in July 2020. All was really good with LifeSpark staff on-site. Now we have CareBuilders. The service is inconsistent or non existent. My Mom is 77 and I am 54. [name removed] the Director of Vernon Terrace is fully informed of the issues we’ve had and same with [name removed] the owner of CareBuilders. It’s a shame. If you need assisted living care, think twice. Otherwise the facility is nice and lots of activities if a resident wants to participate. Location is awesome. No doubt the Director will be upset with my post. I can only hope she doesn’t retaliate.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 19, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Homey place for your parents

I felt when we came to tour that this facility was much less busy and hectic than other places that we saw. It also does not have that institutional feeling at all. The apartments have full kitchens and felt more homey. The activities have been great, I like how they provide a shuttle service so residents don't have to worry about deriving but are still able to get out and about. The nurses on the care staff have all been great but I know they are changing companies so it will be new staff. I would recommend Vernon Terrace for others.

anonymous

Independent Living

Toured community

January 11, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars

The community was good just not what we were looking for my loved one. They had a good tour.

anonymous

Independent Living

Toured community

May 21, 2021

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

My tour experience

They never showed up for my virtual tour. They felt really bad about it and tied to get me to come back, but I was done at that point. We were also considering moving our loved one to a different state, so that also influenced my decision not to reschedule.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

April 7, 2021

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

Our Dad really liked the Vernon Terrace. The warmth from the staff AND the residents was wonderful. He really felt at home even though the courtyard is small and the building is older. There is a beautiful library across the street as well as Jerry's groceries and the Edina Senior Center. If you can swing the private pay, this is worth checking out. Small detail, but we really liked it, is resident's last names are on a nice brass plaque on each door. It felt just like a solid front door - a door to a home - than a room in a building. That feeling was throughout. All the staff and residents said hello. It's too expensive for us.

Ann

Independent Living

Resident/client

February 9, 2021

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

worth checking out.

The community is very nice and in a great location and it's in a safe neighborhood. They have a 3rd party that does additional care and they are amazing. I would definitely recommend this community to others

Mary Budge

Memory Care

Toured community

June 12, 2019

4.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Value for Cost
4.5

The long wait of 2+ years was worth it. Glad we held firm to come here.

Mary T

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 1, 2018

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.5
Activities
4.5

Good place for mom

My mother is a new resident and loves her apartment and this community. She has been very quickly welcomed by other residents and is forming some friendships. She loves the food, has been on a few outings and the convenience of the Edina Senior Senior across the street along with shopping. We are satisfied with our choice of Vernon Terrace.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

August 21, 2018

4.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Value for Cost
4.5
Care Services
4.5
Activities
4.5

Beautiful facility with exceptional staff. Plenty of activities! My mother loves it there.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

January 29, 2018

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

This would have been my first choice but they had nothing available and the wait list was very long. Very nice place, with very nice and friendly residents.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

September 28, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

Really liked the Willows. Smaller, personal, calm and gracious. This would have been our choice, and may later be. For now, we are keeping Mom living at home with me.

Rebecca Strandlund

Memory Care

Resident/client

January 20, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
3.5
Activities
4.0

Good Choice

Vernon Terrace is welcoming, inviting, and responsive to our needs. The food is good and the activities are varied with something for everyone. We have not needed to use the bus service but are thankful that it is there for future needs.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 25, 2016

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

The community here is nice. The staff is nice. My mom was busy with activities for a time period. The meals seem to be good. The staff needs to keep me more updated with her progress. I would recommend this community for great care for love ones.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

September 7, 2016

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0

Does Not Look Inviting

I feel that I did not have a good tour. I did not see much here and I believe an update in decoration and furniture may brighten up the community. It did look and seem to be clean within the facility. My tour guide was on time for our meeting and they also were knowledgeable about the community care. Overall It was not inviting to me.

Daughter of resident

Memory Care

Family/friend

June 29, 2016

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.5
Care Services
3.5
Activities
4.0

Short timer happy so far

My Mom moved in about a month ago so we don't have a great amount of experience with this facility yet. So far, she is very happy with her living space, and is getting to know other residents when she has dinner, says they are all ery friendly. She hasn't participated in the activities yet but from what I see, they look very entertaining and fun! The staff has been overall very helpful although we were a little disappointed in how little they knew about setting up Mom's tv connection and told us incorrect information about the process. But overall, she's been happy! As far as value and services, I'm inexperienced in comparing to other independent/assisted listing facilities but feel the cost is prohibitive but probably comparable to others.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 3, 2015

0.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
0.5
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Activities
1.5

Look around

Really great when first arrived, but staff change and they are lazy. Many times I see no staff around and most people living there are in kitchen alone. Stay away until new health care come in

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