The Villages of North Branch replaces a nursing home in North Branch with a community within a community. It is comprised of four neighborhoods that provide different levels of services and care and which are all connected to a spacious town center. Features of The Villages include:


Community Town Center

• Located at the center of The Villages' four neighborhoods, the Town Center includes a coffee shop, general store, community room and chapel for a variety of faith services.
  
  
• The Town Center is a community gathering place where people join for light dining, shopping, entertainment, wellness and enrichment programs and worship.

New Technology

• At Ecumen and at The Villages of North Branch, we are committed to using innovative technology to enhance the lives and independence of the people we serve. One of the options that North Branch features is QuietCare. Ecumen was the first in Minnesota to feature this technology and our customers love it.
  
  
• QuietCare offers non-obtrusive sensors that alert a Villages team member and/or a family member if a person's normal daily activity substantially changes. QuietCare helps to identify small problems before they become large problems and allows family members to be more knowledgeable and involved in the care of their loved one.

Assisted Living

• Assisted living is about focusing on our customers' needs so that they can focus on what they enjoy most. We offer a diverse mix of affordable personal services and healthcare options.
  
  
• There are 51 spacious one & two-bedroom apartments in the assisted living neighborhood, each with a full bathroom and kitchen. Garage parking also is available.

Memory Care

• Our memory care services provide the right balance of independence and safety for individuals facing Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
  
  
• We feature two households of 10 studio apartments, each with a private 3/4 bathroom and kitchenette.

Care and Rehabilitation Services

• "Institutional" is not in our vocabulary. We provide specialized care and rehabilitation services with compassionate, caring customer service.
  
  
• A variety of care levels including complex nursing, short-term rehabilitative, and hospice care is provided in two neighborhoods each divided into four separate households of 17 suites.
  
  
• Each of the four households has a dining room, large country kitchen, living room, family room and sunrooms.