Family-owned residential care

Care that feels like home.

Small residential care homes offering dignity, comfort, and genuine connection with personalized routines, frequent safety checks, and direct access to leadership.

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1:5

Caregiver-to-resident ratio

2-4

Week typical move-in timeline

5

Residential homes including Richfield soon

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Home first

Comfortable routines, familiar meals, and care built around each resident.

Tours with owner and nursing leadership

What makes it different

A calmer alternative to larger care facilities.

Families and referral partners need fast reassurance: the homes are small, the leadership is accessible, and daily care is personal rather than institutional.

  1. Family-owned and operated
  2. Owners remain directly involved
  3. Personalized routines and meals
  4. Frequent safety checks
  5. Small residential setting
Care & services

Support that is specific about fit.

Clear service language helps families and case managers understand what Cardenas can support, what outside providers may help with, and when another setting may be a better match.

Daily living support

  • Dressing, bathing, grooming, and personal care
  • Home-cooked meals and resident grocery preferences
  • Medication management and administration
  • Transportation and appointment scheduling

Clinical oversight

  • Nursing visits and care plan assessments
  • Assisted living and memory support
  • Hospice support when appropriate
  • Coordination with outside providers for complex needs

Fit clarity

  • Pre-screening nursing assessment before move-in
  • Helpful guidance for families and case managers
  • Clear discussion of services not provided
  • Approachable next steps before paperwork begins
Our Homes

One care approach across familiar neighborhoods.

Families can compare familiar neighborhoods, call to confirm availability, and ask which small-home setting best matches their loved one's routines and care needs.

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Burnsville - Knob Hill

A small residential home previewed for families who want a quieter care setting with familiar daily rhythms, direct leadership access, and room for personal routines.

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Tour-ready Home

Bloomington

A familiar neighborhood home for families who want the Cardenas care model with Bloomington access and a quieter household rhythm.

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Bloomington Exterior
Tour-ready Home

Eagan

A small-home option east of Burnsville for families looking for attentive support, personal routines, and a more residential alternative to larger facilities.

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Eagan Home - Patio facing lake
Coming Soon

Richfield

A future Cardenas home that can be previewed through updates, availability conversations, and early tour interest once the opening timeline is ready.

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A familiar rhythm, shaped around each resident.

The promise is not a packed activity calendar. It is a steady household rhythm that adapts around wake times, appetite, family visits, care needs, and the quiet preferences that make a place feel familiar.

  • Morning
    Wake-up support, medication, breakfast, and personal care happen at the pace that feels right for the resident.
  • Midday
    Meals, conversation, light activities, and safety check-ins are shaped by energy level and care-plan priorities.
  • Evening
    Family visits, familiar shows or music, hygiene support, and a calm transition into the night.

Care is presented as one continuous household rhythm: meals, medication, hygiene, visits, quiet time, and small choices handled with patience.

Illustration - Nurse Playing Cards with Resident
Admissions

A move-in process families can understand.

Most families arrive with urgency and uncertainty. The first call, tour, nursing screen, and intake documents need to feel manageable from the start.

Start with a call

A family member, senior, social worker, or case manager can call to discuss timing, needs, location interest, and whether Cardenas may be the right fit.

  • Helpful to have: current medication list
  • Helpful to have: recent health summary
  • Helpful to have: funding or placement context
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Get a feel for daily life

Visit the home, meet our team, and explore the spaces where residents spend their day. A tour gives you a chance to ask questions and picture what life could look like for you or your loved one.

  • Explore bedrooms and shared living spaces
  • Ask about meals, activities, and daily routines
  • Discuss personal preferences and accessibility needs
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Talk through care needs

Before move-in, a nursing assessment helps us understand the support you or your loved one may need. We’ll discuss health history, medications, and daily activities to help determine whether Cardenas can provide appropriate care.

  • Review current medications and health information
  • Discuss mobility and personal care needs
  • Share health concerns or recent changes
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Plan the move together

Once placement is approved, we’ll work with you and those involved in your care to prepare for move-in. Together, we’ll review paperwork, coordinate next steps, and discuss the familiar routines that help make a new place feel like home.

  • Complete intake documents and review care information
  • Confirm move-in timing and arrangements
  • Share personal preferences and daily routines
Residents Activities - Christmas Dinner at table
People behind the care

Trust grows faster when families can see who they will meet.

Families build trust faster when they can recognize the people answering questions, leading tours, and guiding daily care inside the homes.

  • Owner and director of nursing presence on tours
  • Selected caregiver profiles with short personal notes
  • Staff stories that sound human, not formal
Our Caregivers