Hospice is a philosophy of care, not a place. The most common place in which hospice care is provided is in the patient’s or a family member’s home. Hospice care is also brought to people who reside in area assisted-living or skilled-care facilities. Ridgeview Hospice has contracts to deliver hospice care in 28 area skilled-care facilities, including:

• Arlington Good Samaritan Center

• Auburn Home, Waconia

• Auburn Manor, Chaska

• Augustana Chapel View, Hopkins

• Belle Plaine Lutheran Home

• Burns Manor, Hutchinson

• Cokato Manor

• Delano Golden Living Center

• Edina Care & Rehabilitation Center

• Elim Home, Watertown

• Excelsior Golden Living Center

• Friendship Manor, Shakopee

• Friendship Village of Bloomington

• Glencoe Regional Health Services

• Haven Homes, Maple Plain

• Hillcrest of Wayzata—Golden Living Center Wayzata 

• Hopkins Golden Living Center 

• Howard Lake Good Samaritan Center

• Lake Ridge Care Center, Buffalo

• Minnesota Valley Health Center, LeSueur

• Oak Terrace Health Care, Gaylord

• Presbyterian Homes, Eden Prairie

• Presbyterian Homes, Spring Park

• Sholom Home West, St. Louis Park

• St. Gertrude’s Health Center, Shakopee

• St. Mary’s Health Care Center, Winsted

• The Colony, Eden Prairie

• Waconia Good Samaritan Center