Board & Lodging with Special Services in Duluth, MN
There are 5 board & lodging with special services providers listed in Duluth, MN, Saint Louis County. Verify any provider's license with the Minnesota Department of Health before you commit.
Board & Lodging with Special Services statewide · Saint Louis County · Reviewed August 2026
Board & Lodging with Special Services providers in Duluth
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What we can tell you about board & lodging with special services in Duluth
- Providers listed
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Counts reflect what each provider has told us or what appears in public data, last reviewed August 2026. "Matched to an MDH license" means we found the provider in the Minnesota Department of Health licensed-facility register; the license number itself is shown on verified listings, and you can look any provider up yourself at MDH. A "checkable registry ID" is a federal NPI or CMS certification number — neither is a state license. Always confirm current licensure with MDH before you sign anything.
Before you call anyone in Duluth
- What assisted living actually costs in Minnesota — Minnesota's median was $69,900 a year in the most recent survey that published state figures. Other sites quote widely different numbers, mostly because they measure different things. Here is which figure to trust and what you will actually be quoted.
- How to pay for long-term care in Minnesota — Medicare pays for almost none of it. Minnesota's real payers are private funds, Medical Assistance, the Elderly Waiver, Alternative Care, long-term care insurance and VA benefits — and four of them refuse to pay room and board. Here is the matrix.
- How to check a Minnesota care provider’s license, inspections and ratings — Minnesota publishes more free oversight data than almost any state — and nobody explains which tool answers which question. Here is the routing table: who licenses what, where to look, what each tool cannot tell you, and why a good facility may show no rating at all.
- The Minnesota Elderly Waiver, explained for families — Who qualifies, the $3,000 asset limit, exactly what DHS will pay per month by case mix, how long the application takes, and the room-and-board rule that surprises almost everyone.
Common questions about board & lodging with special services in Duluth
How many board & lodging with special services providers are there in Duluth?
5 board & lodging with special services providers are listed in Duluth, MN on RightCare MN, within Saint Louis County. Listings come from public business and registry data and are reviewed on a schedule rather than continuously. We do not hold state license numbers for most providers, so confirm licensure with the provider and with MDH.
Source: MDH — Verify a Facility License
What is board and lodging with special services?
It is a licensed boarding or lodging house that also provides "supportive services" or "health supervision services" and is registered with the Minnesota Department of Health to do so. Supportive services means supervision and minimal help with independent living: social and recreational opportunities, transportation, arranging appointments and medical and social services, and medication reminders. Health supervision adds help preparing and taking medications other than injectables, therapeutic diets, taking vital signs, and help with dressing, grooming, bathing, or walking devices.
Source: Minn. Stat. § 157.17 — board and lodging establishments providing special services
How is it different from assisted living or adult foster care?
The support is lighter. By statute a board and lodging home may not admit or keep a resident who needs staff help with bowel incontinence, catheter care, injectable medications, wound care, or dressing changes, or who needs more than supportive services or health supervision. A home may offer health supervision only if a licensed nurse is on site at least four hours a week. A resident may still bring in their own licensed home care agency. If someone needs more hands-on care than this, look at assisted living or adult foster care instead.
Source: Minn. Stat. § 157.17 — board and lodging establishments providing special services
Who oversees these homes, and how do I check one?
Two credentials are involved. The home must first hold a board and lodging (or lodging) establishment license, and it then registers with the Minnesota Department of Health to provide special services. The registration is renewed every year. MDH points families to its Health Care Provider Lookup to find registered homes. On RightCare MN, a verified listing shows the MDH registration number we matched it to.
How is board and lodging with special services paid for?
Minnesota's Housing Support program (formerly Group Residential Housing), run through your county, can pay for room and board, and some residents pay privately. Housing Support pays a room-and-board rate, and where the home is licensed or registered by the Department of Health, the county can also negotiate a separate supplementary rate for services. Not every home or bed has a supplementary rate, so ask the home and your county worker which one applies. A home is barred from a supplementary rate if it does not encourage sobriety on its premises.
Source: Minn. Stat. § 256I.05 — Housing Support rates, incl. supplementary services
Sources
- MDH — Verify a Facility License
- Minnesota DHS, "Elderly Waiver services in assisted living" (DHS-7935-ENG, 7-2024)
- Genworth, 2024 Cost of Care Survey — Minnesota
- Minnesota Aging Pathways (formerly the Senior LinkAge Line), 1-800-333-2433 — Minnesota Board on Aging
Page last reviewed August 2026. Costs, waiver rules, and licensing requirements change — verify anything you rely on with the agency directly.