219 West Maple Avenue, Frazee, MN 56544
For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318
Overall Review of Frazee Assisted Living Home Care
Pros
Great care was provided to residents.- Compassionate care was evident in the staff’s approach.
- Karen was super helpful and accommodating.
- Karen consistently worked hard to ensure everything was done and residents were cared for.
- The rest of the staff were nice, and therapies were helpful.
- The staff were clean, friendly and helpful.
- Public restrooms were easy to find, and the facility has a nice cold water fountain.
Cons
The worst place to go to rehab.- There was zero air conditioning and flies were bad.
- There were extremely poor nurses and assistance.
- The health department should shut the place down.
- Donna, the director of nurses, made not-so-kind remarks that could have been more sensitive.
Review
Frazee Assisted Living Home Care is best suited for seniors who want a small, homey environment with consistently compassionate daily support. This community works well for residents who don’t require intensive rehab or highly specialized medical oversight and who value personal warmth from caregivers. The setting suits individuals who appreciate a straightforward, friendly ambiance and staff who remember names and routines. Those with higher needs for clinical monitoring, complex wound care, or high-meal-variety demands may want to consider alternatives, as the most serious drawbacks here are tied to environment and rehab expectations rather than to daily caregiving kindness. Anyone particularly sensitive to temperature control or pest issues should verify comfort factors before choosing Frazee.
On the caregiving side, the strongest takeaway is that compassionate, attentive staff frequently make a meaningful difference. Reviewers repeatedly describe sincere, purposeful care, and one LPN in particular is singled out for reliably going the extra mile to organize tasks and ensure a loved one’s needs are met. The team’s reliability in daily routines, medication administration, mobility assistance, and companionship, consistently emerges as a core strength. Cleanliness and a welcoming, approachable staff culture add to the uncomplicated, predictable days many residents crave. Even when other matters were imperfect, the core nursing presence often provided a steadying, trust-building anchor for families.
There are practical positives that families can lean on during a transition. The facility tends to feel clean and orderly, with a straightforward layout that makes routine visits easier for loved ones. Public visiting spaces and amenities like accessible restrooms contribute to a reasonable family presence, and basic comforts, such as a reliable water source, support daily life without friction. Therapy teams and activity programming show up as a meaningful feature, contributing to engagement and progress for residents who do not require hospital-level rehab but benefit from rehabilitation-style support in a home setting. Taken together, Frazee delivers a defensible value in terms of daily care and social contact.
However, the most damning observations concern rehabilitation and environmental control. One strongly negative review depicts Frazee as untenable for rehab, citing no air conditioning, pervasive flies, consistently cold meals, and subpar nursing assistance. That account is alarming for families weighing rehab prospects or short-term recovery goals, and it should prompt direct questions about climate control, pest management, food service quality, and the consistency of clinical oversight during a transition from hospital to home-like care. A separate note about interpersonal dynamics, even when overall care is praised, suggests that routine leadership interactions can affect the atmosphere, and that some staff relationships may color a resident’s experience. These are meaningful red flags for anyone prioritizing a rehab-oriented plan or highly predictable clinical coordination.
The bottom line is clear: Frazee Assisted Living Home Care offers a genuinely caring staff and a gentle, home-like environment that can be a strong fit for low-to-moderate care needs and residents who value personal attention over clinical intensity. For families prioritizing robust rehabilitation services, strict dietary regimes, or high-acuity medical oversight, alternatives are worth serious consideration. Pros offset many but not all cons, particularly when the expectation centers on daily life support rather than recovery-focused care. Prospective residents should tour with a concrete checklist: verify climate comfort, evaluate meal quality during a sampled day, request to meet the current nurse manager, and speak with a few residents about their day-to-day experiences. If warmth, reliability, and a smaller community feel align with needs, Frazee is worth pursuing; if rehab reliability and environmental controls rise to the top on the criteria list, look beyond.
60 resident community capacity
Assisted Living
Skilled Nursing Facility
Air-conditioning
Beauty salon
Cable or satellite TV
Computer center
Dining room
Fitness room
Fully furnished
Gaming room
Garden
Housekeeping services
Kitchenette
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Private bathrooms
Restaurant-style dining
Small library
Telephone
Wellness center
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available
Community operated transportation
24-hour call system
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Diabetes diet
Medication management
Special dietary restrictions
Concierge services
Planned day trips
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