The Rivers

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  • 11111 River Hills Dr., Burnsville, MN 55337
  • (612) 509-8593
  • 3.8 ( 21 reviews )
  • Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care
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About This Community

Welcome to The Rivers, a senior living community that offers Independent and Assisted Living, and Advanced Care, all designed to champion the quality of life for each resident. The Rivers offer choices of communities, living arrangements, amenities, and services to meet each resident's individualized needs. Our residents enjoy spacious apartments, meticulously manicured grounds, delicious meals prepared on site by our culinary chef, and engaging and meaningful social activities, among other signature services.

Retirement living at The Rivers is all about exceeding your expectations at every opportunity. Nestled in the River Hills community in Burnsville, Minnesota, just south of the river at the corner of Highway 13 and River Hills Drive, The Rivers puts you minutes away from the Mall of America and the Burnsville Center. Hwy 77 is less than one mile east and Hwy 35W is less than 5 miles west.

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3.8 ( 21 Reviews )
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David
April 16, 2022
The Rivers had a very traditional architecture on the outside, but it appeared to be a little bit tired. The carpet certainly shows its wear and tear. Otherwise, the dining room was very nice and all of the facilities, like the game rooms, etc., were all very comparable. Also, it was the most economical choice out of those that we visited. The person who gave us the tour was very knowledgeable and very professional. She did a good job and treated us very, very nicely. Depending upon where you were, your room could have a very nice view if it was looking out towards one of the ponds, but you could also end up with a view that was nothing but a parking lot.
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Joanie
March 04, 2022
The Rivers was our second choice for my mother. We toured their assisted living and we loved it. They had excellent all-around staff and we even sampled cookies there. The fact that my mother had a friend in another facility kind of pointed us towards that facility. Otherwise, it would have been The Rivers for her. It's a beautiful facility. Being there when they were serving, the food smelled pretty good.
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Steve
November 24, 2020
My sister is moving into The Rivers. The good part is it's been recently remodelled, the spaces were a little bit larger than some others, it had a better floor plan, but I think they were a little expensive. One of the things I really didn't really care for was they go by a point system, they kind of hit you with the points afterwards, so there is like 15 points that they add on to whatever the base fee was, and that's without any specificity to it, it's just added on, so that kind of make their fees about the same as everybody else's. They're all about the same cost. The people are really good there. I think all the facilities, we talked to the activities director, they all seemed to be right on top of things. I think it would be a good place for her. Out of the ones she toured, that was the one where she felt most like home.
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Alan
November 27, 2018
I like the activities at The Rivers. My dad is in assisted living, and the rooms are very nice. The price and food are average. They have a workout room with equipment and a hot tub pool. They have current events, chapel, and afternoon social break. They're in extreme leadership transition, and it's impacting their service.
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rekmer
December 04, 2017
Nice building but that's it. Management has turned over 3 times in 4 years. More concerned on who does what then attending to needs of residents. When we needed assisted care for my family member it was terrible. Mistakes in meds , terribly long respond time to residents and horribly expense for services provided. Had to call everyday to make sure my family member got services for which we paid for..Revolving door in aids and nursing staff. Would not recommend this facility at all. We moved her to a new wonderful place with great staff.
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john doe 55
November 09, 2017
I would not recommend this place ever very dirty the memory care smells of urine and BM and the upper management is not good. Residents look like they haven't bin bathed in days and sitting in there Owen urin . Assistant living is okay but the place look very run down
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October 09, 2017
Although the facilities are nice and most of the staff are friendly, I would not recommend this place if you require any amount of assistance or anticipate needing help in the future, particularly memory care. The facility is not well run. From the beginning there were many misses, such as lost forms, etc. When our aunt moved to memory care, we discovered they were not really equipped to care for her. The staff called us frequently, often asking us to come and deal with our aunt. In one 24 hour period, we were called 3 times and had to go out to help. We decided to move our aunt to a different facility. She is now thriving. We are happy we made the decision to move her, even though it meant paying 2 months of fees to The Rivers after she relocated.
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Jim027431
May 06, 2017
The staff at The Rivers was wonderful. The facilities were great, and the food was good. It was convenient and near major highways, so it was easy to get around. The apartments were nice. The only thing we noticed was since each unit had its own heating and air system, you had to pay extra for electric. The staff was wonderful. They were some of the nicest people we talked to.
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Mike824420
April 25, 2017
The Rivers is a nice place with pleasant staff. Dad has an apartment with a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom. Dad can cook his own meals or go to the dining room to eat. I had breakfast at the dining room during Easter, and the food was delicious. They have a swimming pool, an exercise room, bingo, and card games.
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Robert740367
April 19, 2017
The River was very nice. The staff was very polite, courteous, knowledgeable and informative. The rooms were very adequate.
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Lorie376327
March 31, 2017
We will be moving my parents into the Rivers this week. It is a lovely place. They work with you with what you want and are wonderful people. Johanna is fabulous. What is really good is that my dad will enjoy the hot tub, which is very important for him. The Rivers serves all three meals, but they have the option to choose. The staff is very good, answer every question, and up front with what we ask them and are available to answer.
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not going to say
I would visit there and wasn't impressed with staff. Over hearing on how many quit seems to be a lot. Doesn't sound like employees get raises. Been 2 or 3 new owners in the last couple of years. Some of those apartments aren't big enough for wheelchairs. I wouldn't want to live there.
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DP285803
February 11, 2017
The tour was very good, and the facilities of the Rivers were good. The one thing that I saw was that their services part were kind of bundled together in large packages that if you needed a particular service, then you’d have to sign up for that particular package, so it wouldn’t be as cost-effective as it could have otherwise been. I think the Rivers would be really good. We used to live near there, and I think the thing about the services being bundled was the main drawback that we had. We went by most of the major facility things that they had, like their general store and exercise equipment and so on. They have some scheduled transportation for doctors' visits and so on.
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Julie812736
December 05, 2016
The Rivers was nice. It's just that for the things that my mom needed, it came out more expensive. I thought that the place was a little bit too big for her, but it was a lovely place. The rooms could use some updating.
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Renee380245
November 14, 2016
The Rivers was a very nice and clean place. The manager was very warm and personable. The grounds were very nice. The rooms were of nice size, and they were very nice. It had a good amount of activities available. The community is not very diverse, and for me, that means they are not reaching out to a diverse population or the pricing is an issue.
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Anonymous116341950
December 10, 2015
They have been at The Rivers for about three years now, and Grandpa’s only complaint is that there are a lot of old people, but he is 90. There’s a lot of activities to do and opportunities to make friends. We’ve been pretty happy with it, though it’s a bit on the expensive side. It’s a decent location on a highway that's a little busy, but they have really nice groundskeeping. It’s really lovely, and they are very thorough in cleaning the inside and keeping it up to date.
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Steve113861050
November 30, 2015
We like The Rivers very much. It’s an energetic environment and very well-staffed. We had a very complete and comprehensive tour. This is our No. 1 choice.
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Visitor94078850
September 30, 2015
The Rivers was a fantastic facility. It’s just that the lowest price I could get for a room without a washer and dryer was like $2000 a month. They didn’t have anything. I would love to get in there because I did know some people, I knew the director of the entertainment. I had worked them before, and I wanted to get in there, but they couldn’t get the price down so I could afford it. It did offer a lot of amenities, but it seemed like everything was an extra charge. The grounds and the people who worked there were fantastic. It was a very nice place. I thought it was probably one of the best places that I have looked at, but I didn’t want to be down that far away from my children and grandchildren. The rooms were small, and they didn’t have a washer and a dryer. I like everything about it.
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Teresa48
September 29, 2015
The staff was wonderful. We had a really good tour of The Rivers. We liked it. This is probably where my dad would have ended up if he did not have a stroke. I felt like it had really good security. It was well maintained. The grounds were beautiful. It was easy to get around inside. It was well lit.
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Visitor111148350
August 05, 2015
So far, it has been good, but we've only had the service for two days. The staff is good and thorough. The rooms are spacious. My parents have a two-bedroom. For my dad, there are three meals a day. We like its location. They have buses that take them out, and they have in-house activities. I would and have recommended The Rivers.
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Rhea1
June 18, 2013
Rivers Senior Community had both independent and assisting living facilities. The entrance had a homey atmosphere. It was a very large complex and they had lounge areas on several places inside the complex. The place was well kept and very beautiful. They had a small pool. They had libraries on different wings of every floor. They had activities that you can be busy with every day. The food was very good and the people that we talked there were very nice. They had cleaning crew that comes every two weeks to clean.
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