Northern Lakes Senior Living

Northern Lakes Senior Living It’s a good life at Northern Lakes Assisted Living & Memory Care in beautiful Brainerd/Baxter. Activities are planned specific to resident interests. Be active!

Our senior living community in Baxter/Brainerd Lakes Area is beside the Paul Bunyan Trail & Arboretum's Nature Center. The Northern Lakes lifestyle offers a built in social life with daily activities, generous amenities, satellite TV, wireless internet, a delicious meal plan, and personalized care options.​

Inside Northern Lakes you can look forward to a fresh smelling, beautiful and calming atmosphere with people that are wanting to welcome and befriend you. Participants in Resident Town Hall share ideas to help our community thrive! Our meal plan includes chef-prepared meals in our beautiful dining room, service from a cheerful culinary team and conversation with friends. No more lonely mealtimes! Join our Stretch & Balance fitness class, Chair Yoga or Cardio Drumming. Not into group fitness? Go it solo with equipment available 24/7. Community outings on the activity van include picnics, pontoon rides & fishing, outdoor concerts, museum trips, festivals, and much more. This ain’t some grandma’s nursing home! This is us having fun…while living and aging…together!

We are loving our watercolor art series class on Mondays. Our watercolor books offer already thought up designs and scen...
03/09/2026

We are loving our watercolor art series class on Mondays. Our watercolor books offer already thought up designs and scenes lightly sketched so there is no deciding what to paint. Just sit, relax and paint. ❤️

We currently have memory care availability, offering 24/7 support in a safe, structured, and compassionate environment. ...
02/22/2026

We currently have memory care availability, offering 24/7 support in a safe, structured, and compassionate environment. Our team is here to care for your loved one, so you don’t have to do it all by yourself. Choosing memory care is about support, safety, and peace of mind — for everyone involved. Plan a move before March 10, 2026 and get a $2,000 credit that can be applied to moving costs, or community fees. Call for details. Limited time only, restrictions apply.

In search of a pianist/choir director for 2026. We would like to do a Summer concert & a Christmas concert. Paid positio...
02/18/2026

In search of a pianist/choir director for 2026. We would like to do a Summer concert & a Christmas concert.
Paid position. Please reach out to April.l.williams@fairview.org
Please share with those who may be interested.

It’s Fat Tuesday and we are celebrating Happy Hour Mardi Gras style! Let the good times roll!
02/17/2026

It’s Fat Tuesday and we are celebrating Happy Hour Mardi Gras style! Let the good times roll!

Our special Volunteer, McKenna made these adorable heart bouquet valentines for our residents and teddy bear keychains. ...
02/13/2026

Our special Volunteer, McKenna made these adorable heart bouquet valentines for our residents and teddy bear keychains. She is so special to us!
Today we are celebrating love with songs by Tony Pitschka & delicious cupcakes!

Stretch & Balance Monday thru Thursday. Every Tuesday and Thursday we have weight training. These people are strong! 💪
02/10/2026

Stretch & Balance Monday thru Thursday. Every Tuesday and Thursday we have weight training. These people are strong! 💪

A few more of our cuties!
02/09/2026

A few more of our cuties!

Tonight it’s Northern Lakes’ Super Bowl Sports Bar
02/09/2026

Tonight it’s Northern Lakes’ Super Bowl Sports Bar

This handsome gentleman won Bowling today! Way to go Don!!! 🎉
02/05/2026

This handsome gentleman won Bowling today! Way to go Don!!! 🎉

Round 2! Today was filled with much laughter and enjoyment as the residents shared their fun pictures with each other. W...
02/05/2026

Round 2! Today was filled with much laughter and enjoyment as the residents shared their fun pictures with each other. What a joy this has been for all of us. More to come!

On this bright November afternoon we raised a new flag at Northern Lakes Assisted Living & Memory Care. Resident David, ...
11/03/2025

On this bright November afternoon we raised a new flag at Northern Lakes Assisted Living & Memory Care. Resident David, Army Veteran honored this moment by playing God Bless America on his saxophone🎷

Shenanigans from some of our dietary department today. We love these people!
10/31/2025

Shenanigans from some of our dietary department today. We love these people!

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8186 Excelsior Road
Baxter, MN
56425

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It’s a Good Life at Northern Lakes!

Let a home at Northern Lakes Senior Living add joy & peace of mind to your life! You will be welcomed by new friends, a built in social life and staff that will genuinely care about you. Northern Lakes Senior Living makes the most of our beautiful Minnesota North Country. Our convenient Brainerd/Baxter location offers quick access to area events, shopping and an ever growing number of health clinics. Add to that the generous amenities and care options waiting for you right here in your new home; all to help make the most of your new season of living. Our west patio is just steps away from the Paul Bunyan State Trail and the serenity of The Northland Arboretum; a woodland preserve with a vibrant nature center that offers life long learning opportunities, scenic walking paths and reflection areas. Recreation abounds even more with nearby golfing, fishing, boating, biking, and bird watching...if not for you for your visiting family and friends!

Inside Northern Lakes you can look forward to a calming atmosphere with people that are wanting to welcome and befriend you. Activities are planned with you in mind; specific to your interests. Participate in Resident Council to share ideas and help our community thrive!

Meal planning? Grocery shopping? Cooking? Kitchen clean-up? Only if you want to! Your rent package includes daily chef-prepared meals in a beautiful dining room. Your delicious provided meals include table-side service from a cheerful culinary team and conversation with friends. No more lonely mealtimes. No sink full of dirty dishes!

Being physically active is easier than ever at Northern Lakes. Join the Stretch & Balance fitness class every weekday morning, the weekly Chair Yoga class with a Lakes Area Yoga instructor, or one of our various walking groups. Not into group fitness? No problem. The equipment in the Fitness Center is available to you 24/7 and looks out on the beauitful Paul Bunyan Trail.