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!

Happy Activity Professionals Week! Our Life Enrichment Department knows how to bring the fun! 🤩 Shout out to April & Lyn...
01/28/2026

Happy Activity Professionals Week! Our Life Enrichment Department knows how to bring the fun! 🤩
Shout out to April & Lynette for having fun & enriching the lives of our residents! 🎉

We are pleased to announce Sparky and Sunny as our 2026 Snowball King and Queen, recognizing their outstanding contribut...
01/26/2026

We are pleased to announce Sparky and Sunny as our 2026 Snowball King and Queen, recognizing their outstanding contributions to our community. We love you both and are so grateful to have you as part of our wonderful community!

Grumpy Old Men returned to the big screen for our Resident Movie Night. A story about friendship, the real reals of agin...
01/19/2026

Grumpy Old Men returned to the big screen for our Resident Movie Night. A story about friendship, the real reals of aging and a humorous love triangle that was filmed during a Minnesota winter back in 1993! Becki brought the popcorn, sodas and movie theater candy. The first of several movie nights on our winter agenda.

Shout out to Misty & Kim for coming to do a special Christmas fun night with our Memory Care residents! ♥️🎄
01/14/2026

Shout out to Misty & Kim for coming to do a special Christmas fun night with our Memory Care residents! ♥️🎄

We are grateful for our dedicated team, and our community of residents & families. May each of you be healthy and loved ...
12/23/2025

We are grateful for our dedicated team, and our community of residents & families. May each of you be healthy and loved this holiday season.

Thank you Music General for the adorable Christmas performance! We absolutely loved it!
12/17/2025

Thank you Music General for the adorable Christmas performance! We absolutely loved it!

Christmas fun photoshoot! We are getting in the spirit!
12/08/2025

Christmas fun photoshoot! We are getting in the spirit!

We are starting our two weeks of Christmas spirit dress up days, kicking it off with Deck the halls! We had two staff me...
12/08/2025

We are starting our two weeks of Christmas spirit dress up days, kicking it off with Deck the halls! We had two staff members show up for the 1980s photo shoot and we just have to share how cute they are! Faron & Krista love to participate in all the shenanigans!

Happy Veteran’s Day! We had a beautiful pinning ceremony to honor our veterans. Thank you Moment’s Hospice for a beautif...
11/12/2025

Happy Veteran’s Day! We had a beautiful pinning ceremony to honor our veterans. Thank you Moment’s Hospice for a beautiful and memorable time. 🇺🇸

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!

We have M&M’s! Come to Northern Lakes Memory Care & get your treats! We want to see all the cuties tonight from 5:30 to ...
10/31/2025

We have M&M’s! Come to Northern Lakes Memory Care & get your treats! We want to see all the cuties tonight from 5:30 to 7pm!

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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.