Woodstone Senior Living

Woodstone Senior Living is a senior care community in New Ulm, Minnesota. It offers Active Living, Assisted Living, Care Suites, and Memory Care, with customized care plans built around each resident's individual needs at whatever stage of life they are in. The community describes itself as a smaller, more intimate and personal setting, and residents and their families say it feels less like an ending than a next chapter. Woodstone holds a rating of 4.80 from the customers who have reviewed it.

Woodstone is family owned and operated. Its family team has worked in senior living for over twenty-five years, beginning with Dean Bloemke, founder of Welcome Home Management. In 2013, the second generation, brother and sister owners Roman Bloemke and Sarah Work, founded Woodstone Senior Living Community. The organization was originally established in 1994 as a senior living provider under Welcome Home Health Care, and its team has grown into a recognized leader in the development and management of senior living communities. Roman Bloemke, LALD, serves as Chief Operations Officer and Owner, overseeing day-to-day operations, policy and procedure, training and education programs, and the success of the overall team. He has served on committees for LeadingAge of Minnesota, including two years as Co-Chair of the Aging Services of Minnesota Education Committee, and has worked with LeadingAge advocacy staff at the Minnesota State Capitol on issues affecting older adults.

The community's stated mission centers on encouraging relationships inside the community and out, providing educational opportunities for residents and team members, and tailoring the experience of living there. Its values are trust, empowerment, quality, and passion, with the standard of excellence as the goal for each community. Owners are based in Southwest Minnesota and visit often, and management and staff volunteer when they are not working. Residents take part in projects such as making tie-blankets for local non-profits.

Woodstone sits on Meyer Drive, about 0.2 miles from Highway 14 West and North Highland Avenue, and roughly 0.4 miles from the Black and Yellow Trail and Boundary Street. The New Ulm water tower is about half a mile away, and Lakeside Village Park is about 0.6 miles from the community.

For families in New Ulm weighing senior care options, Woodstone pairs the health services of larger communities with an intimate, family-run setting, and the 4.80 rating reflects how the people it serves regard that combination.