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What Is Happening Right Now?
Housing Options, From Most Support to Least
Most people move down this list over time. Start where they are safe today, then plan the next step.
Mental Health Treatment Beds (IRTS, Crisis, Rule 36)
Staffed treatment. IRTS stays run up to about 90 days and crisis beds about 10. Rule 36 programs can last months or years.
Who pays: Medical Assistance or health insurance for IRTS and crisis beds. Rule 36 programs are mostly private pay or commercial insurance.
Group Homes (CRS)
A small shared home with staff on site 24 hours.
Who pays: CADI, BI, DD, or CAC waiver for services. Rent comes from the person’s income or Housing Support.
See 36 in Pine CountyAdult Foster Care
A licensed home where the provider lives and helps a few adults with daily life.
Who pays: A disability waiver or Elderly Waiver for services. Housing Support can cover room and board.
See 5 in Pine CountyAssisted Living (Customized Living)
An apartment with meals, medication help, and personal care.
Who pays: CADI or BI under 65, but under 55 only at settings that offered customized living before January 11, 2021. Elderly Waiver at 65 and older, or private pay.
See 6 in Pine CountyIntegrated Community Supports (ICS)
Their own apartment, with support from the provider that controls the building.
Who pays: CADI, BI, DD, or CAC waiver for services. Rent is separate and may be paid by Housing Support.
Housing Support Settings
Housing Support pays room and board for adults with low income in approved settings, including many of the homes above.
Who pays: State Housing Support, based on income. As of July 1, 2026, it pays up to $1,221 a month in group settings and $1,271 where the person holds their own lease.
Providers With Housing SupportTheir Own Apartment With ARMHS and Home Supports
They keep their own lease. An ARMHS practitioner visits to build daily living skills, and CADI can add in-home supports.
Who pays: Medical Assistance pays for ARMHS. CADI pays for in-home supports.
CADI Providers in Minnesota
Need a Placement in Pine County?
Send one request with the person's support needs, waiver, and move date. Every matching group home, ICS, and foster care provider that takes email inquiries receives it, and you get a list of the ones who reply.
Free for ARMHS practitioners, case managers, and families.
Minnesota Guides
- Social WorkersCounty, hospital, nursing home, mental health, home health, hospice, and VA. Pick where you work.
- Waiver Case ManagersElderly Waiver, CADI, DD, BI, and CAC. Pick the waiver and the kind of home.
- Leaving a FacilityNursing home, ICF, or IRTS. For relocation and Moving Home Minnesota coordinators.
- Assisted Living PlacementOpen beds by county and one inquiry to providers that take email. For the people placing care in Minnesota.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How many group homes and ICS settings are in Pine County?
Capacity Track lists 36 group homes, 0 ICS settings, 5 adult foster care homes, 0 mental health treatment programs, and 6 assisted living settings in Pine County.
What is the difference between a CRS group home and ICS?
A group home (community residential setting) is a shared house with staff on site 24 hours. ICS is the person’s own apartment in a building the provider controls, with support scheduled around their needs. Both are paid by the CADI, BI, DD, or CAC waiver.
Can someone under 55 on CADI move into assisted living?
Only at settings that offered customized living before January 11, 2021, and most of those can house only 4 residents under 55. Newer settings can serve CADI and BI only from age 55, and DHS publishes the list. A group home, adult foster care, or ICS is often the better fit for younger adults.
What if the person is not on a waiver yet?
Ask the county for a MnCHOICES assessment, or call the Disability Hub at 1-866-333-2466. CADI requires Medical Assistance, a certified disability, a need for the level of care a nursing facility provides, and must open before age 65. Treatment beds and Housing Support do not require a waiver.
Can an ARMHS practitioner help someone find housing?
ARMHS does not provide housing, but it includes transition to community living services, and practitioners often lead the search. You can send a request on the person’s behalf. The waiver case manager still authorizes waiver services, so share the replies with them.
Someone is leaving a psychiatric hospital. What should I do first?
Ask the hospital social worker to start the housing referral and any waiver assessment right away, then send one request to providers in the county where the person wants to live. If a home is not ready by discharge, an IRTS or crisis bed can bridge the gap.
Who pays rent in a group home or ICS?
Waivers pay for support, not room and board. Rent comes from the person’s income, often SSI or SSDI, and Housing Support can help if income is low. Ask each provider whether they have a Housing Support agreement.
Sources: Minn. Stat. 245D.12 (Integrated Community Supports); Minn. Stat. 256B.0623 (ARMHS); Minn. Stat. 245I.23 (IRTS and Crisis Stabilization); Minn. R. 9520.0500 (Rule 36); DHS Settings Limited to Age 55 for CADI and BI; DHS Housing Support. Counts come from Minnesota DHS and MDH licensing records. This tool gives general guidance, not an eligibility decision.