In the News, On the Air, Heart of Our Community

Welcome to the English Rose Media Center – a hub for video features, expert interviews, and materials for media professionals.

Explore stories, news, and insights from our leadership, caregiving experts, and community. Whether you’re a journalist, podcast host, or curious neighbor, these resources offer an inside look at our mission, expertise, and impact.

About English Rose

English Rose Suites is a leading provider of relationship-driven memory care and assisted living, serving the Minneapolis metro area. With a mission to redefine elder care, English Rose blends the comfort and warmth of real, residential homes with advanced, specialty-trained staff dedicated to delivering deeply personalized support for residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and other complex needs.

The company’s leadership team is recognized for its holistic, family-first approach and commitment to rigorous caregiver education, anchored by a proprietary memory care training center and exceptionally low resident-to-caregiver ratios.

English Rose actively supports families wherever they live in the Twin Cities, offering peace of mind, enrichment, and a true sense of partnership.

The organization is widely recognized for its consistently high staff tenure, high family satisfaction, and the belief that every decision should pass “the mother’s test”—would we want this for our own loved one?

Latest Podcasts

University of Minnesota’s Voices for Aging

“Holistic Approach to Memory Care: Interview with Zach Palier, English Rose”

On the University of Minnesota’s Voices for Aging, Zach Parlier, English Rose Director of Team Member Development, shares how caregiving for his grandfather with Alzheimer’s Disease launched his career in dementia.

From Mayo Clinic’s Memory Care to a special committee on memory loss at Hearthstone in Boston, Zach stayed committed to improving wellness in aging. “English Rose provides the kind of care my mother and I provided my grandfather,” says Zach. Through care planning, home health care, assisted living, and memory care, English Rose keeps life big and connected.

On the podcast, Zach overviews English Rose’s purposeful approach that incorporates physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being into medical care.

University of Minnesota’s Voices for Aging

“Holistic Approach to Memory Care: Interview with Zach Palier, English Rose”

On the University of Minnesota’s Voices for Aging, Zach Parlier, English Rose Director of Team Member Development, shares how caregiving for his grandfather with Alzheimer’s Disease launched his career in dementia.

From Mayo Clinic’s Memory Care to a special committee on memory loss at Hearthstone in Boston, Zach stayed committed to improving wellness in aging. “English Rose provides the kind of care my mother and I provided my grandfather,” says Zach. Through care planning, home health care, assisted living, and memory care, English Rose keeps life big and connected.

On the podcast, Zach overviews English Rose’s purposeful approach that incorporates physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being into medical care.

In the Press: News Articles

Owner of senior housing turns childhood home in Minnetonka into assisted-living facility

After his mother decided to move, the owner of English Rose renovated a midcentury showplace to welcome residents.

English Rose CEO Joshua Wert turns his childhood house into Oak Ridge assisted living facility

When a Minneapolis man moved his 96-year-old mother from a nursing home to a newly opened assisted living facility in Minnetonka, he says her quality of life instantly improved.