WHAT WE BELIEVE

Life doesn’t stop here. It opens.

Belleston was built on a single belief: that choosing assisted living doesn't have to feel like letting go of something. It can be the beginning of something beautiful. A home that is genuinely yours, with people who genuinely care.

Assisted living has carried a weight it was never meant to carry. Belleston releases that weight. We are a home, a community, and a commitment. Built by people who have spent decades doing this work and refused to accept that it couldn't be done better.

Every detail at Belleston was chosen on purpose. Because you deserve a place that feels like it was made for you.

WHAT WE PROMISE

Four things we hold sacred.

Genuinely Personal Care

Care rooted in relationship, not process. Every person here is known. Their history, their preferences, their stories. We show up for people, not patients.


A Home That's Genuinely Beautiful

Beauty is intentional care made visible. Every room, every corner, every choice communicates the same thing: you are worth this.


A Community Genuinely Alive

Life continues here richly, with texture and meaning. Real connections, real moments, real joy. We don't host activities; we nurture a living community.


Peace of Mind for Those Who Love You

Families visit Belleston and feel relief. Not the anxious relief of good-enough, but the deep exhale of knowing someone is exactly where they should be.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT

Named for family. Built for yours.

Darla Thao and Toua Xiong named Belleston for their children, a public declaration that everything here is personal. Together, they bring over 30 years of hands-on caregiving experience and a shared refusal to accept that assisted living couldn't be better.

CARE

Care that is rooted in relationship, not process.

Every member of our team is chosen for their ability to see a person; not a patient, not a case, and respond accordingly.

Thirty years of devoted caregiving shaped the way we hire, train, and show up. The result is care that feels less like a service and more like the steady presence of someone who already knows you.

THE RESIDENCE

Every detail here was chosen on purpose.

Belleston was designed from the ground up to feel like something different because it is. A quiet, sun-filled boutique residence set among mature oaks in Plymouth, Minnesota.

“Belleston is named after our children. We wanted to carry that love into every room, every care moment, every conversation.”

DARLA THAO & TOUA XIONG · FOUNDERS

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OPENING FALL 2026

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PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA  ·  OPENING FALL 2026