Residents Come First
Every decision begins with what’s best for the people who call our communities home.
About Shepherds Inn
Local Leadership. Personal Accountability.
You’ll never wonder who’s responsible for your loved one’s care.
Our leadership team is actively involved in the community and committed to providing exceptional service to every resident and family.
More Than Three Decades of Caring for Wells Families
For generations, Shepherds Inn has been part of the fabric of Wells, Minnesota. What began in 1987 as a senior outreach ministry through Covenant Life Church has grown into a trusted assisted living community where local families continue to care for one another.
Today, while healthcare continues to change, one thing hasn’t: our belief that every resident deserves to be known personally, treated with dignity, and surrounded by people who genuinely care.
Community Leadership
Meet Our Executive Director, Heather Tilghman
Heather believes every resident deserves to feel known, not just cared for.
As Executive Director of Shepherds Inn, she leads a team focused on creating a warm, welcoming environment where residents, families, and employees build lasting relationships.
Supported by Next Level Senior Living
Shepherds Inn is supported by Next Level Senior Living, a Midwest-based senior living company dedicated to helping locally rooted communities thrive without losing the personal relationships that make them special.
Rather than operating from a distant corporate office, Next Level partners closely with community leadership by providing operational expertise, clinical support, leadership development, marketing, financial oversight, and proven systems that allow local teams to focus on what matters most—caring for residents and supporting families.
At Shepherds Inn, that means combining the trusted reputation and community roots built over decades with the resources, experience, and continuous-improvement philosophy of Next Level Senior Living.
The Next Level Difference
At Next Level Senior Living, we believe exceptional senior living is built on four simple principles:
Relationships Matter
We believe residents, families, and employees deserve to be known personally, not treated like numbers.
Local Leadership Wins
Great communities are built by empowered leaders who know their residents, their employees, and their hometown.
Strong Systems Support Great Care
Behind every exceptional community are reliable processes, accountability, and continuous improvement that allow caregivers to spend more time caring for people.
Come Experience the Shepherds Inn Difference for Yourself
Meet our team, explore the community, and see how personal assisted living can feel.