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This directory includes 477 senior living options for Iowa. Use the "Advance Search" to find the 50 nearest senior services based on your desired location.
Here is some information about Assisted Living in:
Ames,
Burlington,
Cedar Rapids,
Clinton,
Davenport,
Des Moines,
Dubuque,
Fort Dodge,
Grinnell,
Iowa City,
Marshalltown,
Mason City,
Muscatine,
Sioux City,
Waterloo, and the surrounding areas.
Here is information about Nursing Homes in:
Ames,
Burlington,
Cedar Rapids,
Clinton,
Davenport,
Des Moines,
Dubuque,
Iowa City,
Marshalltown,
Waterloo, and the surrounding areas.
Iowa has approximately 430,000 senior which is 15% of the population. This ranks them sixth in the country for the highest percentage of seniors. The number of seniors is large enough to support a wide variety of both corporate and independent assisted living facilities, nursing homes other seior living options. This is good news for the residents of Iowa. Iowa ranks favorably as the 13th cheapest state to live in the country. With a total cost of living index of 93, Iowa has very affordable housing (84), Food (90) and Health Care (94). This means that Iowa is a very cost effective state for retirement. The quality and level of assisted living facilities varies widely across the state. Larger cities like De
s Moines offer a wider selection of facilities and may also have a larger facilities with more extensive amenities.
Iowa Assisted Living Facility Reviews And Complaints
The Iowa Health Facilities Division of the Department of Inspections and Appeals inspects assisted living facilities every other year so some inspection reports may be out of date. This information is available online at www.dia-hfd.state.ia.us under "report cards". The site also includes lists of complaints for specific assisted living facilities. The site allow users to search their database in several different ways. The records that I found were tragically out of date (over 6 years old) but this can still be a very valuable resource and selecting an assisted living facility. You may also contact them at 515-281-4115. The Iowa government site list a total of 223 licensed assisted living facilities in the state of Iowa. You may also contact your Iowa state Ombudsman for help with assisted living facility service:
- Jeanne Yordi, State Long Term Care Ombudsman
- Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
- 510 E. 12th Street, Jessie M. Parker Bldg, Ste. 2, Des Moines, IA 50319
- Phone: (515)725-3327 Fax: (515)725-3300
- No Website Available
Note: Assisted Living Facilities are sometimes called boarding homes or residential-care facilities in Iowa.
The Assisted Senior Living Directory includes senior living options for Davenport, Muscatine, Clinton, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Dubuque, Sioux City, Waterloo, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Des Moines, Marshalltown, Grinnell, Ames, and all of the surrounding areas.