Options for Iowa Assisted Living
This directory includes 477 senior living options for Iowa. Use the "Advance Search" to find all the nearest services.
Iowa has approximately 430,000 senior citizens which is 15% of the population. This ranks them six in the country for the highest percentage of seniors to total population. The number of seniors is large enough to support a wide variety of both corporate and independent assisted living facilities and nursing homes. This is good news for the residents of Iowa. Iowa ranks favorably has the 13th cheapest state to live in the country. With a total cost of living index of 93 compared to the nationwide average of 100, 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 Des Moines offer a wider selection of facilities and may also have a larger facilities with more extensive and entities.
Selection An Iowa Assisted Living Facility
Since most seniors enter an assisted living facility from a hospital or nursing home, that decision usually must be made in haste. The most important factors when selecting assisted-living facility are usually proximity to friends and family, proximity to health care services, cost, amenities and overall environment. Many seniors get disoriented when moving into an assisted living facility after living in an area for a long time. This can be minimized by staying in a facility near their home where there is still many recognizable places. This factor must be balanced with the fact that a larger metropolitan areas often offer better healthcare services including cancer treatment and rehabilitation services. Try to visit as many assisted-living facilities as possible and talked to the staff and residents. The residents will give you the best and put on the environment at the specific facility. Try to avoid an assisted living facility where the residents watch a lot of TV. This can indicate a lack of amenities and indicate an overall low standard of life.
Iowa Assisted Living Facility Reviews And Complaints
The Iowa Health Facilities Division of the Department of Inspections and Appeals and specs assisted living facilities every other year so some inspection reports may be out of date.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.
Here is a SMALL sample of the 477 options for the state of Iowa. Use the advanced search to find all the facilities.
Assisted Living
and is operated by Emeritus Senior Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by The Views, LLC
Assisted Living
Assisted Living
and is operated by Colby Properties Inc
Assisted Living
and is operated by Bickford Senior Living Group, LLC
Assisted Living
and is operated by Bickford Senior Living Group, LLC
Assisted Living
and is operated by Bickford Senior Living Group, LLC
Assisted Living
and is operated by Bickford Senior Living Group, LLC
Assisted Living Facilities 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 cities.