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Memory care in Cricket offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Cricket is about $4,724 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 72 communities, read 379 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

As you explore memory care near you, you may also want to consider options in areas like  You may also consider nearby communities such as Ottumwa, Pella and Knoxville.

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
At The Kindred House, we pride ourselves on providing the best level of service and care for each of our residents. We understand the needs, desires, and goals of our residents are specific to each individual. While other senior assisted living facilities are owned by large corporations focused...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
About ABCM CorporationManor House Care Center is owned by ABCM Corporation, Hampton, IA. ABCM is a multi-facility provider offering top-quality, long-term care services unmatched in the state of Iowa. We believe in a Person Directed Care approach to long-term care, encouraging the individuals we...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
We credit our success to our dedicated and caring staff.  We serve our Seniors with compassion and love and accomplish this by working as one team with Seniors in mind.  Newton Village offers dining excellence.  The daily home cooked meals are served family style and include...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Senior Apartments
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes, Senior Apartments
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Active. Engaged. Pursuing the full richness of life. It doesn’t just happen by itself. It’s a choice those who live at The Village make. They choose to be passionate, not passive. They embrace being participants, not just spectators, wrapping their arms around opportunity and adventure. Because...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Edencrest is now serving Pleasant Hill! Edencrest is the area’s premiere senior community, and we are excited to begin serving the seniors of Pleasant Hill. This community is located in the Rising Sun neighborhood close to walking trails, golf courses, parks and restaurants. We offer assisted...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.

Cost of memory care in Cricket, IA

The average cost of senior living in Cricket is $4,724 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Chillicothe, IA with an average of $4,400 per month.

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Cricket, IA vs. nearby cities

Cricket, IA
$4,724/mo
$5,852/mo
$5,852/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Cricket, IA vs. the state and national average

Cricket, IA
$4,724/mo
$4,878/mo
U.S. national average
$4,918/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Cricket vs. other types of senior living

Memory Care
$4,724/mo

Median monthly costs of Memory Care in Cricket, IA by room type

Semi-Private
$3,613/mo
Studio
$5,367/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,851/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,078/mo

Average cost of Memory Care in Cricket over time

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What families are saying about memory care in Cricket

Recent reviews for memory care in Cricket

Edencrest at Riverwoods in Des Moines, IA

5.0
The facility is really awesome! The staff are accommodating and friendly and the facility is kept well maintained. Everything is going so well, and we don't really have any complaints so far!

Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Bondurant, IA

5.0
The community at the Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing is wonderful. My loved one is enjoying the variety of meals served. The community has a wide range of great activities for the residents to enjoy and participate in. The community is very welcoming and feels like home. The staff have ...
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Homestead of Centerville

4.6
The office staff was very good with paper work at admission and accommodating with our move-in. The nurses have all been great and responsive to my loved one's needs. The cna's are caring with the residents. I have not eaten there, but the meals look very good. I have only been there during ...
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Cricket review score based on 90 family reviews

7.7
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This proprietary review score is based on 90 reviews of 51 Cricket memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Cricket review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Cricket review score compared against nearby cities

7.7
Cricket, IA51 facilities
9.2
Bussey, IA15 facilities
8.9
Hamilton, IA7 facilities

Review subcategories for Cricket memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 90 reviews of 51 Cricket memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Cricket resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Cricket, IA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.5
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
4.5
Care services
4.2
4.2
Staff
4.5
4.4
Meals & dining
3.9
4.1
Activities
4.3
4.0
Value for cost*
4.0
4.1
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Cricket memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cricket memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cricket, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Cricket memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Cricket that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Cricket, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
37.3%
65.6%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
15.7%
48.4%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
98%
82.4%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.8%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
47.1%
71.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
27.5%
28.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
98%
89.6%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
37.3%
61.4%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
35.3%
72.1%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Cricket memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Cricket Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Cricket, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
45.1%
74.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
33.3%
46.5%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
41.2%
70.4%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
19.6%
26.6%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Cricket memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Cricket partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Cricket, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
19.6%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
15.7%
45.2%
No sugar
No sugar
13.7%
42%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
15.7%
50.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
3.9%
20%
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Availability of select dining options in Cricket memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Cricket communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Cricket, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.6%
32.4%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25.5%
40.5%
Room service
Room service
31.4%
37.6%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.6%
23.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cricket memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Cricket offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Cricket, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
35.3%
46.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.7%
34%
Community service programs
Community service programs
17.6%
29%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
41.2%
54.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
35.3%
52.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
43.1%
61.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.3%
40%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
19.6%
35.8%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27.5%
37%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.3%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
33.3%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
19.6%
32.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.6%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
33.3%
47%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Independence Village of Pella, Homestead of Centerville and Copper Shores Village are the top-rated memory care facilities near Cricket, Iowa. See full list of communities.

There are 72 memory care facilities near Cricket, Iowa. See the full list.

The best memory care facility near you in Cricket, Iowa is Independence Village of Pella. This memory care community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.

The 72 memory care facilities near you in Cricket, Iowa typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Cricket, Iowa, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.

Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Cricket, Iowa, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.

The cost of memory care facilities in Cricket, Iowa ranges from $700 to $8200. The average Memory Care cost in Cricket, Iowa is $4,724. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in Cricket, Iowa typically starts at $700. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.

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