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Memory care in Kennebec 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 Kennebec is about $4,051 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 58 communities, read 127 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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Provides: Assisted Living
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My Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's over 7 years ago. My Dad is 93, she is 90; they have been married for 69 years. Thanks to my amazing siblings, we were able to keep Mom at home until recently. While it...
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.
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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.
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.
At Bickford of Sioux City we offer premiere Memory Care services. The fullest expression of assistance comes with an intimate understanding of our residents. Each person is unique, as are the services they require, and the manner they wish for them to be met. We also know firsthand the confusion...
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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
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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, 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.
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.
Photo of Heritage of Emerson
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.
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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
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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, 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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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, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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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.
Photo of Prime Living Apartments
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.
Peace of Mind for the Entire Family!As a tenant of Prime Living Apartments, you will quickly feel like one of the family.  You can rest assured that you will be receiving the best care and services in a warm and dignified manner.  Prime Living Apartments is an affordable assisted living...
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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.

Cost of memory care in Kennebec, IA

The average cost of senior living in Kennebec is $4,051 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Pisgah, IA with an average of $3,550 per month.

Memory care costs in Kennebec, IA, vs. nearby cities

Kennebec, IA
$4,051/mo
$4,222/mo
$4,334/mo

Memory care costs in Kennebec, IA, vs. state and national averages

Kennebec, IA
$4,051/mo
$4,480/mo
U.S. national average
$4,943/mo

Memory care costs in Kennebec, IA, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,051/mo

Memory care costs in Kennebec, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$2,975/mo
Studio
$4,154/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,368/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,948/mo

Senior living costs in Kennebec vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Kennebec, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeKennebec, IAIowaU.S.
Memory Care$4,051/mo$4,480/mo$4,943/mo
Assisted Living$4,051/mo$4,475/mo$4,710/mo
Independent Living$3,633/mo$3,264/mo$4,158/mo
Memory Care
Kennebec, IA:$4,051/mo
Iowa:$4,480/mo
U.S.:$4,943/mo
Assisted Living
Kennebec, IA:$4,051/mo
Iowa:$4,475/mo
U.S.:$4,710/mo
Independent Living
Kennebec, IA:$3,633/mo
Iowa:$3,264/mo
U.S.:$4,158/mo
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What families are saying about memory care in Kennebec

Recent reviews for memory care in Kennebec

Hansen House Harlan

5.0
This facility was built and designed for people with memory loss. No detail was missed. This facility was in western Iowa and was the only facility that catered to this specific issue .Our coordinator with A Place for Mom was amazing. He listened to our concerns and what we were looking for and ...
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Lawton Senior Living

5.0
I would not place my Dad in a place where he didn't feel comfortable. He has been doing great since coming there. Interaction with staff has been wonderful.

Floyd Senior Living in Sergeant Bluff, IA

5.0
We needed a place for my dad on short notice and Floyd Place was helpful in expediting that process. Although COVID-19 is an issue for everyone at this point, the staff are all taking proper precautions with all residents and finding ways, within the CDC rulings, to have the family visit. The ...
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Kennebec review score based on 27 family reviews

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This proprietary review score is based on 27 reviews of 47 Kennebec memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Kennebec 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

Kennebec review score compared against nearby cities

7.0
Kennebec, IA47 facilities
7.0
Castana, IA53 facilities
7.3
Turin, IA64 facilities

Review subcategories for Kennebec 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 27 reviews of 47 Kennebec memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Kennebec 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.
Kennebec, IA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.0
4.1
Friendliness
4.0
4.3
Care services
3.7
3.9
Staff
3.9
4.1
Meals & dining
3.8
3.8
Activities
4.0
3.8
Value for cost*
3.8
3.8
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Kennebec memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Kennebec memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Kennebec, 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Kennebec, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
31.9%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
8.5%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.7%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
34%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
12.8%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
95.7%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
31.9%
59%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
27.7%
69.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Kennebec 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 Kennebec Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Kennebec, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
31.9%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
10.6%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
29.8%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
8.5%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Kennebec 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 Kennebec partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Kennebec, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.5%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
10.6%
43.8%
No sugar
No sugar
10.6%
40.7%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
14.9%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4.3%
20.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Kennebec 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 Kennebec communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Kennebec, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
6.4%
31.4%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
23.4%
39.2%
Room service
Room service
21.3%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
10.6%
22.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Kennebec 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 Kennebec offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Kennebec, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
27.7%
44.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
14.9%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
19.1%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
34%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
29.8%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
31.9%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
23.4%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
19.1%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
23.4%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
25.5%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
29.8%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
17%
31.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
10.6%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
27.7%
45.4%
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State regulations for memory care in Kennebec

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Iowa memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Kennebec protect seniors.
Learn about Iowa memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 58 memory care facilities near Kennebec, Iowa. See the full list.

The 58 memory care facilities near you in Kennebec, Iowa typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Kennebec, 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 Kennebec, 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 Kennebec, Iowa ranges from $590 to $8975. The average Memory Care cost in Kennebec, Iowa is $4,051. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in Kennebec, Iowa typically starts at $590. 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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