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The cost of independent living in Mediapolis is about $3,013 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 107 options. Read 408 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Nursing staff is very good with her. She seems to be continent with her surroundings. The place is always in great order. They are willing to help her with her room and her bathing. Staff is always...
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.
Community HighlightsParkview Manor provides exceptional services with one purpose in mind – to provide a great place to call home. We support those who need minimal to moderate help with daily activities and serve residents with quality care. We even cater to families who need respite care for a...
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My mom is slowly transitioning at Bickford of Moline and the staff is really working with her. They have done a great job getting her involved in lots of activities that keep her stimulated and she enjoys...
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.
Bickford isn’t just another senior living community. Our caregiver family is committed to ensuring that every resident lives their most fulfilling life. Here, your loved one will savor meals made from scratch, always have a dedicated caregiver by their side, and enjoy a vibrant social calendar.A...
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
Courtyard Estates of Monmouth is an assisted living community located in Monmouth, Illinois, in a home like environment. Our campus is well cared for and located only minutes from various shopping areas, medical offices, and restaurants. Within our community, residents will enjoy spacious...
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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.
Legacy Estates of Monmouth Legacy Estates of Monmouth is an assisted living community that is available to those seniors who are looking to call Monmouth, IL their home. This large and comfortable community offers a home in a growing city that is full of prosperity and good things. Legacy Estates...
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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.
Welcome to Lutheran Living Senior Campus!Nestled in the lush fields of Muscatine, Iowa, we provide you with residences,services, and conveniences for a full life today and the full continuum of health care and rehabilitation to support you into the future. Lutheran Living is the onlyContinuing...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Income based housing for the elderly may trigger visions of run down properties and poor living conditions but this definitely does not describe the Muscatine Tower Apartments, which is located in Muscatine, IA and run by the Seldin Company. This river front property has spacious apartments that...
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My mom is currently residing at Donnellson Health Center in Iowa. She is in their Northbrook memory care and has been for over a year. She is well taken care of and is treated like one of the family. My...
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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.
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
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, Independent 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.
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.
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.
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Provides: Independent Living
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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 independent living in Mediapolis, IA

The average cost of senior living in Mediapolis is $3,013 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Conesville, IA with an average of $2,805 per month.

Independent living costs in Mediapolis, IA, vs. nearby cities

Mediapolis, IA
$3,013/mo
$4,051/mo

Independent living costs in Mediapolis, IA, vs. state and national averages

Mediapolis, IA
$3,013/mo
$3,268/mo
U.S. national average
$4,153/mo

Independent living costs in Mediapolis, IA, vs. other senior living options

$4,455/mo
Independent Living
$3,013/mo

Independent living costs in Mediapolis, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,461/mo
Studio
$4,939/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,695/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,505/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,775/mo

Senior living costs in Mediapolis 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: Mediapolis, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMediapolis, IAIowaU.S.
Independent Living$3,013/mo$3,268/mo$4,153/mo
Assisted Living$4,455/mo$4,480/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,455/mo$4,485/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Mediapolis, IA:$3,013/mo
Iowa:$3,268/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
Assisted Living
Mediapolis, IA:$4,455/mo
Iowa:$4,480/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Mediapolis, IA:$4,455/mo
Iowa:$4,485/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
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Independent living costs in Mediapolis, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Mediapolis and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Mediapolis, IA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Mediapolis have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Mediapolis, IA$3,232/mo$2,236/mo+44.5%
Iowa$2,633/mo$2,310/mo+14.0%
National$3,101/mo$2,897/mo+7.0%
Mediapolis, IA
2024 average cost:$3,232/mo
2023 average cost:$2,236/mo
Percent change:+44.5%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$2,633/mo
2023 average cost:$2,310/mo
Percent change:+14.0%
National
2024 average cost:$3,101/mo
2023 average cost:$2,897/mo
Percent change:+7.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Mediapolis

Recent reviews for independent living in Mediapolis

River Valley Place of Fort Madison

4.6
This was the first time we had had an experience with assistant living. After the first month we realized our dad probably needed more help than we realized. They were very helpful with us and kept him there. They helped us get extra help for him. He was a 94 year old. He really enjoyed all the ...
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Fort Armstrong in Rock Island, IL

5.0
I have lived at The Fort Armstrong for almost 5 years and do not regret my choice in moving here. I enjoy the live music and outings we go on.

The Taylor Renaissance in Davenport, IA

5.0
The original staff is a 5. The staff has changed and they're in the middle of changing so I can't rate the new people until I get to know them better. It would be nice if they had a loading dock for when people move in but I guess that's the way the building was designed so there's not much you ...
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Mediapolis independent living services and amenities

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

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Mediapolis independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Mediapolis partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Mediapolis, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.5%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
17.9%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
15.8%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
18.9%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
3.2%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Mediapolis independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Mediapolis communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Mediapolis, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
12.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
22.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
14.7%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
5.3%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Mediapolis independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Mediapolis offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Mediapolis, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
23.2%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
12.6%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
15.8%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
34.7%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
24.2%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
36.8%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
18.9%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
14.7%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
18.9%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
23.2%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
23.2%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
12.6%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18.9%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
21.1%
46.4%
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