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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Pawnee County, NE

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The cost of independent living in Pawnee County is about $4,147 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 54 options. Read 196 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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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, 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: 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.
We provide maintenance free living for seniors and multi family tenants in one and two bedroom apartments in Beloit, Kansas.
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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
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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.
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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The meals and dining service at Pemberly Place is very good, and even though our love one does not participate in the activities they do have an abundant amount. We would recommend the community to others.
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.
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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, 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.
Legacy Estates is located in a beautiful neighborhood with close proximity to restaurants, shopping, medical offices, and walking paths. The community, which offers both Independent and Assisted Living, provides a spectacular environment both inside and out. Our residents enjoy large,...
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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: 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.
Fairbury 23 Apartments is a former high school that has been renovated into apartments for low-income seniors, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Trophy cases along the hallways display memorabilia of former students, some of who are now residents. Much of the original woodwork...
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
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: 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.
Chatelaine Residences is a senior living community that is located in Lincoln, NE. Lincoln is the capital city of Nebraska and is the second most populous city in all of Nebraska. Chatelaine Residences is conveniently located nearby local shopping, entertainment and dining. Although the city is...
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.

Cost of independent living in Pawnee County, NE

The average cost of senior living in Pawnee County is $4,147 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Verdon, NE with an average of $1,979 per month.

Independent living costs in Pawnee County, NE, vs. nearby counties

Pawnee County, NE
$4,147/mo
$3,146/mo

Independent living costs in Pawnee County, NE, vs. state and national averages

Pawnee County, NE
$4,147/mo
U.S. national average
$4,152/mo

Independent living costs in Pawnee County, NE, vs. other senior living options

$4,508/mo
Independent Living
$4,147/mo

Independent living costs in Pawnee County, NE, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,993/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,605/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,078/mo

Senior living costs in Pawnee County 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: Pawnee County, NE
Column state: Nebraska
Column national: U.S.
Community typePawnee County, NENebraskaU.S.
Independent Living$4,147/mo$3,285/mo$4,152/mo
Assisted Living$4,538/mo$4,325/mo$4,712/mo
Memory Care$4,508/mo$4,313/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Pawnee County, NE:$4,147/mo
Nebraska:$3,285/mo
U.S.:$4,152/mo
Assisted Living
Pawnee County, NE:$4,538/mo
Nebraska:$4,325/mo
U.S.:$4,712/mo
Memory Care
Pawnee County, NE:$4,508/mo
Nebraska:$4,313/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
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Independent living costs in Pawnee County, NE, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Pawnee County 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 Pawnee County, NE

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Pawnee County 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
Pawnee County, NE$4,300/mo$4,316/mo-0.4%
Nebraska$2,842/mo$2,647/mo+7.4%
National$3,031/mo$2,867/mo+5.7%
Pawnee County, NE
2024 average cost:$4,300/mo
2023 average cost:$4,316/mo
Percent change:-0.4%
Nebraska
2024 average cost:$2,842/mo
2023 average cost:$2,647/mo
Percent change:+7.4%
National
2024 average cost:$3,031/mo
2023 average cost:$2,867/mo
Percent change:+5.7%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Pawnee County

Recent reviews for independent living in Pawnee County

Waterford at College View in Lincoln, NE

4.0
The experience with the community is fine. We picked this community because of the location mainly. I would maybe recommend this community to other families.

Redbud Plaza Assisted Living in Onaga, KS

4.6
Great place! Clean, open areas, you can have dogs or cats if you can care for them yourself. Access to a work out facility, indoor heated pool and hot tub. You have an apartment with separate bedroom. Staff are well educated, professional, friendly and very caring. Best kept secret in northeast ...
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Waterford at Williamsburg in Lincoln, NE

4.8
I would recommend them. The resident to staff ratio is really good. The Executive Director left in March, and they are looking for a new Executive Director. The communication with the former was great.

Pawnee County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Pawnee County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Pawnee County, 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 Pawnee County 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 Pawnee County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Pawnee County, NENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.7%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
10.9%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
10.9%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
17.4%
33.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
2.2%
10.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Pawnee County 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 Pawnee County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Pawnee County, NENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
6.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
19.6%
43.4%
Room service
Room service
13%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Pawnee County 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 Pawnee County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Pawnee County, NENational
Activity director
Activity director
19.6%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
10.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
15.2%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
23.9%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
26.1%
48.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
28.3%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
21.7%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
15.2%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
15.2%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
17.4%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
23.9%
46.7%
Dances
Dances
2.2%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13%
39.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
19.6%
46.4%
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