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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Dallas County, IA

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If your loved one needs memory care in Dallas County, A Place for Mom can help. With 112 memory care facilities in Dallas County, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.

Alzheimer’s care in Dallas County incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Dallas County memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Dallas County, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Drake, Waveland Park and Beaverdale.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Des Moines, West Des Moines and Ankeny.

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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.
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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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
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.
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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.
The Gardens Retirement Community of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, offers all the amenities that every senior could enjoy. Our staff is here to help adjust to new living circumstances and offer a helping hand to adjust to the new setting. We have a passion for enriching the lives of seniors and...
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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.
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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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Northridge Village has light, cheerful apartments with a convenient kitchen. There is a "family feel" with residents sincerely interested in being helpful and caring. We appreciate people in the medical...
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, 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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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.
Heartwood House is an assisted living community located in the lovey and quaint city of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Ames is a picturesque midwestern town with lots of green grass, trees, and wide streets. This college town is actually considered to be one of the best college towns in the United...
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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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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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Everything I’ve seen is good. Everyone we’ve dealt with has been real nice. We’ve been real pleased. I’ve eaten there a couple a couple of times and it was good. There is enough parking. The laundry service...
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.
Windsor Manor features 42 one and two bedroom apartments each with its own private bath and kitchen or kitchenette. Personal laundry and housekeeping services provided, as is assistance with the activities of daily living. Designed to help residents feel safe and secure, additional building...
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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, 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.
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
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.
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: 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.

Cost of memory care in Dallas County, IA

The average cost of senior living in Dallas County is $4,672 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Yale, IA with an average of $3,604 per month.

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Dallas County, IA vs. nearby counties

Dallas County, IA
$4,672/mo
$4,631/mo

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

Dallas County, IA
$4,672/mo
$4,367/mo
U.S. national average
$4,821/mo

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

Memory Care
$4,672/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,744/mo
Studio
$5,385/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,200/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,205/mo

Average cost of Memory Care in Dallas County over time

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What families are saying about memory care in Dallas County

Recent reviews for memory care in Dallas County

The Bridges at Ankeny

4.8
My mom stayed at The Bridges for her rehab after her shoulder surgery. The therapy team was amazing and always took the time with her. She is grateful to have recovered and is back home. But, if we need to go somewhere in the future THE BRIDGES IS WHERE WE WOULD GO!!

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!

Rock Creek Senior Living in Ankeny, IA

5.0
We toured Journey and it is a very high quality place. The meals are all chef prepared and you can order food at anytime of the day so they are not served cafeteria style. They did not have any openings when we needed but I would highly recommend them.

Dallas County review score based on 190 family reviews

7.4
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This proprietary review score is based on 190 reviews of 97 Dallas County memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Dallas County 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

Dallas County review score compared against nearby cities

7.4
Dallas County, IA97 facilities
8.7
Dallas Center, IA8 facilities
7.5
Minburn, IA112 facilities

Review subcategories for Dallas County 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 190 reviews of 97 Dallas County memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Dallas County 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.
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Cleanliness
4.5
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
4.5
Care services
3.8
4.2
Staff
4.4
4.4
Meals & dining
4.0
4.0
Activities
3.9
3.9
Value for cost*
3.6
4.0
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Dallas County memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Dallas County memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Dallas County, 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 Dallas County 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 Dallas County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
48.5%
65%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
25.8%
47.9%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
96.9%
82.4%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
57.7%
71.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
32%
28.2%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.9%
89.6%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
51.5%
61.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
54.6%
72.4%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Dallas County 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 Dallas County Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Dallas County, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
47.4%
73.8%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
36.1%
45.7%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
48.5%
70.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
13.4%
26.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Dallas County 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 Dallas County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Dallas County, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
26.8%
27.3%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.8%
43.8%
No sugar
No sugar
25.8%
41%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
27.8%
49.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
8.2%
16%
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Availability of select dining options in Dallas County 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 Dallas County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Dallas County, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
24.7%
31.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
42.3%
39.1%
Room service
Room service
39.2%
36.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
23.7%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Dallas County 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 Dallas County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Dallas County, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
44.3%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.8%
33.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29.9%
27.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
49.5%
54.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.4%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.5%
60.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
41.2%
39%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
29.9%
34.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
35.1%
35.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47.4%
46.7%
Live performances
Live performances
47.4%
47.1%
Dances
Dances
26.8%
30.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
34%
21.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
44.3%
45.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Copper Shores Village, Independence Village of Ankeny and Independence Village of Ames are the top-rated memory care facilities near Dallas County, Iowa. See full list of communities.

There are 112 memory care facilities near Dallas County, Iowa. See the full list.

The 112 memory care facilities near you in Dallas County, Iowa typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Dallas County, 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 Dallas County, 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 Dallas County, Iowa ranges from $100 to $39002. The average Memory Care cost in Dallas County, Iowa is $4,672. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in Dallas County, Iowa typically starts at $100. 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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