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Memory care in Worthington 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 Worthington is about $4,263 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 91 communities, read 499 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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Photo of Prairie Hills at Independence
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My husband and I are very pleased with the care our aunt is receiving at Prairie Hills Assisted Living. My aunt is eating well, taking her medication, has gained back some weight, seems happier and is...
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.
Prairie Hills is conveniently located right off of Highway 20 in Independence. Our Assisted Living and Memory Care apartments offer comfort, privacy and available health care assistance during the many stages of retirement. We pride ourselves on providing a flexible Individualized Service Plan...
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What we like the most about the Prairie Hills at Tiptin community is the convenience, the openings for respite care and the friendly staff members they have there. Based on the experience we have had so...
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.
Prairie Hills at Tipton specializes in assisted living and memory care in a warm, home-like community nestled on a hill at the edge of town in Cedar County. Each spacious apartment overlooks beautiful landscapes from every direction. Our expansive property offers walking paths, outdoor...
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Mom unfortunately passed away last month at the Gardens. They took very good care of her. Everyone was friendly, caring and Mom felt each one was her friend. I would definitely recommend this facility to...
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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The staff are so welcoming at Maplecrest Manor. The resident-s company is always welcomed by the staff team . The community is very caring. The food seems very good and there are always snacks available...
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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Staff are very kind and professional. The only things that we felt was not great. Food. They served cold plates a lot. The pricing went up several times. A couple months after they got there they were...
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.
Garden View Place Assisted Living and Memory Care Community is a staple in Northeast Iowa for seniors who value independence, freedom of choice, and the company of those who share common values and lifestyles. Our friendly and caring staff is here to make life a little easier and a lot more...
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Riverbend has been a great place for our mom! She has independent living that is surrounded by a supporting staff, great neighbors, and the essentials one needs in a community filled environment. The staff...
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, Home 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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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.
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.
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Photo of Hillcrest Family Services, RCF
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 The Rose of Dubuque
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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
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, 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
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, 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.
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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
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
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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It's good they really like it. They do a real good job. They really like how friendly the staff are too. The food is fine. The price was a little higher but his wife can walk to visit him so the location...
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.
We offer Independent Living Apts., Assisted Living Apts., & Memory Care Unit on a beautifully landscaped setting in a planned communityand a quiet neighborhood near shopping, medical clinics, & churches. On the grounds there are walking paths & Outdoor patios. The property has...
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
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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The personnel at Terrace Glen Village not only provide the residents with food and shelter but it is the manner in which it is given that is significant. Personal make an effort to know each other residents...
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.
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
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 Worthington, IA

The average cost of senior living in Worthington is $4,263 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Hopkinton, IA with an average of $3,190 per month.

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

Worthington, IA
$4,263/mo
$3,207/mo

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

Worthington, IA
$4,263/mo
$4,485/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

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

Memory Care
$4,263/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,695/mo
Studio
$5,217/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,297/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,459/mo

Senior living costs in Worthington 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: Worthington, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWorthington, IAIowaU.S.
Memory Care$4,263/mo$4,485/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$4,242/mo$4,480/mo$4,698/mo
Independent Living$3,064/mo$3,268/mo$4,153/mo
Memory Care
Worthington, IA:$4,263/mo
Iowa:$4,485/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Worthington, IA:$4,242/mo
Iowa:$4,480/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Independent Living
Worthington, IA:$3,064/mo
Iowa:$3,268/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Memory care costs in Worthington, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Worthington 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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Memory care cost trends in Worthington, IA

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Worthington 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
Worthington, IA$5,612/mo$5,754/mo-2.5%
Iowa$6,825/mo$6,382/mo+6.9%
National$6,439/mo$6,063/mo+6.2%
Worthington, IA
2024 average cost:$5,612/mo
2023 average cost:$5,754/mo
Percent change:-2.5%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$6,825/mo
2023 average cost:$6,382/mo
Percent change:+6.9%
National
2024 average cost:$6,439/mo
2023 average cost:$6,063/mo
Percent change:+6.2%
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What families are saying about memory care in Worthington

Recent reviews for memory care in Worthington

Corridor Crossing in Cedar Rapids, IA

5.0
I have been very pleased. My husband had to be in another facility for 9 days before I found Corridor Crossing Place. It was a huge facility, no windows, no outdoor area and cost more, I was very happy that this fit what I had hoped for him. Aspects I most like are the small size with small ...
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Sienna Crest - Platteville

5.0
It has been an especially good stay here. The women who assist us are very thoughtful, the food is good, things clothes and bedding are kept clean. They do a great job!

Terrace Glen Village in Marion, IA

5.0
Moved in day one! No regrets. I'm not interested in facade and opulence. All I need is kindness and respect. Showered with both here.

Worthington review score based on 105 family reviews

7.6
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This proprietary review score is based on 105 reviews of 80 Worthington memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Worthington 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

Worthington review score compared against nearby cities

7.6
Worthington, IA80 facilities
7.5
Dyersville, IA13 facilities
7.1
Farley, IA8 facilities

Review subcategories for Worthington 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 105 reviews of 80 Worthington memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Worthington 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.
Worthington, IA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
4.2
Care services
3.9
3.9
Staff
4.1
4.1
Meals & dining
4.0
3.8
Activities
4.0
3.7
Value for cost*
3.8
3.8
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Worthington memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Worthington memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Worthington, 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 Worthington 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 Worthington 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
43.8%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
13.8%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98.8%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
48.8%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.3%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.5%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
46.3%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
45%
69.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Worthington 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 Worthington Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Worthington, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
46.3%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
31.3%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
36.3%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
12.5%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Worthington 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 Worthington partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Worthington, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22.5%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.3%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
22.5%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
20%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
3.8%
20.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Worthington 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 Worthington communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Worthington, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
10%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
31.3%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
32.5%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.5%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Worthington 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 Worthington offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Worthington, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
37.5%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
23.8%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.3%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
43.8%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43.8%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
42.5%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
41.3%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.8%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
32.5%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
41.3%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
42.5%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
21.3%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
27.5%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Worthington

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 Worthington protect seniors.
Learn about Iowa memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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