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Assisted living costs in Oakdale average about $6,385 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 338 communities in Oakdale. Our detailed directory has 9339 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. You may also consider nearby communities such as West Chester, Newark and Media.

Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses. 

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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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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.
Whitemarsh House, a personal care residence, belongs to a quiet neighborhood in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. We specialize in caring for individuals with brain injury and other mental needs. High ceilings and large windows accompany the three-story residence and an open, wooded park is visible from...
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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.
New Standard Senior Living is the onlyretirement community in the Millvillearea with afordable, private assisted livingsuites that offers Medicaid and low-incomehousing options, in addition to private pay.More value and the best support for yourmoney — and payment options you can livewith — add...
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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
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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 Red Rose Manor
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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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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The Lions Gate community has been a good fit for my loved one. He is receiving the care and attention he needs. The staff is very attentive and keep him safe. The place overall is very clean and well...
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.
Lions gate, a continuing care retirement community in affiliation with the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey for adults 62 and up. Our residents enjoy an active worry free lifestyle complete with spacious apartments, cottages and a remarkable variety of amenities and on site...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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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Photo of Down on the Farm Adult Daycare
Provides: Assisted Living, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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, 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.
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.
Photo of Tabor Manor
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.
Photo of The Long Community At Highland
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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This community is wonderful I can't say enough wonderful things about them. The community itself is very lovely exceptionally clean and well maintained. As soon as you walk in the sense of being at home and...
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.
Nestled in the heart of historic Jenkintown borough, The Chelsea at Jenkintown offers the finest in Assisted Living. Our residents enjoy chatting over tea or coffee in our cozy Bistro, relax on our wraparound porch or explore the surrounding community. Conveniently located on Route 611 and close...
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My sister is doing very well at Ephrata Manor. They have worked miracles with my sister. Occupational therapy, physical therapy, church, they supply all room supplies. Real food. Snacks, beverages throughout...
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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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.
Northeast Residence is a senior living community located in Philadelphia, PA, home to over 1.5 million people. Philadelphia is a very large city known for great shops, stores, sporting events and shows. Residents who are active will be able to enjoy going for scenic walks, doing their shopping,...
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: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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.

Cost of assisted living in Oakdale, DE

The average cost of senior living in Oakdale is $6,385 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Newark, DE with an average of $6,385 per month.

Assisted living costs in Oakdale, DE, vs. state and national averages

Oakdale, DE
$6,385/mo
U.S. national average
$5,830/mo

Assisted living costs in Oakdale, DE, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$6,385/mo
$7,924/mo

Assisted living costs in Oakdale, DE, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,559/mo
Studio
$5,224/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,357/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,384/mo

Senior living costs in Oakdale 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: Oakdale, DE
Column state: Delaware
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOakdale, DEDelawareU.S.
Assisted Living$6,385/mo$7,555/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,924/mo$8,215/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living$3,984/mo$4,873/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Oakdale, DE:$6,385/mo
Delaware:$7,555/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Oakdale, DE:$7,924/mo
Delaware:$8,215/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Oakdale, DE:$3,984/mo
Delaware:$4,873/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Assisted living costs in Oakdale, DE, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Oakdale 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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Assisted living cost trends in Oakdale, DE

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Oakdale 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 average 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
Oakdale, DE$6,039/mo$5,796/mo+4.2%
Delaware$6,390/mo$6,287/mo+1.6%
National$5,510/mo$5,285/mo+4.2%
Oakdale, DE
2024 average cost:$6,039/mo
2023 average cost:$5,796/mo
Percent change:+4.2%
Delaware
2024 average cost:$6,390/mo
2023 average cost:$6,287/mo
Percent change:+1.6%
National
2024 average cost:$5,510/mo
2023 average cost:$5,285/mo
Percent change:+4.2%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Oakdale, DE

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Oakdale.

What families are saying about assisted living in Oakdale

Recent reviews for assisted living in Oakdale

Simpson Meadows in Downingtown, PA

3.9
I can't recommend the community due to the way we exited the community. We had multiple attempts to reconcile a balance due and it was never resolved and we never heard back on a resolution to this.

Maurice House in Millville, NJ

5.0
My mom loves her "apartment " I wish the communication was better from the administration. No part is covered by insurance so all expenses are out of pocket

The Residences at Manatawny Village in Pottstown, PA

5.0
They did a good job catering to his food preferences, the staff was super friendly and super with him, care was outstanding. We would most definitely recommend this community to other families.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Dedicated and caring staff. Many reviews mention the compassionate and attentive nature of the staff at various communities. For example, at Lorelton, staff members form close relationships with residents and go above and beyond to ensure their well-being. At Encore at Parkside, the staff is praised for their responsiv ...
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Thoughtfully planned activities. Activities are a crucial aspect of many residents' experiences at senior living communities. Reviews for Lorelton and Encore at Parkside highlight the wide range of offerings, from social events and outings to artistic pursuits and physical activities, which enable seniors to stay engaged an ...
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Immaculately maintained living spaces. Cleanliness and upkeep are essential aspects of a comfortable living environment for seniors. At Lorelton, reviews often mention the pristine common areas and well-maintained private apartments. Comments for Encore at Parkside praise the facility's overall cleanliness and attention to detail ...
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Prompt and effective communication. Clear and timely communication between staff, families, and residents is crucial for ensuring peace of mind and effective care. At Brookdale Hockessin, staff members are commended for their responsiveness and the ease with which they address concerns. At Lorelton, families appreciate the ope ...
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Individually tailored care plans. Flexible and adaptive care plans catered to each resident's unique needs are essential for maintaining their health and well-being. At Lorelton, reviews mention the personalized attention and individualized care plans that have greatly improved residents' lives. At Encore at Parkside, caregi ...
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Continuous improvement and innovation. Communities that prioritize ongoing improvements and adapt to the changing needs of their residents stand out in the minds of families. At Lorelton, reviews highlight the facility's commitment to updating and enhancing the living experience for seniors. At Abbey Manor of Elkton, families app ...
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Oakdale review score based on 1,987 family reviews

8.4
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This proprietary review score is based on 1987 reviews of 338 Oakdale assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Oakdale review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living 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

Oakdale review score compared against nearby cities

8.4
Oakdale, DE338 facilities
8.8
Dover, DE13 facilities
8.8
Milford, DE14 facilities

Review subcategories for Oakdale assisted living

When assisted living 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 1,987 reviews of 338 Oakdale assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Oakdale resident and family assisted living 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.
Oakdale, DE averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.3
3.4
Friendliness
3.4
3.5
Care services
3.1
3.2
Staff
3.2
3.4
Meals & dining
3.0
3.1
Activities
3.0
3.1
Value for cost*
3.0
3.1
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Oakdale assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Oakdale assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Oakdale, 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 Oakdale assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Oakdale that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Oakdale, DENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
64.5%
53.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
57.7%
34.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
96.2%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
97.6%
97.7%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
67.5%
57.6%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
37.6%
30.6%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.3%
96.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
59.2%
47.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
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53%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Oakdale assisted living

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 Oakdale Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Oakdale, DENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
62.4%
52%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
49.7%
33.4%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
55.6%
41.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
17.8%
13.9%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Oakdale assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Oakdale partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Oakdale, DENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
39.6%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
56.5%
42.1%
No sugar
No sugar
54.1%
38.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
48.2%
37.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
37.6%
19.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Oakdale assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Oakdale communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Oakdale, DENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
47.6%
32.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
53%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
43.2%
37.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.9%
18.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Oakdale assisted 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 assisted living communities in Oakdale offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Oakdale, DENational
Activity director
Activity director
59.8%
47.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
45%
31.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
42%
31.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
58.6%
50.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
62.1%
50.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
63.3%
53.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51.2%
42.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
52.1%
36.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
50.9%
39.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
59.5%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
60.4%
48%
Dances
Dances
42.9%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
28.4%
25.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
59.5%
47.1%
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State regulations for assisted living in Oakdale

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