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Assisted living costs in Dales Ford average about $4,277 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 101 communities in Dales Ford. Our detailed directory has 649 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. 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, 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.
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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.
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.
Photo of Northbrook Manor Care Ctr
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.
Photo of Promise House
Provides: Memory Care
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.
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.
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My Husband had passed away and my family wanted me to be where I could interact with others. I really believe God led me here as every where we looked was no vacancy, one facility said try Irving Point I am...
Provides: Assisted Living, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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.
We're living life to the fullest!Center Point Heights makes it possible for locals to stay local. Built in 2023, our community is conveniently located just off the interstate, so families can easily visit. When you walk through the door, you will feel our warm and welcoming small-town culture....
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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.
Evergreen Estates is and has been locally owned and managed by experienced caring staff since 1993. Decisions about our organization are made locally by our owner and in the best interest of those whose care we have been entrusted. Our team is a group of professionals who believe we have more...
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-Very satisfied -Like the 24hr nurse and activities are tops -It's like one big extended family - many friends -Very top staff -They allow my husband to do indoor and outdoor gardening! -Play much...
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.
Photo of Evergreen Estates I
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.
Evergreen Estates is and has been locally owned and managed by experienced caring staff since 1993. Decisions about our organization are made locally by our owner and in the best interest of those whose care we have been entrusted. Our team is a group of professionals who believe we have more...
Photo of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Ctr
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: Memory Care, Independent Living
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.
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.
Prairie Ridge of Galena is the area's premier Independent Living and Memory Care community. Located in beautiful and historic Galena, Illinois, our state-of-the-art building began welcoming residents in August 2017. Residents of Prairie Ridge can expect the very best in retirement living; from...
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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.
Photo of Maggie's House Assisted Living
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.
Photo of Stoney Point Meadows
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.
Photo of Rock Ridge Residential Care Center
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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.
Rock Ridge Residential Care is set in the heart of Iowa between Cedar Rapids and Vinton IA on a quiet country side where your senior loved ones can enjoy the fresh air and peace that comes with being out on a secluded residence. Finding the right residential/assisted living facility can be a...
Photo of Leland Smith Assisted Living Residences
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 Dales Ford, IA

The average cost of senior living in Dales Ford is $4,277 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Hopkinton, IA with an average of $3,112 per month.

Assisted living costs in Dales Ford, IA, vs. nearby cities

Dales Ford, IA
$4,277/mo
$3,457/mo

Assisted living costs in Dales Ford, IA, vs. state and national averages

Dales Ford, IA
$4,277/mo
$4,518/mo
U.S. national average
$4,752/mo

Assisted living costs in Dales Ford, IA, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$4,277/mo
$4,296/mo

Assisted living costs in Dales Ford, IA, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,423/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,459/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,777/mo

Senior living costs in Dales Ford 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: Dales Ford, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDales Ford, IAIowaU.S.
Assisted Living$4,277/mo$4,518/mo$4,752/mo
Memory Care$4,296/mo$4,523/mo$5,014/mo
Independent Living$2,964/mo$3,296/mo$4,211/mo
Assisted Living
Dales Ford, IA:$4,277/mo
Iowa:$4,518/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Memory Care
Dales Ford, IA:$4,296/mo
Iowa:$4,523/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
Independent Living
Dales Ford, IA:$2,964/mo
Iowa:$3,296/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
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Assisted living costs in Dales Ford, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Dales Ford 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 Dales Ford, IA

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Dales Ford 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
Dales Ford, IA$5,121/mo$4,727/mo+8.3%
Iowa$5,098/mo$5,039/mo+1.2%
National$5,374/mo$5,126/mo+4.8%
Dales Ford, IA
2024 average cost:$5,121/mo
2023 average cost:$4,727/mo
Percent change:+8.3%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$5,098/mo
2023 average cost:$5,039/mo
Percent change:+1.2%
National
2024 average cost:$5,374/mo
2023 average cost:$5,126/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Dales Ford, IA

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 Dales Ford.

What families are saying about assisted living in Dales Ford

Recent reviews for assisted living in Dales Ford

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.

The Views of Cedar Rapids

5.0
They know the residents by name, they all seem to take part in the care and socialization of the residents. Very friendly and personable

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Thoughtful Transition Support. Several reviews mention the helpfulness of staff during the move-in process and when residents encounter health issues. At Boyson Heights Senior Living, for example, the team adjusted care levels based on observations, and kept families informed. At Keystone Place at Forevergreen, the direct ...
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Communication with Families. Reviews emphasize the importance of clear communication between staff and family members. At Addington Place of Clinton, the lack of follow-up care meetings was a concern, but at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids, the staff were responsive to questions and concerns. In addition, at Legacy Pointe ...
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Varied Activities and Engagement. Many reviews mention the importance of engaging activities for residents. At The Summit of Coralville, staff encouraged residents to join in activities and outings, while at Stirlingshire of Coralville, residents enjoyed a wide range of choices for meals and activities.
Friendly and Helpful Staff. Throughout the reviews, friendly and helpful staff members are frequently mentioned as a highlight. At Trustwell Living at Eagle Pointe Place, staff greeted visitors and ensured residents were comfortable. At Sienna Crest - Platteville, residents felt like part of the family. In addition, at ...
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Cleanliness and Upkeep of Community Spaces. Reviews consistently mention the importance of cleanliness and upkeep, whether for the private rooms or communal areas. At Oak Park Place - Dubuque, the dining room and common areas were noted for their cleanliness, while at Emery Place Assisted Living and Memory Care, the weekly housekeepin ...
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Reasonable Cost and Value. Some reviews mention the affordability and good value provided by the communities. At Boyson Heights Senior Living, the newer facility offered a great deal for the cost, while at Ellen Kennedy Living Center a CCRC, the community offered better value for what was paid.
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Dales Ford review score based on 145 family reviews

7.9
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This proprietary review score is based on 145 reviews of 91 Dales Ford assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Dales Ford 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

Dales Ford review score compared against nearby cities

7.9
Dales Ford, IA91 facilities
7.9
Monticello, IA100 facilities
8.1
Cascade, IA12 facilities

Review subcategories for Dales Ford 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 145 reviews of 91 Dales Ford assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Dales Ford 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.
Dales Ford, IA averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.8
3.9
Friendliness
3.9
4.0
Care services
3.6
3.6
Staff
3.8
3.9
Meals & dining
3.6
3.5
Activities
3.6
3.5
Value for cost*
3.5
3.6
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Dales Ford assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Dales Ford assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Dales Ford, 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 Dales Ford 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 Dales Ford 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
44%
52.6%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
13.2%
33.9%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.6%
96%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98.9%
97.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.2%
56.8%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
17.6%
30.1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.8%
96.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
47.3%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
41.8%
52.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Dales Ford 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 Dales Ford Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Dales Ford, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
46.2%
51.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
30.8%
32.7%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
37.4%
41.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
11%
13.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Dales Ford 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 Dales Ford partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Dales Ford, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
33%
41.2%
No sugar
No sugar
27.5%
37.7%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
26.4%
36.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6.6%
17.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Dales Ford 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 Dales Ford communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Dales Ford, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
16.5%
31.7%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
35.2%
42.5%
Room service
Room service
30.8%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.4%
18.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Dales Ford 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 Dales Ford offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Dales Ford, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
37.4%
46.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
20.9%
31.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.4%
30.6%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
45.1%
49.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
41.8%
49.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
44%
52.5%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
38.5%
41.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24.2%
35.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
31.9%
38.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
39.6%
47%
Live performances
Live performances
41.8%
47.2%
Dances
Dances
24.2%
30.8%
Fitness center
Fitness center
28.6%
24.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
39.6%
46.2%
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State regulations for assisted living in Dales Ford

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 Iowa assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Dales Ford protect seniors.
Learn about Iowa assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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