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Assisted living costs in Ontario average about $4,624 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 56 communities in Ontario. Our detailed directory has 323 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: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
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.
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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I love this place caring and loving people work here I would love for more activities but that's ok my parent loves it food is great staff is wonderful always has my parent looking wonderful and happy
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
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.
Oakley Place, LLCOakley Place, LLC is located in Topeka, KS in Shawnee County. This residential care home offers you a safe place to live in an area that is beautiful and full of things to do. Those who spend time in Topeka enjoy checking out the Kansas State Capital Building, Lake Shawnee,...
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I’ve been so pleased with them. I haven’t seen anything out of order. Right now – the owner just opened up the second one that my loved one’s in – they were short of residents right now so there might be...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
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.
DIGNITY AND QUALITY CARE Seniors deserve to be well treated with dignity. At ANew Home we do just that by providing a place that will make your family members feel relaxed and comfortable. Located in Topeka, KS we have many characteristics that set us apart from other health care centers. We...
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We finally found the loving caring environment that we needed for mom. We tried other assisted living and memory care facilities but they were often understaffed and overwhelmed with the care needed for...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
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.
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The homes are more of a family style and are for full care for memory care. Some employees have been here several years and are the cream of the crop. Nowhere is anything perfect but this was our choice of...
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.
At Peggy Kelly House we recognize the difficult journey of those with early to middle stage Alzheimer’s and other memory related diseases. We offer a secure environment with dementia specific care. We encourage our residents to continue to make choices, but in a more secure environment. They...
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Photo of Jonesbrook Estates, LLC
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 Falls City Care Ctr
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.
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.
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Our loved one has not been there for awhile but based on our experience we would recommend Country Place Senior Living Marysville to other families .
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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We decided on Meadowlark Hills because it had all levels of care in one location. They were reasonable in helping us determine if we needed to just rely on our own private health insurance or if we needed 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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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.
As we turn the pages of our lives – growing up, working, experiencing loves and losses, raising our own children – we all experience times when we need a little extra help. At Homestead, we have created an environment which combines and celebrates these memorable aspects of life and creates new...
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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.
Homestead of Manhattan is a senior living community that offers residents high quality assisted living in NW Manhattan, KS.What is assisted living? Assisted living is for those who can no longer live on their own, but do not require 24-hour care. Homestead of Manhattan offers many services and...

Cost of assisted living in Ontario, KS

The average cost of senior living in Ontario is $4,624 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Netawaka, KS with an average of $3,031 per month.

Assisted living costs in Ontario, KS, vs. nearby cities

Ontario, KS
$4,624/mo
$4,624/mo

Assisted living costs in Ontario, KS, vs. state and national averages

Ontario, KS
$4,624/mo
$5,047/mo
U.S. national average
$4,698/mo

Assisted living costs in Ontario, KS, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$4,624/mo
$4,580/mo

Assisted living costs in Ontario, KS, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,777/mo
Studio
$6,091/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,676/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,466/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$2,900/mo

Senior living costs in Ontario 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: Ontario, KS
Column state: Kansas
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOntario, KSKansasU.S.
Assisted Living$4,624/mo$5,047/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,580/mo$4,957/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$3,654/mo$3,844/mo$4,153/mo
Assisted Living
Ontario, KS:$4,624/mo
Kansas:$5,047/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Ontario, KS:$4,580/mo
Kansas:$4,957/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Ontario, KS:$3,654/mo
Kansas:$3,844/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Assisted living costs in Ontario, KS, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Ontario 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.

Ontario, KSKS stateNational

Assisted living cost trends in Ontario, KS

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Ontario 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
Ontario, KS$5,032/mo$5,287/mo-4.8%
Kansas$5,351/mo$5,357/mo-0.1%
National$5,375/mo$5,129/mo+4.8%
Ontario, KS
2024 average cost:$5,032/mo
2023 average cost:$5,287/mo
Percent change:-4.8%
Kansas
2024 average cost:$5,351/mo
2023 average cost:$5,357/mo
Percent change:-0.1%
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2024 average cost:$5,375/mo
2023 average cost:$5,129/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Ontario, KS

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 Ontario.

What families are saying about assisted living in Ontario

Recent reviews for assisted living in Ontario

Lexington Park in Topeka, KS

4.0
I was very impressed with our experience at Lexington Park, it's a very nice place for independent senior living! It's a nice looking place, the people are all very friendly, and the apartments are a very nice size for the price! I would highly recommend them!

Vintage Park at Atchison

5.0
Vintage Park at Atchison was a pleasant community. My wife stayed for a short time for respite care. We both enjoyed the variety of food that they served. They offered many activities and my wife had a great time participating. The staff took good care of her and were very easy to communicate ...
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Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, KS

4.8
It was beautiful, really nice! It was a little more expensive. The food was a three and a half or a four, it left a little to be desired. The people were friendly and it was clean and just beautiful!

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Variety of friendly and experienced staff. Many reviews praise the attentive and caring nature of the staff at various communities like Celebration Villa of Hearthstone, Legend at Capital Ridge, and Kelly House of Topeka. Residents and their families appreciate the dedication and longevity of the staff, which results in strong rela ...
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Consistent improvements and maintenance. Reviews mention the importance of cleanliness and upkeep, with updates and renovations being a common theme at communities like Ascension Living Via Christi Village - Manhattan, Legend at Capital Ridge, and Celebration Villa of Hearthstone. Residents enjoy the modernized facilities and fee ...
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Engaging and diverse activities for residents. Communities offer various activities tailored to residents' interests, such as art shows, outdoor excursions, and music events, as mentioned in reviews for Legend at Capital Ridge, Redbud Plaza Assisted Living, and Celebration Villa of Hearthstone. These opportunities promote socialization ...
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Quality meals and accommodating dining experiences. Throughout the reviews, high-quality meals and accommodating dining experiences stand out as essential factors in residents' happiness at communities like Ascension Living Via Christi Village - Manhattan, Legend at Capital Ridge, and Celebration Villa of Hearthstone. Residents appreciate c ...
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Comfortable living spaces. Reviews highlight the importance of comfortable living spaces at communities like Legend at Capital Ridge, Celebration Villa of Hearthstone, and Stoneybrook Assisted Living. Residents enjoy having private rooms with balconies and separate bedrooms, contributing to their overall sense of ho ...
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Access to convenient amenities. Communities like Redbud Plaza Assisted Living, Legend at Capital Ridge, and Ascension Living Via Christi Village - Manhattan offer appealing amenities, such as a work out facility, indoor heated pool and hot tub, and access to a library. These perks enhance the living experience for many r ...
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Ontario review score based on 76 family reviews

7.4
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This proprietary review score is based on 76 reviews of 43 Ontario assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Ontario 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

Ontario review score compared against nearby cities

7.4
Ontario, KS43 facilities
7.6
Circleville, KS66 facilities
7.4
Soldier, KS57 facilities

Review subcategories for Ontario 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 76 reviews of 43 Ontario assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Ontario 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.
Ontario, KS averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.7
4.1
Friendliness
3.7
4.2
Care services
3.1
3.8
Staff
3.7
4.0
Meals & dining
3.5
3.7
Activities
3.4
3.7
Value for cost*
3.4
3.7
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Ontario assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Ontario assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Ontario, 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 Ontario 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 Ontario that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Ontario, KSNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
55.8%
52.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
37.2%
33.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.3%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
97.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
53.5%
56.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.3%
30%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
95.3%
96.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
58.1%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
58.1%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Ontario 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 Ontario Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Ontario, KSNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
55.8%
51.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
23.3%
32.5%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
39.5%
41.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
9.3%
13.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Ontario 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 Ontario partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Ontario, KSNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
32.6%
27.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.2%
40.9%
No sugar
No sugar
30.2%
37.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
32.6%
36.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
9.3%
17.3%
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Availability of select dining options in Ontario 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 Ontario communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Ontario, KSNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
11.6%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
32.6%
42.3%
Room service
Room service
25.6%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.3%
18%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Ontario 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 Ontario offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Ontario, KSNational
Activity director
Activity director
34.9%
46.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
25.6%
31%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.3%
30.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.2%
49.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
46.5%
49.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
44.2%
52.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30.2%
41.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
16.3%
35.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25.6%
38.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
37.2%
46.8%
Live performances
Live performances
41.9%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
16.3%
30.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
23.3%
24.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
41.9%
46%
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State regulations for assisted living in Ontario

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