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The cost of independent living in Spear Lake is about $3,382 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 107 options. Read 1720 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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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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My Mom passed away on 30 August 2019, but I can say her stay at Shelby Gardens though short was very nice. The staff were very helpful and nice. Though limited by her health she enjoyed her stay. I know my...
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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Affordable Senior Care is working really well. We are really pleased with the staff and everything that's going on. The nurse checks her. They are giving her baths. The food looks real good. The staff is...
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.
Affordable Senior Care is an assisted living and memory care community that hosts senior residents in the city of Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi. There are many artistic structures ideal for a perfect visit during an afternoon stroll in the city. This region has excellent weather...
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Our dear mother bought in/ moved into the Village 5+ years ago, and has enjoyed it very much. The staff, service, friends, activities, and food, etc. have been excellent and we've had no problems. She is...
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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We decided to relocate my brother here from another community in the area and so far things are going well. The staff is very friendly and attentive. The community and housekeeping is kept up. My brother...
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.
Located in the heart of bustling Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, Legacy Assisted Living & Memory Care at Lenox Park is conveniently located to you and your family. We are easy to access and provide ample parking. Our central location makes it possible for active seniors to remain engaged...
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.
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I recently moved my mother to Feels Like Home, and it is a very good move for her. The staff at feels like home is very friendly and helpful and caring. They really do treat my mother as if she was a...
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Staff is very attentive to needs of those that live there. The food is wonderful my loved one never complains about it at all! It smells clean every time I am there. Everyone there is caring and...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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.
Riverdale Assisted Living located in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee provides seniors with the opportunity to become a part of a caring community. This community offers residents and their guests much to do and see. Memphis is a busy city with plenty to do. Guests of our residents will enjoy...
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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.
When the demands of living in your home require more than you’re willing and able to give on your own, you’ll find a welcome home here.To us assisted living means two things. You do the living and we help you do just that. Our personal assistants provide what you need when you need it. Here, the...
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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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We are very pleased with our experience with The Farms at Bailey Station. I trust the staff with my loved one and this is a big plus for me. I would recommend you book a tour and check to make sure this is...
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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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.
The Cottages offers catered living to seniors that balances independence with security. Our intimate enclave of one-story apartments sits on our assisted living campus. Each one or two-bedroom (depending on location)/one bath apartment is equipped with a full kitchen, washer/dryer, covered...

Cost of independent living in Spear Lake, AR

The average cost of senior living in Spear Lake is $3,382 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Gilmore, AR with an average of $618 per month.

Independent living costs in Spear Lake, AR, vs. nearby cities

Spear Lake, AR
$3,380/mo
$3,006/mo
$3,369/mo

Independent living costs in Spear Lake, AR, vs. state and national averages

Spear Lake, AR
$3,380/mo
U.S. national average
$4,177/mo

Independent living costs in Spear Lake, AR, vs. other senior living options

$4,713/mo
Independent Living
$3,380/mo

Independent living costs in Spear Lake, AR, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,565/mo
Studio
$4,827/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,610/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,512/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,033/mo

Senior living costs in Spear Lake 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: Spear Lake, AR
Column state: Arkansas
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSpear Lake, ARArkansasU.S.
Independent Living$3,380/mo$3,079/mo$4,177/mo
Assisted Living$4,349/mo$4,297/mo$4,719/mo
Memory Care$4,713/mo$4,319/mo$4,974/mo
Independent Living
Spear Lake, AR:$3,380/mo
Arkansas:$3,079/mo
U.S.:$4,177/mo
Assisted Living
Spear Lake, AR:$4,349/mo
Arkansas:$4,297/mo
U.S.:$4,719/mo
Memory Care
Spear Lake, AR:$4,713/mo
Arkansas:$4,319/mo
U.S.:$4,974/mo
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Independent living costs in Spear Lake, AR, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Spear Lake 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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Independent living cost trends in Spear Lake, AR

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Spear Lake 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
Spear Lake, AR$2,402/mo$2,280/mo+5.4%
Arkansas$2,837/mo$2,657/mo+6.8%
National$3,243/mo$3,151/mo+2.9%
Spear Lake, AR
2024 average cost:$2,402/mo
2023 average cost:$2,280/mo
Percent change:+5.4%
Arkansas
2024 average cost:$2,837/mo
2023 average cost:$2,657/mo
Percent change:+6.8%
National
2024 average cost:$3,243/mo
2023 average cost:$3,151/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Spear Lake

Recent reviews for independent living in Spear Lake

The Bungalows at Jonesboro

4.6
The Bungalows is very clean and caring assisted living facility. They provide good meals and plenty of activities for their residents. They'll take the residents to the movies, out to eat and shopping. The rooms are large with patios. The staff is friendly and watchful.

Cordova

5.0
Shelby Gardens might not be the newest, fanciest assisted living facility, but it does have the best staff. In fact, they just won a bunch of awards! The staff really care for my mom and look out for her best interests - and she’s not always the easiest to get along with. Shelby Gardens has ...
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The Village at Germantown a CCRC

4.8
I was happy with the care that my husband received here at this community. It is very clean and taken care of. The staff was very attentive and friendly. He was pleased with the variety of meals. They did offer activities for him to participate. I would highly recommend the care and value here ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming staff and residents. Many reviews mention the friendly and welcoming nature of the staff and residents at the community. At StoryPoint Collierville, residents have made many new friends and are praised for being kind and considerate towards each other. The staff is also described as caring and responsive to reside ...
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Varied activities for socialization. A wide range of activities are mentioned in the reviews, including social events, musical groups, games, and bus outings to various places. Residents at The Summit of Germantown have access to a shuttle to go out and about in the community and have noted the availability of numerous activities ...
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High-quality meals and dining experiences. Several reviews highlight the importance of quality food in residents' overall satisfaction with the community. At South Wind Heights, the food is described as being of good quality, with several meal options available and accommodations for dietary restrictions.
Clean and well-maintained facilities. Reviews consistently mention cleanliness as a priority, with some commenting specifically on the upkeep of the community. At King's Reserve Memphis, the apartments are described as spacious, and the balconies are mentioned as being particularly large and well-maintained.
Helpful and accommodating staff. Staff members are described as being available and helpful, addressing residents' needs and concerns in a timely manner. At StoryPoint Collierville, the staff is praised for their accommodating nature and the quick response to maintenance issues.
Affordable and reasonable pricing. Some reviews mention the affordability of the community, with the cost being a consideration for residents. At Heritage at Irene Woods, the community is described as being a good value for the investment, despite the occasional difficulty in getting ahold of staff through email and phone calls ...
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Spear Lake independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Spear Lake independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Spear Lake, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Spear Lake independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Spear Lake partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Spear Lake, ARNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.2%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
35.8%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
33.7%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
32.6%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
8.4%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Spear Lake independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Spear Lake communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Spear Lake, ARNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
23.2%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
36.8%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
29.5%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.5%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Spear Lake independent 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 independent living communities in Spear Lake offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Spear Lake, ARNational
Activity director
Activity director
36.8%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
22.1%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
24.2%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
48.4%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
46.3%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.4%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.1%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
31.6%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
28.4%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
38.9%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
38.9%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
26.3%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.3%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
36.8%
46.5%
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