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The cost of independent living in Anchor is about $4,700 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 17 options. Read 140 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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Photo of The Carriages of Bloomington
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The staff and residents at Carriage Crossing have all been very friendly and welcoming. The staff appears to genuinely care for their residents. After a short adjustment period, my mom has settled in and is...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Located near the intersection of I-55 and I-74, The Carriages of Bloomington provides a picturesque senior lifestyle just minutes from the Carle Broman and OSF St. Joseph Medical Centers. Schedule a tour and experience our spacious Assisted Living apartments, innovative on-site Memory Care and...
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Food is delicious ??. Lots of change over in staff(I think common anywhere). Wonderful activity director. She works to keep all happy and include families. She has been there a real long time. It's real...
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.
In 2018, Franciscan Ministries, sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago, acquired a 60-acre senior living campus that was originally built and nurtured by 14 area Mennonite churches. Renamed The Village at Mercy Creek, it is now part of the Franciscan Communities, which has been providing...
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1 through 4 would be 5 plus 5 would be 4 at present as new general manager. Waiting to see when honeymoon is over. 6 would be better if chef could set own menu Would be better if those of us on no salt or no...
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.
Blair House provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. Centrally located between Chicago and St. Louis in a quiet suburb of Normal, Illinois, you'll love the convenience of living in the heart of it all. Enjoy all the shopping, dining and excellent healthcare of a...
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Overall, I am pleased with Bickford. At times it seems they are understaffed, but I think that's a very common problem right now.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
If you think there’s not much going on in a senior living community, you’ve never been to Bickford. Imagine your loved one enjoying delicious, scratch-made meals, having a friendly caregiver always nearby, and a calendar chock-full of social activities. Our family of caregivers will do whatever...
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Photo of Villas of Holly Brook and Reflections - Bloomington East
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Overall the staff are kind, warm, and my parents have experienced many staff to be quite loving and emotionally generous. While some staff are more adept at engaging residents on the memory care unit,...
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.
The Villas of Holly Brook and Reflections Memory Care has been exceptionally designed and built to meet the needs, wants and desires of those moving into this grand community.We are the leader in providing compassionate and quality senior care. We focus on unique needs of each of our residents...
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This is a community I would recommend, they are taking very good care of my mother. She is doing well here and I'am pleased. It is a good looking community, they do a good job with keeping her room and the...
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 Pointe at Pontiac
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What our family likes the most about The Pointe at Pontiac is the great communication, my mother is no longer there-moved to memory care so we were sad to see her move. Based on the experience we have had so...
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.
The Pointe at Pontiac senior supportive living provides apartment-style housing with personal care and other supportive services to adults age 65 and older. Our living environment enables seniors to maintain an active and independent lifestyle.The Pointe at Pontiac senior supportive living allows...
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Orientation given. Every one has gone d things to say about food. More after dinner activities needed. Apartment on small side and cleaning inconsistent Activities could be more varied Strict rules on...
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 Place offers worry-free living, where independence thrives and compassionate care is always nearby. Our beautiful campus offers lovely assisted living services. We offer both long term stay options and short-term respite care. We welcome you to learn more and visit our community of...
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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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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.
Photo of Evenglow Lodge
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Pontiac Towers
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.
Located in Pontiac, Livingston County, IL, Pontiac Towers provides senior housing done right and provides residents with a safe and secure place to call home. The location of this residence is superior thanks to its perfect weather, great location, proximity to shopping and entertainment, and...
Photo of Evergreen Village Supportive Living
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 The Myerling Home
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Lincoln Towers
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Anchor, IL

The average cost of senior living in Anchor is $4,700 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Sibley, IL with an average of $2,529 per month.

Independent living costs in Anchor, IL, vs. nearby cities

Anchor, IL
$4,700/mo
$4,646/mo
$2,529/mo

Independent living costs in Anchor, IL, vs. state and national averages

Anchor, IL
$4,700/mo
U.S. national average
$4,203/mo

Independent living costs in Anchor, IL, vs. other senior living options

$5,829/mo
Independent Living
$4,700/mo

Independent living costs in Anchor, IL, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,835/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,637/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,100/mo

Senior living costs in Anchor 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: Anchor, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeAnchor, ILIllinoisU.S.
Independent Living$4,700/mo$4,453/mo$4,203/mo
Assisted Living$5,829/mo$5,370/mo$4,740/mo
Memory Care$5,829/mo$5,390/mo$5,004/mo
Independent Living
Anchor, IL:$4,700/mo
Illinois:$4,453/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
Assisted Living
Anchor, IL:$5,829/mo
Illinois:$5,370/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Memory Care
Anchor, IL:$5,829/mo
Illinois:$5,390/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
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Independent living costs in Anchor, IL, over time

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

Anchor, ILIL stateNational

Independent living cost trends in Anchor, IL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Anchor 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
Anchor, IL$3,274/mo$2,719/mo+20.4%
Illinois$3,019/mo$2,926/mo+3.2%
National$3,151/mo$2,953/mo+6.7%
Anchor, IL
2024 average cost:$3,274/mo
2023 average cost:$2,719/mo
Percent change:+20.4%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$3,019/mo
2023 average cost:$2,926/mo
Percent change:+3.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,151/mo
2023 average cost:$2,953/mo
Percent change:+6.7%
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Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Anchor

Recent reviews for independent living in Anchor

Villas of Holly Brook and Reflections - Bloomington East

4.3
We are very glad Villas of Holly Brook community has been willing and able to accommodating and care for our loved ones needs thus far and based on our experience we would recommend them to other families

The Pointe at Pontiac

4.0
It's very clean and a good atmosphere overall. The last 2 months, there have been some staff changes in all departments. I think they're just going through growing pains right now, which is understandable. It's still a great place and the residents' needs are being met. They just have to get ...
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The Village at Mercy Creek in Normal, IL

4.6
We chose The Village at Mercy Creek based on the fact of it being Franciscan, since my mom is catholic. It has overall been a great experience and I would recommend the facility to those looking for assisted living.

Anchor independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Anchor independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Anchor, 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 Anchor 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 Anchor partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Anchor, ILNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
29.4%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23.5%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
17.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
23.5%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
5.9%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Anchor 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 Anchor communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Anchor, ILNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
23.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
35.3%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
29.4%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
5.9%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Anchor 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 Anchor offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Anchor, ILNational
Activity director
Activity director
47.1%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
35.3%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29.4%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
52.9%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.1%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.1%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
41.2%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.5%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41.2%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
41.2%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
47.1%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
41.2%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
41.2%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
41.2%
46.4%
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The Carriages of Bloomington, The Village at Mercy Creek and Holiday Blair House are the top-rated independent living facilities near Anchor, Illinois. See full list of communities.
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