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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Cherry Valley, IL

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The cost of independent living in Cherry Valley is about $3,489 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 268 options.

Read 4898 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. You may also consider nearby communities such as Rockford, Beloit and Belvidere.

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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.
Prairie Crossing Supportive Living offers an innovative approach to assisted living housing for seniors ages 65 and older of all income levels. Our community combines apartment-style home with personal care, and the availability of 24 hour support staff. We understand how important it is for our...
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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: 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.
An affordable luxury apartment home community built on the promise of independent, carefree living for seniors 55 years and better. With many reasons to enjoy life and have peace of mind. Professionally managed by Horizon which develops, builds and manages apartment homes for seniors that are...
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I have no complaints about how things are going for my loved one since he had made the move into this community. The staff where all very friendly and have welcomed him with open arms. I am comfortable with...
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.
Our Commitment to you at RidgeStone is to maintain a warm and homelike atmosphere. We treat all our live-in guests with love, courtesy and respect of privacy. Your needs and comfort always come first. RidgeStone Village offers a continuum of care for seniors. We offer two levels of assisted...
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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Rosewood Manor is a smaller community and it is a wonderful place. My mom has been doing great since her move to the community.The staff have been very friendly and caring to mom. They have done a great job...
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.
Rosewood Manor in Delavan, WI is a State licensed 8bed Assisted Living Home with a very comfortable environment. Our unique license and VA Certification encompasses care for independent individuals as well as those requiring total care at an affordable cost. We provide escorted transportation to...
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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 Wesley Avenue Apartments
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: 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 the town of Janesville, First Senior II offers 36 income-eligible or market-rate apartment homes, ranging from 625-1,100 sf in size. Visit First Senior and see how you can live a carefree lifestyle where independence and convenience are emphasized.
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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.
Located in the City of Janesville, First Senior Apartments offer one & two bedroom apartment homes for those 55+. Visit First Senior and see how you can live a carefree lifestyle where independence and convenience are emphasized.
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Very happy with this facility. It's next over to their assisted living facility so I am next door to my husband who is there. Their programs are wonderful.
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.
Photo of The Reisdences of Lake in the Hills
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: 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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Really just a great place. I'd give them 5s across the board. It's a nice looking place, everyone is very friendly, and the services and activities they provide are great.
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.
Designed for persons: 62+ Riverview Heights offers affordable one bedroom apartment homes with utilities included in a well-maintained building situated along the Rock River. This active apartment community has many planned social activities, a central courtyard, elevator service, laundry on each...
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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.
St. Elizabeth Manor is located in Rock County in Wisconsin. St. Elizabeth Manor provides high quality assistance, an engaging and welcoming environment, and a convenient lifestyle for each of its residents. The assisted living facility provides 24 hour caregivers ready to help each resident and...
Photo of Deerview Meadows - Janesville II
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, 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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Designed for persons: 62+ At Brodview Manor, you can't help but feel at home. Spacious one-bedroom apartments are especially designed for seniors. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood, but close to shopping, churches and clinics. Your new home offers the convenience of a private entrance,...
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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I’ve only been living here since last year, but I’m so very happy to be here. Every single day I look around at my place and give thanks that I chose to live here. I was widowed a few years ago, and could 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.
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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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My dad loves living at Rock Haven. The food is good and they offer a variety of choices. His health has improved and he has even gained some weight. The caregivers are wonderful. This community offers long...
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 grandma has been here for just over a year now. She is still moderately independent and able to clearly speak her mind. She enjoys the staff, feels safe and comfortable, loves the view from her room, and...
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.
At Vintage on the Ponds, we pride ourselves in giving the best care possible to our senior citizens. Located in Delavan, Wisconsin, this assisted living facility offers it's residents the independence they crave, with the support that they need. Our trained staff is always available to offer...
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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.
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.

Cost of independent living in Cherry Valley, IL

The average cost of senior living in Cherry Valley is $3,489 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Rochelle, IL with an average of $3,067 per month.

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

Cherry Valley, IL
$3,489/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Cherry Valley, IL, vs. other senior living options

$6,304/mo
Independent Living
$3,489/mo

Independent living costs in Cherry Valley, IL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$2,935/mo
Studio
$3,484/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,552/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,999/mo

Senior living costs in Cherry Valley 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: Cherry Valley, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCherry Valley, ILIllinoisU.S.
Independent Living$3,489/mo$3,342/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,604/mo$6,329/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,304/mo$7,681/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Cherry Valley, IL:$3,489/mo
Illinois:$3,342/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Cherry Valley, IL:$5,604/mo
Illinois:$6,329/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Cherry Valley, IL:$6,304/mo
Illinois:$7,681/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Cherry Valley, IL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley, IL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Cherry Valley 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
Cherry Valley, IL$3,306/mo$3,115/mo+6.1%
Illinois$2,796/mo$2,885/mo-3.1%
National$3,141/mo$2,998/mo+4.8%
Cherry Valley, IL
2024 average cost:$3,306/mo
2023 average cost:$3,115/mo
Percent change:+6.1%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$2,796/mo
2023 average cost:$2,885/mo
Percent change:-3.1%
National
2024 average cost:$3,141/mo
2023 average cost:$2,998/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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What families are saying about independent living in Cherry Valley

Recent reviews for independent living in Cherry Valley

Shepherd Premier Assisted Living of Harvard

5.0
I am very happy with the care that my mother is getting at this very nice and home feeling community. The staff is wonderful and very attentive. I like that the community is clean. <y mother is really liking the activities and she likes what is offered. We would highly recommend this small ...
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Lakeland Apartments in Fox Lake, IL

5.0
We think this is a really good community and every time we come to visit things look clean and well taken care of. The outside of the building and everything around it is well maintained. The property manager [name removed] has been so wonderful to work with. She has been very helpful, ...
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Heritage Woods of Belvidere

5.0
I am very content living at Heritage Woods. My apartment is very comfortable and convenient. The nurses and CNAs are very attentive and convenient. The food is good and I may also eat in my room if I so desire. There are activities every day. Also a small store 2 days a week.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and efficient staff. Residents and families at TLC Living Community and Fairhaven Christian Retirement praise the kindness and efficiency of the staff, with some noting that they go above and beyond to make loved ones feel welcome. At TLC Living Community, residents enjoy happy hours and live entertainment, wh ...
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Wide array of activities and social opportunities. Families at TLC Living Community, Fairhaven Christian Retirement, and Peterson Meadows highlight the wide range of activities offered at their communities, including games, music, crafts, and social events. Residents appreciate the ability to stay engaged and active in their new living env ...
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Delicious and customizable meals. Reviews for Morning Star Village, Peterson Meadows, and Independence Village Rockford consistently mention the high-quality food and accommodations for dietary restrictions and individual preferences. Residents look forward to mealtimes and enjoy the variety of options.
Comfortable and safe living spaces. Residents of Peterson Meadows, Fairhaven Christian Retirement, and Independence Village Rockford express satisfaction with their clean and well-maintained living quarters, which provide a sense of comfort and security. Some even mention the beautiful outdoor spaces and courtyards.
Access to necessary care and support. Families at Independence Village Rockford express gratitude for the availability of 24/7 nursing care and the accommodating nature of staff when dealing with care needs. Residents appreciate the feeling of security and peace of mind that comes with knowing help is always available.
Community atmosphere and welcoming environment. Reviews for Fairhaven Christian Retirement and Independence Village Rockford mention the friendly and welcoming atmosphere of the communities, with residents forming new friendships and feeling at home in their new living environment. Families praise the sense of community and belonging.
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Cherry Valley independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cherry Valley independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cherry Valley, 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 Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.5%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
28.4%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
25%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
26.9%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
26.9%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
35.4%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
26.1%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
38.8%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
25.7%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.4%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.8%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43.3%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
54.5%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.1%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
30.6%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
31.7%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
40.7%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
39.9%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
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34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Trustwell Living at Cherryvale Place, Huntley Springs Retirement Resort and Clarendale of Algonquin are the top-rated independent living facilities near Cherry Valley, Illinois. See full list of communities.
There are 268 independent living facilities near Cherry Valley, Illinois. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Cherry Valley, Illinois are Huntley Springs Retirement Resort, Clarendale of Algonquin and Cedar Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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