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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Baldwin, IA

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The cost of independent living in Baldwin is about $2,832 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 206 options. Read 1084 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 Grand Meadows Independent Living
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.
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Photo of Village Cooperative of Asbury
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.
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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.
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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.
Mt. Pleasant Home has provided affordable, dignified support of residents' independence for over 140 years.The centrally-located, bright, well-maintained facilities and caring staff support a community of 40 residents for short- or long-term stays. It offers residents the freedom to treasure the...
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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.
Designed for persons: 62+ St. Mary's Apartments offers newly renovated affordable one-bedroom apartment homes in a beautiful park-like setting. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood, this friendly apartment community offers elevator service, twice an hour front door bus service, and a smoke...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Home 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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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.
Grand Haven is a 53 apartment community that offers both independent and assisted living options. Our Individualized service plan is tailored to your needs. Independent and Assisted living apartments are mixed throughout the building. The services come to your door. You can choose 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 Cherry Ridge and Hallmark Care Center
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
About ABCM CorporationHallmark Care Center is owned by ABCM Corporation, Hampton, IA. ABCM is a multi-facility provider offering top-quality, long-term care services unmatched in the state of Iowa. We believe in a Person Directed Care approach to long-term care, encouraging the individuals we...
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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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Photo of Stonehill Care 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.
Photo of Assisi Village Of Stonehill
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.
Photo of Prairie Ridge of Galena
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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.
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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.
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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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.
At the Academy you’ll find 33 - 1 and 2 bedroom apartment homes for those 55 and better. The Academy overlooks the beautiful countryside of southwest Wisconsin. The grounds at The Academy boast ample places to walk, enjoy nature, and just spend quiet time. The historic architecture and beauty of...
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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.
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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 began our quest into senior living because of our love for our beloved mother, Mary Bickford, whose needs became too great for us to manage.  As we researched senior living options, we were shocked at our findings.  The options offered too much or too little — none met her needs and...
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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.
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Penn Center
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 Scott Meadows
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.
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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.
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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.

Cost of independent living in Baldwin, IA

The average cost of senior living in Baldwin is $2,832 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Zwingle, IA with an average of $1,938 per month.

Independent living costs in Baldwin, IA, vs. nearby cities

Baldwin, IA
$2,832/mo
$2,479/mo

Independent living costs in Baldwin, IA, vs. state and national averages

Baldwin, IA
$2,832/mo
$3,268/mo
U.S. national average
$4,153/mo

Independent living costs in Baldwin, IA, vs. other senior living options

$4,378/mo
Independent Living
$2,832/mo

Independent living costs in Baldwin, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,915/mo
Studio
$4,961/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,251/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,170/mo

Senior living costs in Baldwin 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: Baldwin, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBaldwin, IAIowaU.S.
Independent Living$2,832/mo$3,268/mo$4,153/mo
Assisted Living$4,362/mo$4,480/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,378/mo$4,485/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Baldwin, IA:$2,832/mo
Iowa:$3,268/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
Assisted Living
Baldwin, IA:$4,362/mo
Iowa:$4,480/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Baldwin, IA:$4,378/mo
Iowa:$4,485/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
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Independent living costs in Baldwin, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Baldwin 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 Baldwin, IA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Baldwin 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
Baldwin, IA$3,160/mo$2,856/mo+10.6%
Iowa$2,681/mo$2,601/mo+3.1%
National$3,246/mo$3,151/mo+3.0%
Baldwin, IA
2024 average cost:$3,160/mo
2023 average cost:$2,856/mo
Percent change:+10.6%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$2,681/mo
2023 average cost:$2,601/mo
Percent change:+3.1%
National
2024 average cost:$3,246/mo
2023 average cost:$3,151/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Baldwin

Recent reviews for independent living in Baldwin

Boyson Heights Senior Living in Cedar Rapids, IA

5.0
The staff is very easy to work with. They treat our father with respect and seem to really care about him. We can call anytime and get any questions answered. His room is always clean. We had his 90th birthday family party at the facility, which worked out wonderfully. We would definitely ...
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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!

Brown Deer Place in Coralville, IA

4.0
I would recommend if the person had severe dementia, they are very friendly the only complaint she has is that the food is not very good.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming community atmosphere. Reviews consistently mention the friendly and inclusive nature of communities like Legacy Pointe and Boyson Heights Senior Living, where residents and staff treat each other like family and look out for one another.
Delicious and customizable meals. Throughout the reviews, quality food is highlighted as a major factor in residents' overall satisfaction. Communities like Oak Park Place - Dubuque and Boyson Heights Senior Living offer individualized meal options to accommodate different dietary preferences and restrictions.
Variety of social activities and events. Residents at communities such as Walden Place Senior Living and Holiday Palmer Hills enjoy a wide range of activities and events, including religious services, card games, ice cream socials, and more.
Professional and attentive staff members. Reviews for communities like Legacy Pointe and Boyson Heights Senior Living praise the kindness, helpfulness, and responsiveness of staff members, who go above and beyond to ensure residents' needs are met.
Beautifully maintained living spaces. At communities like The Fountains and Cottage Grove Place, a CCRC, residents appreciate the cleanliness and upkeep of their living spaces, from the private apartments to the communal areas.
Comprehensive range of care options. Families looking for flexibility in care choices turn to communities like Cottage Grove Place, a CCRC and Legacy Pointe, which offer a range of services from independent living to skilled care, all in one location.
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Baldwin independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Baldwin independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Baldwin, 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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Baldwin, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14.1%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
20.5%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
17.3%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
18.4%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
3.8%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Baldwin 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 Baldwin communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Baldwin, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
13.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
24.9%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
18.9%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.2%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Baldwin 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 Baldwin offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Baldwin, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
28.1%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
17.3%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
19.5%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
35.1%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34.6%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
25.9%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
18.4%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
22.7%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
30.3%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
30.3%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
16.2%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
22.7%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
28.6%
46.4%
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