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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Spring Valley, IA

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The cost of independent living in Spring Valley is about $3,198 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 84 options. Read 311 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: 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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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: 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.
The Estates of Pella is a Vintage Cooperative Community that offers 22 thoughtfully designed individual homes perfectly located in the heart of Bos Landen Golf Course. This community will feature a private entrance, clubhouse for entertaining, fitness center, pickleball court, outdoor pool, and...
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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.
At The Kindred House, we pride ourselves on providing the best level of service and care for each of our residents. We understand the needs, desires, and goals of our residents are specific to each individual. While other senior assisted living facilities are owned by large corporations focused...
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The rooms are nice, you can bring your own furniture so you can make it feel like home.
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
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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
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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
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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, 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: 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
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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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My husband lived at Highland Ridge for a few months and I think he got along okay. He did get in the cabinet one day and drank about a half bottle of hand sanitizer. They did call me and say they were...
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: 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.
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.
Quiet Retirement Community for residents 55 and older.One and two bedroom spacious apartments. Safe, Fenced, well lite property. All Units come with Garage & Storage unit with all utilities included except electricity!
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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.
Belle Plain Village is located in beautiful downtown in Belle Plaine, Iowa. Belle Plain Village is an independent senior living apartment complex that accepts seniors 62 years old and older. These nice apartments are for seniors that are still able to live by themselves. The beautiful apartments...
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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.
We credit our success to our dedicated and caring staff.  We serve our Seniors with compassion and love and accomplish this by working as one team with Seniors in mind.  Newton Village offers dining excellence.  The daily home cooked meals are served family style and include...
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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
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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
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
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.

Cost of independent living in Spring Valley, IA

The average cost of senior living in Spring Valley is $3,198 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Montezuma, IA with an average of $3,207 per month.

Independent living costs in Spring Valley, IA, vs. nearby cities

Spring Valley, IA
$3,198/mo
$4,974/mo

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

Spring Valley, IA
$3,198/mo
$3,271/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

Independent living costs in Spring Valley, IA, vs. other senior living options

$4,715/mo
Independent Living
$3,198/mo

Independent living costs in Spring Valley, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$1,500/mo
Studio
$4,788/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,417/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,046/mo

Senior living costs in Spring 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: Spring Valley, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSpring Valley, IAIowaU.S.
Independent Living$3,198/mo$3,271/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$4,680/mo$4,482/mo$4,706/mo
Memory Care$4,715/mo$4,487/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Spring Valley, IA:$3,198/mo
Iowa:$3,271/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Spring Valley, IA:$4,680/mo
Iowa:$4,482/mo
U.S.:$4,706/mo
Memory Care
Spring Valley, IA:$4,715/mo
Iowa:$4,487/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Spring Valley, IA, over time

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

Spring Valley, IAIA stateNational

Independent living cost trends in Spring Valley, IA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Spring 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 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
Spring Valley, IA$2,148/mo$2,199/mo-2.3%
Iowa$2,625/mo$2,376/mo+10.5%
National$3,158/mo$3,004/mo+5.1%
Spring Valley, IA
2024 average cost:$2,148/mo
2023 average cost:$2,199/mo
Percent change:-2.3%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$2,625/mo
2023 average cost:$2,376/mo
Percent change:+10.5%
National
2024 average cost:$3,158/mo
2023 average cost:$3,004/mo
Percent change:+5.1%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

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 Spring Valley

Recent reviews for independent living in Spring Valley

River Valley Place of Ottumwa

5.0
My mom unexpectedly went from mild dementia to moderate and started wandering and eloping. We are private pay while in the Medicaid look back period and have been struggling to find anything in our budget. River valley was our blessing and we are able to cover the majority of her care while ...
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Homestead of Knoxville Assisted Living

5.0
I would highly recommend Homestead. I would be happy to live there if I ever become unable to care for myself. The kitchen around mealtime smelled wonderful. Lots of areas to gather and socialize. Wide hallways with sitting areas spaced out so you can rest if you have a long trek to the mess ...
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Keystone Place at Forevergreen in North Liberty, IA

5.0
I lived in and worked in 5 other states before moving here to work in the school system 40 years ago. It was the best move. The school systems are very good. Working conditions are good, short travel time and good people to work with. Medical facilities excellent. Four season bring good living, ...
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Spring Valley independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Spring Valley independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Valley partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Spring Valley, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
9%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
9%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
10.4%
33.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Spring 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 Spring Valley communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Spring Valley, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
10.4%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
13.4%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
13.4%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
7.5%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Spring 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 Spring Valley offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Spring Valley, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
14.9%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
10.4%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10.4%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
26.9%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
17.9%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
28.4%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
14.9%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
9%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
14.9%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
16.4%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
14.9%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
7.5%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.9%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
14.9%
46.5%
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