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The cost of independent living in Homewood is about $4,144 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 142 options. Read 2303 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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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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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: 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.
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The homes are more of a family style and are for full care for memory care. Some employees have been here several years and are the cream of the crop. Nowhere is anything perfect but this was our choice of...
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 Peggy Kelly House we recognize the difficult journey of those with early to middle stage Alzheimer’s and other memory related diseases. We offer a secure environment with dementia specific care. We encourage our residents to continue to make choices, but in a more secure environment. They...
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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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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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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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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, 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: 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.
Broadview Towers is our beautiful senior living facility located in Emporia, Kansas. Our community is open to seniors who are 62 and older; however, qualified disabled individuals may also become residents. Broadview Towers has recently undergone major renovations to make the community an even...
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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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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.
Horizon Plaza Apartments is located in old timey beautiful Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas. Emporia has the charm and elegance of history all over town with 13 structures that are listed on the 'National Register of Historic Places.' Emporia has a small town love for people. Emporia was also the...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nettleton Manor Apartments is a senior, 62 and over housing community located in Bonner Springs, Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte counties, KS. Our community is located in the metropolitan city, but is within walking distance to a local park and the Kansas River. The views make it a great...
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The apartment that my friend is in is perfect. She has a door in her living room that goes to the outside so she can take her dogs out. She has a washer sand dryer in her apartment, I think the place is...
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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.
Rosewood Place is an affordable senior housing apartment complex for seniors 55 and older located in Lenexa, Johnson County, Kansas. Rosewood Place is located with easy access to nearby shopping centers, coffee shops, banking, houses of worship, parks, nail and beauty salons, opportunities for...
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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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We are extraordinarily happy here, they are phenomenal! It's independent, and they don't have a kitchen or do meals here. They do have a nice clubhouse. They bring in different people, they brought in one...
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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.
Pebblebrooke Villas offer independent living in a comfortable, maintenance provided community for those 55 and older. Pebblebrooke is located in Basehor, Kansas. Basehor is conveniently located close to Kansas City, KS, Shawnee, Lawrence and Leavenworth. Basehor offers a small-town atmosphere...
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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.
EPOCH Assisted Living of Overland Park is the residence of choice for increased independence. WE offer all the comforts of home and much more. The surroundings are charming and graceful with fine dining and exceptional amenities available to all our residents. And, most importantly, there is...
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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 Homewood, KS

The average cost of senior living in Homewood is $4,144 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Garnett, KS with an average of $2,621 per month.

Independent living costs in Homewood, KS, vs. nearby cities

Homewood, KS
$4,144/mo
$4,014/mo

Independent living costs in Homewood, KS, vs. state and national averages

Homewood, KS
$4,144/mo
$3,845/mo
U.S. national average
$4,161/mo

Independent living costs in Homewood, KS, vs. other senior living options

$4,033/mo
Independent Living
$4,144/mo

Independent living costs in Homewood, KS, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,727/mo
Studio
$5,012/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,708/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,206/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,900/mo

Senior living costs in Homewood 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: Homewood, KS
Column state: Kansas
Column national: U.S.
Community typeHomewood, KSKansasU.S.
Independent Living$4,144/mo$3,845/mo$4,161/mo
Assisted Living$5,257/mo$5,059/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$4,033/mo$4,971/mo$4,955/mo
Independent Living
Homewood, KS:$4,144/mo
Kansas:$3,845/mo
U.S.:$4,161/mo
Assisted Living
Homewood, KS:$5,257/mo
Kansas:$5,059/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Homewood, KS:$4,033/mo
Kansas:$4,971/mo
U.S.:$4,955/mo
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Independent living costs in Homewood, KS, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Homewood 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
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Homewood, KS$2,898/mo$2,789/mo+3.9%
Kansas$2,826/mo$2,681/mo+5.4%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Homewood, KS
2024 average cost:$2,898/mo
2023 average cost:$2,789/mo
Percent change:+3.9%
Kansas
2024 average cost:$2,826/mo
2023 average cost:$2,681/mo
Percent change:+5.4%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Homewood

Recent reviews for independent living in Homewood

Vintage Park at Gardner

4.3
We really like the nursing staff and the manager, our only complaint we have about the place is over the weekends there are no regular staff members. The rooms are nice, and our loved ones thing the food is good.

Lexington Park Independent Living in Topeka, KS

4.6
My Grandparents really love it. There are a lot of activities and the facility is very nice.

Homestead of Emporia

5.0
The staff members have been friendly and supportive from the beginning of our experience with Emporia Place. There was thorough explanation of policy and paper work that was involved with my mother's move. Over-all, we are pleased with the care, and the facility itself. My mother has joined ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Wide range of activities to accommodate various interests. Residents at various communities, such as Brookdale Overland Park 119th, Holiday Thornton Place, and Shawnee Hills Senior Living, enjoy a diverse array of activities, including craft classes, card games, bingo, exercise sessions, and outings to cultural attractions. The activity calendars ...
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Thoughtful and caring staff members. Numerous reviews consistently praise the friendly and compassionate nature of the staff at different communities. At Meadowlark Estates, The Gardens at Creekside, and Town Village of Leawood, residents express gratitude for the long-term relationships and friendships they have formed with ...
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High-quality and customizable meals. Reviews emphasize the importance of nutritious and tasty meals in overall satisfaction with senior living communities. Communities, such as Shawnee Hills Senior Living, Arbor Court Retirement Community at Alvamar, and Town Village of Leawood, accommodate various dietary restrictions and pr ...
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Properly maintained interior spaces and grounds. Several residents highlight the cleanliness and upkeep of the communities, including private rooms, common areas, and outdoor spaces like gardens and patios. Examples include Holiday Thornton Place, Holiday Greenwood Terrace, and The Village at Olathe.
Close-knit and welcoming community atmosphere. Many reviews mention the warm and friendly atmosphere at various communities, where residents feel at home and make new friends. Facilities such as Novel Place Overland Park, Brookdale Overland Park 119th, and Celebration Villa of Hearthstone offer opportunities for socializing and buildin ...
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Personalized care and accommodations. Residents at different communities, like Aventura at Overland Park, Brandon Woods at Alvamar, and Brookdale Overland Park 119th, appreciate the tailored care and accommodations to meet their unique needs. This can include assistance with daily tasks, specialized health services, and custom ...
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Homewood independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Homewood independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Homewood, 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 Homewood 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 Homewood 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
45.6%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
40.8%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
37.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
31.2%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
12%
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Availability of select dining options in Homewood 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 Homewood communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
36%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
52.8%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
44%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Homewood 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 Homewood offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
54.4%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.6%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
41.6%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
55.2%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
61.6%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
62.4%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51.2%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
52%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
60.8%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
57.6%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
34.4%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
32.8%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
61.6%
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Brookdale Overland Park 119th, Town Village of Leawood and Novel Place Overland Park are the top-rated independent living facilities near Homewood, Kansas. See full list of communities.
There are 142 independent living facilities near Homewood, Kansas. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Homewood, Kansas are Brookdale Overland Park 119th, Town Village of Leawood and Novel Place Overland Park. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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