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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Lenape, KS

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The cost of independent living in Lenape is about $2,946 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 276 options.

Read 5088 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 Kansas City, Overland Park and Olathe.

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They are professional. The staff is attentive. They are open to suggestions. They show care toward residents. It is clean and smells nice. The food is good. The room size is sufficient. The layout is nice.
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.
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.
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: 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: 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: 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.
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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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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They are very professional, and very friendly. The expertise that they bring is outstanding. It is evident that they truly care about their clients, and they are very available to help out in any way they...
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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What they do have for activities they have a lot and seem to be great. The apartments at Liberty are spacious and well appointed. Based on the experience we have had so far with Liberty At Shoal Creek, we...
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: 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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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 decision to leave the comfort of your own home to move into an assisted living residence is a difficult one for most people. You don't need constant help, every day. But you do need a little help from time to time. Is it worth the move? Assisted living can offer you more lifestyle choices at...
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They have potlucks and lunches and desserts and stuff like that. My mother in law lives there and so now both my parents live there, so they chose it because of convinience and they had an opening available....
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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.
Le Grand Retirement Village is a perfect community style apartment complex for Seniors 55 and older. We are a peaceful setting that is hidden beneath the Oak trees in the residential area of downtown Lee's Summit. Our large courtyard with 2 spacious gazebos adds to the serenity and charm of our...
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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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I lived at Meadowview Estates for six years. I loved it there and hoped to spend the rest of my life there. The manager at the time and I did not get along from day one. She is the one that caused my...
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.
Cedar Square is a senior housing community in South Cedar, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. It has a very active senior housing program for citizens aged 55 years and older. It is tucked away from the bustling noise of the city with the greenery surrounding the locality creating a stunningly...
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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.
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.

Cost of independent living in Lenape, KS

The average cost of senior living in Lenape is $2,946 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Kansas City, KS with an average of $2,549 per month.

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

Lenape, KS
$2,946/mo
$2,908/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

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

$7,127/mo
Independent Living
$2,946/mo

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

Studio
$2,738/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,176/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,193/mo

Senior living costs in Lenape 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: Lenape, KS
Column state: Kansas
Column national: U.S.
Community typeLenape, KSKansasU.S.
Independent Living$2,946/mo$2,908/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,588/mo$5,773/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,127/mo$7,205/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Lenape, KS:$2,946/mo
Kansas:$2,908/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Lenape, KS:$5,588/mo
Kansas:$5,773/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Lenape, KS:$7,127/mo
Kansas:$7,205/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Lenape, KS, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Lenape 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
Lenape, KS$2,960/mo$2,901/mo+2.0%
Kansas$3,078/mo$2,903/mo+6.0%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Lenape, KS
2024 average cost:$2,960/mo
2023 average cost:$2,901/mo
Percent change:+2.0%
Kansas
2024 average cost:$3,078/mo
2023 average cost:$2,903/mo
Percent change:+6.0%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Lenape

Recent reviews for independent living in Lenape

Homestead Assisted Living of 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.

Lexington Park in Topeka, KS

4.0
I was very impressed with our experience at Lexington Park, it's a very nice place for independent senior living! It's a nice looking place, the people are all very friendly, and the apartments are a very nice size for the price! I would highly recommend them!

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming community atmosphere. Many reviews mention the friendly and inviting nature of the communities, where residents feel like they've joined a caring and supportive extended family. At Shawnee Hills Senior Living, several residents express appreciation for the staff's dedication to checking in on residents and the sens ...
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Variety of resident-led activities. Residents enjoy a wide range of activities tailored to their interests at various communities. At Shawnee Hills Senior Living, residents participate in activities like bingo, card games, arts and crafts, and word games, while some communities, like Novel Place Overland Park, offer exercise c ...
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Professional and attentive staff. Reviews consistently praise the kindness, care, and friendliness of the staff at different communities. At Novel Place Overland Park, the management team goes above and beyond to accommodate residents' needs and help them feel at home. The supportive staff at Shawnee Hills Senior Living help ...
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Comfortable and well-maintained living spaces. Residents appreciate the cleanliness and comfort of their living spaces at various communities. At Novel Place Overland Park, residents enjoy the convenience of having their own washer and dryer in their apartments, while at Shawnee Hills Senior Living, the apartments are decorated beautiful ...
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Delicious and diverse dining options. Reviews highlight the quality and variety of meals provided at different communities. At Shawnee Hills Senior Living, the food is excellent and meals are customized to residents' dietary restrictions and preferences. At Novel Place Overland Park, residents enjoy the convenience of ordering w ...
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Active social calendar and engaging events. Communities offer numerous opportunities for socializing and engagement. At Shawnee Hills Senior Living, residents participate in resident-led activities and outings to restaurants, casinos, and museums, while at Novel Place Overland Park residents attend Oktoberfest events and enjoy musical ...
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Lenape independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Lenape independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Lenape, 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 Lenape 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 Lenape 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
33.3%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
33.3%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
31.5%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
24.3%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.6%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Lenape 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 Lenape communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
31.5%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40.6%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
36.6%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lenape 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 Lenape offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
43.5%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
29.7%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
35.1%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
49.6%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52.5%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52.5%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
40.9%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
31.2%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41.7%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
49.3%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
45.7%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
29.3%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
31.2%
40.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Novel Place Blue Springs, Riverstone Retirement Community and Holiday Thornton Place are the top-rated independent living facilities near Lenape, Kansas. See full list of communities.
There are 276 independent living facilities near Lenape, Kansas. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Lenape, Kansas are Novel Place Blue Springs, Riverstone Retirement Community and Holiday Thornton Place. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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