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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Terrapin, KY

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The cost of independent living in Terrapin is about $3,010 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 145 options.

Read 2711 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 Danville, Wilmore and Frankfort.

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We live out of town but our family who lives in town and close to the community say the people there are very sweet, and since our loved one has moved in she has felt right at home. We would absolutely...
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.
Quality service with a commitment to excellence, that is Bee Hive Homes! Bee Hive Homes feature family style living in a residential setting for those who do not require full time skilled nursing care. The Bee Hive home is a planned environment, allowing for ten to fourteen residents to enjoy a...
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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: 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.
 A few months ago, we provided breakfast for our residents with a buffet style breakfast.  We have recently are began having Bingo once a month in the evening time with prizes instead of cash.  The prizes include things a resident may use in their home.  We are also within...
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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.
Brookstone Senior is a newly constructed affordable senior apartments community located in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. The complex has been designed for residents 55 and older. You can join a community where everybody has fun and looks out for each other. Brookstone Senior is located...
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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.
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.
Here Falcon crest we offer spacious 1,2,and 3 bedroom apartment homes as well as 2 bedroom condos and patio homes. All apartments have washer/dryer connections,and fully equipped kitchens. Our amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse,private cinema, pool,playground,and 24-hour...
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This place is wonderful! My aunt has lived here for about a year and a half (maybe closer to 2 years) and loves it. She has made some new and now very dear friends, she loves the staff and they love her....
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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.
Parr's at Springhurst in Louisville, Kentucky is an assisted living community with a lot to offer. Louisville is known for providing a high quality of life, having parks around every corner, and welcomes new faces in this tight-knit community. The beautifully landscaped and clean yard is just one...
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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.
Cornell Trace is an independent living community located in eastern Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. The community consists of two-bedroom patio town homes with attached garages. Cornell Trace is a residential area with plenty of wooded areas and nearby open space. Though the area has a...
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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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I picked this community because I liked the facility, and the rooms. I like the cleanliness. It's a nice location. I would recommend to others.
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: 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.
Buffalo School Apartments is a senior, 55 and over, housing community located in the small town of Buffalo, KY. The community itself is located in an old schoolhouse that has been transformed into a comfortable senior housing community. Buffalo is a unique city, an unincorporated city, with a low...
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It has been a nice experience so far for us with this community. The apartments look very nice. The staff is great, they are quick to respond to my concerns. The community looks very well maintained. My only...
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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.
Louisville, Jefferson County, KY is home to Overlook Terraces - a senior housing community with some of the most spectacular hilltop views to be found in the area. Here, a gorgeous home at an affordable price is combined with a prime location just minutes from downtown Louisville. Overlook...
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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.
Belmont Senior Apartments, a community serving individuals and couples 55 and over, is located in Cynthiana KY in Harrison County. Considered by many to be the horse racing capitol of the United States, Kentucky has much to offer its residents, as well as their friends and family. Staff at...
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Provides: Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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: 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.
At The Altenheim, you will find many values and traditions associated with living at home. Our residents consider The Altenheim to be a small community with a big heart. We are a full service retirement home, providing each resident with the individualized care and services he or she needs. In...
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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.

Cost of independent living in Terrapin, KY

The average cost of senior living in Terrapin is $3,010 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Bloomfield, KY with an average of $2,751 per month.

Independent living costs in Terrapin, KY, vs. state and national averages

Terrapin, KY
$3,010/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Terrapin, KY, vs. other senior living options

$6,233/mo
Independent Living
$3,010/mo

Independent living costs in Terrapin, KY, by floor plan type

Studio
$2,980/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,582/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,383/mo

Senior living costs in Terrapin 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: Terrapin, KY
Column state: Kentucky
Column national: U.S.
Community typeTerrapin, KYKentuckyU.S.
Independent Living$3,010/mo$3,031/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$4,095/mo$4,886/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,233/mo$6,155/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Terrapin, KY:$3,010/mo
Kentucky:$3,031/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Terrapin, KY:$4,095/mo
Kentucky:$4,886/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Terrapin, KY:$6,233/mo
Kentucky:$6,155/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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What families are saying about independent living in Terrapin

Recent reviews for independent living in Terrapin

Elk River Apartments in Georgetown, KY

5.0
At Elk River Senior everything seems good. I have no complaints. Everything here gets five stars from me. The facility is clean. The staff are friendly. It is a good value. I am very pleased with this facility.

Morning Pointe of Lexington-East

5.0
I would like to thank the staff and the management for their hard work and compassionate care of my mother. It is never easy to trust someone else to care for your loved ones. They try very hard to make my mother feel at home, make her smile, and tailor her experience to meet her specific ...
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Crescent Place Assisted Living in Shelbyville, KY

3.5
Most people were very friendly, others not so much. Laundry often was not picked up, and/or returned. Same with trash. Cleaning was minimal. Meals were not good. Too salty. Not enough salads, fruit & veggies.

Terrapin independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Terrapin independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Terrapin, 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 Terrapin 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 Terrapin partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Terrapin, KYNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
24.1%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
40%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
37.9%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
38.6%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
14.5%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Terrapin 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 Terrapin communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Terrapin, KYNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
35.9%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
46.9%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
42.8%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Terrapin 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 Terrapin offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
46.9%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31.7%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
35.9%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51.7%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
51.7%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
54.5%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.4%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
39.3%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
42.8%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
48.3%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
49.7%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
33.8%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
42.1%
40.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
49.7%
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Magnolia Springs Lexington, StoryPoint Northfield and Magnolia Springs Louisville are the top-rated independent living facilities near Terrapin, Kentucky. See full list of communities.
There are 145 independent living facilities near Terrapin, Kentucky. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Terrapin, Kentucky are Magnolia Springs Lexington, Magnolia Springs Louisville and StoryPoint Louisville East. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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