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The cost of independent living in Money Island is about $4,897 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 232 options. Read 3861 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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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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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: 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.
New Standard Senior Living is the onlyretirement community in the Hammontonarea with affordable, private assisted livingsuites that offers Medicaid and low-incomehousing options, in addition to private pay.More value and the best support for yourmoney — and payment options you can livewith — add...
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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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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.
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.
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.
Rent a room at the beautiful Cavalier Country Club, where you will discover a community designed for active individuals who desire quality, beauty and convenience in their homes. Conveniently located near Christiana Mall, Christiana Medical Center and Delaware Tech Community College.
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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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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.
Twin Cedars is an assisted living community in the beautiful town of Wenonah, New Jersey. The landscaped, tree-lined campus will have you feeling as if you are in a peaceful town in the country. Enjoy a serene fishing trip on Wenonah Lake, take a walk down the clean paths of the various parks...
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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.
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.
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.
Somerford Place shares the same beautifully landscaped campus as Somerford House, in Newark, Delaware. Again, centrally located the surrounding community offers easy access to downtown Newark, local shopping districts, Christiana Hospital and Interstate 95. Somerford Place is specifically...
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Rooms are very small.I have been around 71 years and I have large pieces. I had to get rid of my king size bet for this mess full size. We do our own activity. There are no doctors on hand. Most of us get...
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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My mom has been here for two months now and really loves it. It is a perfect balance of independence and essential services and activities. She likes the food, there is so much offered each week to do and...
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.
Ingleside Retirement Apartments in Wilmington, Delaware is all about promoting independent living among their community members with senior apartment rentals and home ownership in retirement communities. Wilmington is a part of New Castle County, and it offers much explore. If you're not sure...
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I'm very happy to be here! It's a clean, nice looking place, and it was in great shape when I moved in! The staff here is very friendly, and very organized, They check in every morning to make sure everyone...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Luther Towers is a beautiful assisted living community located in historic Willmington, Delaware. Willmington has many galleries, museums, and gardens for its residents to enjoy. You can also enjoy one of the many ethnic festival that are held in Willmington each year. The staff at Luther Towers...
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Overall we're very pleased with how things turned out at Luther Towers. The staff here is friendly and professional, and they were a big help and made the whole move-in process very easy. It's a nice looking...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Luther Towers II Luther Towers II is an assisted living community located in the picturesque city of Wilmington, Delaware where the Christina River, the Brandywine Creek, and the Delaware River all meet. With a beautiful and vibrant riverfront containing theatres, markets, restaurants, and...
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My loved one is doing very well here. He is being cared for very well here. I'am happy with everything they have done for us. The staff is patient and very caring towards the residents. They do a good job...
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.
Ingleside Homes offers affordable assisted living to all fail seniors, regardless of income, who need assistance with two or more activities of assisted living such as eating, bathing and dressing.
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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, 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: 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.
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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've had a great experience with this place, I'd give them top marks across the board! The director is absolutely wonderful. The facility itself is nice looking and very well kept. It isn't quite as...
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
     Country Rest Home is a privately owned and operated facility licensed by the State of Delaware.  We are located on 45 beautiful acres in Greenwood, Delaware.  The nursing facility was founded in 1954 by Laban and Nanna Swartzentruber and later purchased in 1981...

Cost of independent living in Money Island, NJ

The average cost of senior living in Money Island is $4,897 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Shiloh, NJ with an average of $4,215 per month.

Independent living costs in Money Island, NJ, vs. nearby cities

Money Island, NJ
$4,897/mo
$4,887/mo
$4,892/mo

Independent living costs in Money Island, NJ, vs. state and national averages

Money Island, NJ
$4,897/mo
U.S. national average
$4,161/mo

Independent living costs in Money Island, NJ, vs. other senior living options

$5,961/mo
Independent Living
$4,897/mo

Independent living costs in Money Island, NJ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,434/mo
Studio
$6,222/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,378/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,895/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$9,085/mo

Senior living costs in Money Island 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: Money Island, NJ
Column state: New Jersey
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMoney Island, NJNew JerseyU.S.
Independent Living$4,897/mo$6,328/mo$4,161/mo
Assisted Living$5,961/mo$7,288/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$5,961/mo$7,353/mo$4,955/mo
Independent Living
Money Island, NJ:$4,897/mo
New Jersey:$6,328/mo
U.S.:$4,161/mo
Assisted Living
Money Island, NJ:$5,961/mo
New Jersey:$7,288/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Money Island, NJ:$5,961/mo
New Jersey:$7,353/mo
U.S.:$4,955/mo
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Independent living costs in Money Island, NJ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Money Island 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 Money Island, NJ

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Money Island 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
Money Island, NJ$3,523/mo$3,178/mo+10.9%
New Jersey$4,041/mo$3,405/mo+18.7%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Money Island, NJ
2024 average cost:$3,523/mo
2023 average cost:$3,178/mo
Percent change:+10.9%
New Jersey
2024 average cost:$4,041/mo
2023 average cost:$3,405/mo
Percent change:+18.7%
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 Money Island

Recent reviews for independent living in Money Island

Maurice House in Millville, NJ

5.0
My mom loves her "apartment " I wish the communication was better from the administration. No part is covered by insurance so all expenses are out of pocket

Meadowcrest at Middletown

3.5
They have to work out some growing pains in the business still. What is said that will get done and what gets done, doesn't always happen. They don't always think of the residents versus the comfort of the workers, for example: it's so cold there, they've got it down to 72. They are a company ...
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HarborChase of Wilmington

4.8
I'd say that while we expected a challenging transition from independent city life to assisted living, my uncle has been very happy there and that he's made a real home for himself there. We picked this community because it was a combination of the services they offered and the respect he was ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Wide range of activities for residents. Residents across various communities reflect on the diverse activities offered to them, such as movie nights, museum outings, gardening classes, and games. At Merrill Gardens at Glen Mills,Bonnie especially enjoys the regular bingo and all the games in the pub. The activities help encourage so ...
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Friendly and helpful staff. Several residents express appreciation for the caring nature of the staff at their community. Families often mention the long-term friendships that residents and their family members have developed with the community's caregivers. For example, at Harmony at Kent, residents praise the staff for ...
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Modern and well-maintained facilities. Reviews highlight the cleanliness and upkeep of the community's living spaces, whether it's for the private rooms, common areas, or outdoor areas like gardens and walking trails. For instance, at Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line a CCRC, the friends and family of residents mention the spotless ...
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Access to transportation for shopping and appointments. Many reviews express gratitude for the community-provided transportation services, which make getting around easier and more convenient for residents. For instance, at Forwood Estates, a daughter mentions that her mother has made use of the van transportation for shopping and appointments, giv ...
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Individualized care plans. Several reviews mention the accommodating nature of care plans at various communities, with families reporting that their loved ones' specific needs and preferences are taken into consideration. For example, at Harmony at Kent, a family shares that their loved one's dietary restrictions are ac ...
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Secure living environment. Residents and their families highlight the peace of mind that comes with living in a secure community. For instance, at Cardinal Village, a family shares that they appreciate the security measures in place, allowing them confidence that their loved one is safe and well taken care of.
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Money Island independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Money Island independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Money Island, 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 Money Island 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 Money Island 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
32.9%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
37.2%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
36.2%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
35.7%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
23.2%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Money Island 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 Money Island communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
36.7%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
42%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
32.9%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.4%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Money Island 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 Money Island offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Money Island, NJNational
Activity director
Activity director
46.4%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
29%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
30.4%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.9%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.3%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.2%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
39.6%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
40.1%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
39.6%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.9%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
45.4%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
33.3%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
24.6%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45.4%
46.4%
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Parkers Bend Retirement, Brookdale Cape May and Viva Senior Living at Cross Keys are the top-rated independent living facilities near Money Island, New Jersey. See full list of communities.
There are 232 independent living facilities near Money Island, New Jersey. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Money Island, New Jersey are Brookdale Cape May, Viva Senior Living at Cross Keys and Cardinal Village. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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