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The cost of independent living in Slippery Rock University is about $5,351 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 94 options. Read 653 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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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.
Our MissionAt The Meadows, our mission is to provide affordable residences, with services to support your active lifestyle.The Meadows is a senior living community, providing housing for seniors in an atmosphere to promote and encourage independence. We are committed to enhancing the lives of our...
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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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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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Everyone at Melody Manor has been great. How they work with my dad and take a personal interest has made a very difficult thing to do, a little easier. Melody Manor is very clean.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Melody Manor Personal Care Home was started 27 years ago and has been family owned and operated since then. We are a 43 bed facility offering semi-private and private rooms. Each room is decorated in a style that offers warmth and comfort. We have trained and qualified staff members that work...
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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
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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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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.
Glenellen Senior Living Community strives to meet each resident’s individual needs by providing the highest quality of retirement lifestyle and services in a premier retirement community. Assisted living at Glenellen is designed for senior adults who wish to maintain their independent...
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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, 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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Before we chose this place we did look at the raving reviews and they are living up to them. The staff here is very friendly ans attentive, if we have any request they do it immediately. It is very clean and...
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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.
Pershing Heights, LLC is an independent living community located in the quiet town of New Kensington, PA. Our tiny, calm community is located in the center of a quaint neighborhood within Westmoreland County, serene with a feeling of home. Pershing Heights is a beautiful place to live and a...
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, 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.
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Lake Vista of Cortland offers a caring assisted living community for those who are looking to be a part of the growing Cortland, OH area. The city of Cortland offers many specialty shops as well as historic buildings and great natural beauty. This is a great place to call home. Lake Vista of...
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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, 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.
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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I was looking for a place to move my Mom to from CA. From the first phone call to the tour I was pleased with the pleasant experience. After she moved in I was and still am happy we found Seneca hills. The...
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, 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, 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.
Home - Our Services - Residential Services Weinberg Terrace Weinberg Terrace is a wonderful place to call home. Our beautiful residence offers comfortable apartments and elegant common areas, warm, friendly staff, individually tailored personal care services, and three delicious kosher meals each...
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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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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.
For more than a century, Asbury Heights has been a leading continuing care retirement community with a focus on improving the lives of older adults in southwestern Pennsylvania. Through its Living Well at Asbury initiative, older adults receive the benefits of evidence-based practices combined...
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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.
For more than a century, Asbury Heights has been a leading continuing care retirement community with a focus on improving the lives of older adults in southwestern Pennsylvania. Through its Living Well at Asbury initiative, older adults receive the benefits of evidence-based practices combined...

Cost of independent living in Slippery Rock University, PA

The average cost of senior living in Slippery Rock University is $5,351 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Karns City, PA with an average of $2,656 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Slippery Rock University, PA vs. nearby cities

Slippery Rock University, PA
$5,351/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Slippery Rock University, PA vs. the state and national average

Slippery Rock University, PA
$5,351/mo
U.S. national average
$4,353/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Slippery Rock University vs. other types of senior living

$3,997/mo
Independent Living
$5,351/mo

Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Slippery Rock University, PA by room type

Semi-Private
$4,665/mo
Studio
$4,928/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,942/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,105/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,500/mo

Average cost of Independent Living in Slippery Rock University over time

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What families are saying about independent living in Slippery Rock University

Recent reviews for independent living in Slippery Rock University

Tapestry Senior Living Moon Township in Coraopolis, PA

4.1
Value is a tough one. Tapestry is costly but it is nice. As you know, the level of care determines the monthly cost. My mother likes it very much. The food choices and quality could be better, she tells me. The facility is bright & airy. The activities are many. The staff is very kind, willing ...
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St John Community, a CCRC in Mars, PA

5.0
The people who live there are warm and welcoming and the staff goes out of their way to help the residents. The apartments are spacious, well maintained and have full kitchens. Highly recommend this community.

The Residence at Whitehall IL and PC in Pittsburgh, PA

4.1
The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They communicate appropriately with family, no matter the time of day. We had a family holiday meal catered at the facility and the food was terrific! We will do it again. My brother has met many people he kn there and has also made some new friends. ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and caring staff. Several reviews praise the compassionate nature of the staff at their community, such as at Whispering Oaks, where residents and their families have developed close relationships with caregivers. At St John Community, a CCRC, the staff is described as being warm and welcoming, while at The ...
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Wide range of activities. Residents appreciate the diverse offerings of activities at their communities, including movie nights, outings, and social events. For example, at Apple Blossom, residents have the opportunity to attend a variety of activities and make new friends. At South Hills Square Retirement Resort, re ...
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Thorough communication between staff and families. Families value clear and consistent communication from their loved ones' communities, ensuring that everyone stays informed and care needs are met. At Atria at Cranberry Woods, families have had positive experiences with the staff's responsiveness to their concerns, while at St John Community ...
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Highly rated meals and dining experiences. Reviews frequently mention the quality of the food and dining experiences at their communities. At The Residence at Whitehall IL and PC, the meals are described as being of good quality, while at South Hills Square Retirement Resort, residents enjoy the comfort food offerings and the ability ...
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Clean and well-maintained facilities. Residents and their families appreciate the cleanliness and upkeep of their communities, with many reviews mentioning the pristine living spaces and common areas. At The Residence at Whitehall IL and PC, the building is described as being well-kept, while at St John Community, a CCRC, the ap ...
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Sense of community and socialization. Residents value the opportunity to socialize and form new friendships at their communities. At St John Community, a CCRC, residents have made friends and enjoy the social atmosphere, while at South Hills Square Retirement Resort, residents appreciate the inclusive and welcoming environment. ...
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Slippery Rock University independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Slippery Rock University independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Slippery Rock University, 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 Slippery Rock University 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 Slippery Rock University partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Slippery Rock University, PANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
16.3%
19.9%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30%
33.1%
No sugar
No sugar
27.5%
30.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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32.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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7.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Slippery Rock University 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 Slippery Rock University communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Slippery Rock University, PANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
22.5%
35.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
32.5%
42.2%
Room service
Room service
22.5%
35.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
11.3%
16.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Slippery Rock University 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 Slippery Rock University offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Slippery Rock University, PANational
Activity director
Activity director
35%
43.9%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
23.8%
27.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.5%
31.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
45%
47.4%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40%
48.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
45%
53.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
32.5%
41.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
27.5%
36.8%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27.5%
40.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
36.3%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
38.8%
45.8%
Dances
Dances
25%
31.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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