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The cost of independent living in South Creek is about $4,320 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 320 options. Read 4748 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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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.
Wesley Homes Lea Hill, Auburn's newest retirement community, offers the feeling of small-town living - with neighbors just like you and friendly support staff. Situated on 19 acres, just west of Green River Community College, Wesley Homes Lea Hill provides a variety of living accommodations...
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My family member has lived here for 1+ years and is very content. The facility if small, homey and easy to negotiate for those with memory issues. Care staff turnover is very low and they are kind and...
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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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My friend is doing great here! She has made a lot of new friends and seems to be happy. She has mentioned they have events for birthdays and offer food and snacks.
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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.
The Boardwalk Apartments are located three blocks from the downtown core of Olympia. They are one block from the Farmers Market, one block from the Boardwalk at Percival Landing which extends along the waterfront between the Port of Olympia and the southern tip of Budd Inlet, one block from the...
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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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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.
The Parkside Retirement Center is an assisted living community located in beautiful Auburn, Washington. The center is surrounded by immaculately cared for lawns with mature trees. Located twenty minutes from Seattle, and ten minutes from Tacoma, Auburn is an historical town with the...
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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.
Penrose Harbor is part of the Continuing Care Retirement Community Heron's Key. Modeled after our parent Emerald Heights in Redmond, Penrose Harbor has been open since 2017 in the lovely city of Gig Harbor. We specialize in all stages and levels of senior care, from independent, assisted, and...
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It's good. It's an independent living rental and you really have to be independent to live here. The're one story, little 4-plex cottages that are a pretty good size. They have a little yard and a lot of the...
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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.
Located in beautiful West Olympia, Cooper Point Village offers charming Cape Cod style, single story apartment homes, all with attached garages. Residents will enjoy the privacy of home with beautifully landscaped, private patios and spacious interiors, and the close proximity to medical offices,...
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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.
Each building offers a large recreation room on the main level. The recreation rooms are furnished with a big screen television and VCR for the enjoyment of our residents. We also have an assortment of games, cards, and puzzles for use in the recreation room. For those who wish to participate,...
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I have lived here for 2 years and truly like enjoy living here. it is very clean and people stay out of business unless you ask they do monitor and do housing inspection which i believe is a great idea for...
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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.
SHAG' Park Court apartments are one of three buildings in Kent that make up the Tri-Court apartments (in addition to Green River Court and Meeker Court.) These apartments participate in a program designed to maintain affordable rental apartment homes for age and income qualified senior residents....
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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.
One of three buildings in Kent that make up the Tri-Court apartments (in addition to Meeker Court and Park Court.) Three-story buildings Serviced by an elevator Access controlled Some apartments are handicap accessible and contain modifications Laundry facilities on each floor. large courtyard...
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I am doing fine since becoming a resident of this community. My apartment is suitable with the amenities I need. I am able to make my own meal in my kitchen. They have some activities like bingo and a sheet...
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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.
Our Kent apartments participate in a program designed to maintain affordable rental apartment homes for age and income qualified senior residents. Located near Downtown Kent, Various Coffee Shops and Nail Salons, Shopper Shuttle for your convenience.
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This community has been good for my mom so far. It is an independent-living community, with additional care services if residents need it. My mom is able to cook all of her own meals with the full kitchen in...
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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.
Shag's Meeker Court apartments is one of three buildings in Kent that make up the Tri-Court apartments (in addition to Green River Court and Park Court.) These apartments participate in a program designed to maintain affordable rental apartment homes for age and income qualified senior residents....
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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.
Our Kent apartments participate in a program designed to maintain affordable rental apartment homes for age and income qualified senior residents. We are located in the downtown Kent area We have four-story buildings that area serviced by an elevator,and all of our buildings are access controlled...
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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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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
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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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Heritage House Morton is a very nice facility and it has worked very well for my family, and I'm glad that there hasn't really been any issues.
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.
Heritage House is located in Morton, Washington along the banks of the Tilton River. The facility is located in a natural area wheredeer, bald eagles, otters and other wildlife play. Morton annually hosts a timber carnival which attracts people from throughout the northwest and Canada.
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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
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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.
You come first. That’s what we truly believe at Vashon Community Care (VCC). All of our senior living programs and services are designed to support who you are and the way you want to live.Every aspect of our daily schedule is specially tailored for each individual resident, emphasizing your...
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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 South Creek, WA

The average cost of senior living in South Creek is $4,320 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include McChord AFB, WA with an average of $3,618 per month.

Independent living costs in South Creek, WA, vs. nearby cities

South Creek, WA
$4,322/mo
$4,301/mo

Independent living costs in South Creek, WA, vs. state and national averages

South Creek, WA
$4,322/mo
U.S. national average
$4,212/mo

Independent living costs in South Creek, WA, vs. other senior living options

$5,109/mo
Independent Living
$4,322/mo

Independent living costs in South Creek, WA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,865/mo
Studio
$3,866/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,884/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,435/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,257/mo

Senior living costs in South Creek 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: South Creek, WA
Column state: Washington
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSouth Creek, WAWashingtonU.S.
Independent Living$4,322/mo$4,187/mo$4,212/mo
Assisted Living$4,862/mo$5,280/mo$4,753/mo
Memory Care$5,109/mo$5,195/mo$5,014/mo
Independent Living
South Creek, WA:$4,322/mo
Washington:$4,187/mo
U.S.:$4,212/mo
Assisted Living
South Creek, WA:$4,862/mo
Washington:$5,280/mo
U.S.:$4,753/mo
Memory Care
South Creek, WA:$5,109/mo
Washington:$5,195/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
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Independent living costs in South Creek, WA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in South Creek 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 South Creek, WA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in South Creek 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.

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Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
South Creek, WA$3,805/mo$3,687/mo+3.2%
Washington$3,639/mo$3,442/mo+5.7%
National$3,256/mo$3,167/mo+2.8%
South Creek, WA
2024 average cost:$3,805/mo
2023 average cost:$3,687/mo
Percent change:+3.2%
Washington
2024 average cost:$3,639/mo
2023 average cost:$3,442/mo
Percent change:+5.7%
National
2024 average cost:$3,256/mo
2023 average cost:$3,167/mo
Percent change:+2.8%
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What families are saying about independent living in South Creek

Recent reviews for independent living in South Creek

Highlander Apartments in Seattle, WA

4.9
What we really saw that was positive is the staff, from the front end staff, to the director, who is excellent to work with. They have excellent communication. We get emails all the time with any updates. They're close by to medical facilities, so that's been a Godsend. The shuttle service ...
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Spring Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care in Tacoma, WA

4.0
We are very happy with Spring Ridge. Our Mom is in the memory care facility and she has settled in well! The facility is very nice, clean and the residents are well taken care of.

Sunset Gardens in Puyallup, WA

4.0
It's going pretty good. The accommodations are pretty good. There isn't any air conditioning, or wi-fi on the third floor. The people are very nice. The people who work here are very professional. We have barbecue cookouts twice a week. They made it easy to move in, I slid right in.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Welcoming and knowledgeable staff. Several reviews mention the friendly and welcoming nature of the staff at different communities. For example, at Cogir at The Narrows Tacoma Assisted Living, the marketing representative made a connection with a potential resident, easing her fears and helping her feel at ease about moving in ...
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Variety of social activities. Residents find enjoyment in the wide range of specialized activities offered in communities. For example, at Cogir of Queen Anne, activities include bingo, crafts, exercise, movies, and social gatherings with snacks. At Revel Lacey, the variety of outings includes sporting events and cultura ...
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Friendly and welcoming community atmosphere. Several reviews mention the friendly and welcoming atmosphere of different communities, making it easy for residents to make friends. At Brookdale Allenmore IL, residents enjoy spending time in the community and participating in activities together. At Revel Issaquah, the overall atmosphere ...
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Clean and well-maintained facilities. Throughout reviews, cleanliness and upkeep are frequently mentioned as factors in residents' overall satisfaction with their community. At Capital Place, the community is undergoing a renovation, resulting in updated bathrooms, high-end furniture, and cleaner living spaces. At Revel Lacey, t ...
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Comforting and accommodating environment. Many residents express appreciation for the comforting and accommodating nature of their communities. At Brookdale Allenmore IL, the staff are described as being approachable and comforting to deal with, and the measures taken to maintain a safe and healthy environment make residents feel secu ...
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Active social calendar and outings. Residents enjoy the active social calendars and outings offered at their communities. At Cogir of Queen Anne, residents participate in music performances, nature walks, and excursions. At Revel Lacey, the community offers a variety of outings to local restaurants and cultural events.
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South Creek independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in South Creek independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in South Creek, 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 South Creek 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 South Creek 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
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Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
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34.8%
No sugar
No sugar
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Vegetarian
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Availability of select dining options in South Creek 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 South Creek communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
50.7%
36.9%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
54.9%
43.8%
Room service
Room service
50.4%
37.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in South Creek 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 South Creek offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
South Creek, WANational
Activity director
Activity director
57.7%
45.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.7%
28.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
44.4%
33.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
57%
47.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
59.9%
49.2%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
71.5%
54.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
54.9%
43.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
53.5%
38.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
53.9%
42.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
58.1%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
58.5%
47.2%
Dances
Dances
44.7%
33.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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