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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Evergreen Park is a senior housing community situated in Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, WI. Cedarburg, which is located near the shores of Lake Michigan, is a picturesque town with an abundance of amenities. This city is home to many specialty shops, art galleries, quaint restaurants, restored inns...
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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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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: 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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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Lincoln VillageLincoln Village located in scenic Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI is a senior housing community for those 55 and older. A historical and cultural treasure, Port Washington combines the best of a Lake Michigan harbor town with a hint of New England charm. With specialty food...
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
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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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From the first moment we walked into this community. we were sold. My brother in law is doing wonderful since his move to this community. We are pleased with all they have done for us. Everyone in 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.
Mill Pond Senior Living is a senior living center in Ankeny, Iowa is internationally recognized as the senior care for people coming into that part of their lives. We offer a very comfortable and elegant style of living environments and we offer world class care, catering to individuals' needs....
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Welcome home to Jolly Aire Senior Apartments, Menomonee Falls most exciting senior community. Designed specifically for adults 55 years or better, our affordable one-bedroom apartment homes offer spacious floor plans, generous closet space, cable ready hookups and individually controlled heat and...
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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.
Sussex Mills LLC is an independent living senior housing for seniors 55 years or older, located in Sussex, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Sussex is a village that is dedicated to maintaining a small town atmosphere. The size of Sussex Village is only 7.7 square miles, with a population of almost...
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It was a good move for us to Village Pointe Commons. We are still settling in and unpacking. It is a clean and well-kept community. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. The staff is very friendly and...
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.
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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 Cedar Groves Gardens company strives to provide seniors and families the services and comforts of knowing that everything that is needed will be tended to by their caregivers with services, amenities, activities and any other types of needed attention. The nursing home is furnished with 20...
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Here at Cedar Grove Gardens in Cedar Grove, WI we can provide you with some of the best amenities and conditions for assisted living. There are two separate facilities where we keep our guests. These facilities have both single and double suites for all the needs of your loved one. Our facilities...
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My mom has been a resident here for several years. She has dementia and despite previous comments, the size does not confuse her. In fact, it gives her many areas to relax in. The people here are...
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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.
Premier Senior Living Facility located on 12 acres in the heart of Scenic Port Washington, Wisconsin.  We offer 60 independent apartments with 15 different floor plans to choose from ranging from 570 to 1480 sq. ft., some with Lake Michigan views.  We also offer 70...
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In early August 2013 I relocated my Mother (80, w/mid-stage Alzheimer's) to Belgium Gardens. (She had lived the previous 1.5 years in an assisted living facility in Saukville where she was terribly unhappy...
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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.
Belgium Gardens is an assisted living home in Belgium, Wisconsin that offers a number of activities and opportunities for its residents. With 20 rooms, we give our residents the chance to live in a single room with one bed or a double room that they share with another. Our double rooms are great...
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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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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.
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.
Webster Manor Healthcare Center is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center located in beautiful Webster, Massachusetts. Our 135-bed facility includes three floors of private or semi-private residences. We pride ourselves in our connection to the community. Just as many of our elderly...
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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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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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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.

Cost of independent living in Knowles, WI

The average cost of senior living in Knowles is $3,436 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Beaver Dam, WI with an average of $2,769 per month.

Independent living costs in Knowles, WI, vs. nearby cities

Knowles, WI
$3,436/mo
$3,688/mo

Independent living costs in Knowles, WI, vs. state and national averages

Knowles, WI
$3,436/mo
U.S. national average
$4,167/mo

Independent living costs in Knowles, WI, vs. other senior living options

$4,355/mo
Independent Living
$3,436/mo

Independent living costs in Knowles, WI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,767/mo
Studio
$5,016/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,049/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,210/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,118/mo

Senior living costs in Knowles 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: Knowles, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typeKnowles, WIWisconsinU.S.
Independent Living$3,436/mo$3,550/mo$4,167/mo
Assisted Living$4,353/mo$4,410/mo$4,710/mo
Memory Care$4,355/mo$4,440/mo$4,962/mo
Independent Living
Knowles, WI:$3,436/mo
Wisconsin:$3,550/mo
U.S.:$4,167/mo
Assisted Living
Knowles, WI:$4,353/mo
Wisconsin:$4,410/mo
U.S.:$4,710/mo
Memory Care
Knowles, WI:$4,355/mo
Wisconsin:$4,440/mo
U.S.:$4,962/mo
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Independent living costs in Knowles, WI, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Knowles 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
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Knowles, WI$2,350/mo$2,520/mo-6.7%
Wisconsin$2,730/mo$2,863/mo-4.6%
National$3,257/mo$3,166/mo+2.9%
Knowles, WI
2024 average cost:$2,350/mo
2023 average cost:$2,520/mo
Percent change:-6.7%
Wisconsin
2024 average cost:$2,730/mo
2023 average cost:$2,863/mo
Percent change:-4.6%
National
2024 average cost:$3,257/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Knowles

Recent reviews for independent living in Knowles

LakeHouse Menomonee in Menomonee Falls, WI

4.8
The staff members are all definitely friendly, and we do think they offer good activities. We think it is nicely ran, everyone there is very nice. We would recommend this community to a family or friend.

Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge Independent Living Apartments a CCRC in Madison, WI

4.0
The week day staff is compassionate and well trained and employed by Oakwood. The weekend staff is hired from an agency and the care and compassion is lacking. They are working on fixing this but claim there are not enough people interested in this type of work.

Spero Heritage in Watertown, WI

4.7
Heritage Homes is my choice for the place I call "home". It offers the amenities I value, such as central air conditioning, a parking garage that is easy to navigate in, craft room usage for my prized stash of craft materials, spacious living in square footage the size of a house, quiet home ...
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Knowles independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Knowles independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Knowles, 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 Knowles 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 Knowles partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Knowles, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.1%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
24.7%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
20.8%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
23.9%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Knowles 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 Knowles communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Knowles, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
15%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
22.4%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
17%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Knowles 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 Knowles offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
28.9%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
19.3%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
16.8%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.5%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
33.7%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.4%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
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43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
21.8%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
19.7%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
30.3%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
31.8%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
13.1%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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