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The cost of independent living in Knowles is about $3,442 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 586 options. Read 3656 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: 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.
Dupar Assisted Living (DALE) provides residential long-term care housing that is state regulated and monitored.DALE provides oversight and services to meet the residents' individualized scheduled needs, based on the residents' assestments and service plans and their unscheduled needs as they...
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Sunny Ridge is a great place. All the staff is very friendly and when you ask for help or put your light on they are right there. The menu and the food is very good. I would recommend this place to anyone
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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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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.
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.
Wisconsinites living in Milwaukee call Sheboygan county, Wisconsin 'up north'; but if you're a resident of the Taylor Park Sheboygan senior Apartments — you can simply call it home. And there are few more beautiful places to call home than in the Midwest. Whether it's the enjoyment of all four...
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I have lived at Ruby Commons for almost a year. My experience is safe and a terrific place to live! Friendly residents, an excellent activity director, always busy with something going on. The dining room...
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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 Family Welcomes Your Family” is Heritage Place Brookfield!! Our apartment complex personifies a warm, fun, and independent lifestyle at its finest. Heritage is family owned and managed in a professional and kind manner, combined with a loyal and passionate staff dedicated to serving its...
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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.
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Hello, My dad has been in Hometown Retirement for about a month now and he really likes living there. The residents are very nice and my dad likes the food. They have scheduled activities every day and they...
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.
Hometown Retirement is a 15 bed state licensed Community Based Residential Facility. We provide secure and independent living accommodations for the elderly in a comfortable homelike setting. This non-institutional setting offers an alternative to nursing home care for those who are not in need...
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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.
Valley VNA Senior Services helps seniors and their families make the best choices for living. In fact, we've been serving people like you in our community for nearly 100 years.As an independent, non-profit community organization, Valley VNA Senior Services helps seniors in three important...
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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.
Luther Manor is a nonprofit Life Plan Community based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Our 29-acre welcoming campus offers residents a loving, Christian atmosphere where they can enjoy carefree retirement living. We provide an array of amenities and services, including a variety of senior living options...
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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: 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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The Assisi Homes of Neenah was the best choice we could have made, thanks to A Place For Mom, we were able to find the perfect place for my loved one. The community is maintained very well, the outside is...
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.
Assisi Homes of Neenah is a senior apartments in Neenah, Wisconsin in Winnebago County. Assisi Homes prides itself on it's outward appearance and high end landscaping that is pleasing to the eye. Patios with tables and chairs and grilling equipment are available for resident's enjoyment. Also...
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 moved in at 92, having lived in our family home for 63 years. It could have been a rough transition, but it was really good. All credit goes to the staff at Avalon Square. From front desk to nursing...
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.
Avalon Square is a beautiful, vibrant senior living community encompassing an entire city block in historic downtown Waukesha. Cultural activities, parks, and a charming mix of shops and restaurants are all within walking distance. Construction of Avalon Square was completed in 2003, consisting...
Provides: Home Care, Senior Apartments
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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.
Living at the Waterview 55+ Adult Community is convenient and comfortable. Waterview II has 24 income eligible and market rate apartment homes with two bedrooms. Visit Waterview to see how you too can enjoy a friendly, caring environment where neighbors become friends.
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This is truly a lovely community, the staff is caring for her very well. They do a very good job with keeping her room and the community nice and clean. The staff is very good with informing me about...
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.
St. Anne's Salvatorian Campus, the 'Home With A Heart', has a 135-year history of caring for the elderly of greater Milwaukee. It was founded in 1876 by Little Sisters of the Poor, who transferred sponsorship in 1992 to Sisters of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians). In keeping with the core values...
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My love one is doing very well with her move to this community. I'am comfortable with the care she is receiving in this facility. She is safe, and in good hands. The staff goes above, and beyond to take care...
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.
Nestled near the shores of Lake Michigan Golden Harbor Assisted Living is a great place to call home. Located in the town Sheboygan in beautiful Wisconsin, Golden Harbor offers many services and amenities to ensure that your loved ones will enjoy their golden years. They serve everyone from those...
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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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Great staff! My family couldn’t be more pleased on how well my mom is being taken care of great job! Very clean and very organized. After my dad died I didn’t think she would ever smile again but now she is.
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.
Nothing can replace the special comfort and security you feel at home. That's why all of us at Adava Care of Glendale are devoted to helping you make your home with us. While others may expect you to adapt to their rules, you'll find that we adapt to you.
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.
Nothing can replace the special comfort and security you feel at home. That’s why all of us at Matthews Assisted Living & Memory Care are devoted to helping you make your home with us. While others may expect you to adapt to their rules, you’ll find that we adapt to you.Discover our...

Cost of independent living in Knowles, WI

The average cost of senior living in Knowles is $3,442 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
$3,442/mo
$3,688/mo

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

Knowles, WI
$3,442/mo
U.S. national average
$4,173/mo

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

$4,362/mo
Independent Living
$3,442/mo

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

Semi-Private
$4,767/mo
Studio
$5,054/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,098/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,291/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$3,442/mo$3,554/mo$4,173/mo
Assisted Living$4,359/mo$4,413/mo$4,716/mo
Memory Care$4,362/mo$4,444/mo$4,970/mo
Independent Living
Knowles, WI:$3,442/mo
Wisconsin:$3,554/mo
U.S.:$4,173/mo
Assisted Living
Knowles, WI:$4,359/mo
Wisconsin:$4,413/mo
U.S.:$4,716/mo
Memory Care
Knowles, WI:$4,362/mo
Wisconsin:$4,444/mo
U.S.:$4,970/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
Column percentChange: Percent change
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
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20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
24.7%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
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31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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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
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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.
Knowles, WINational
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
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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
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33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Oak Hill Terrace, Library Square and The Waterford at Hartford are the top-rated independent living facilities near Knowles, Wisconsin. See full list of communities.
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The best independent living facility near you in Knowles, Wisconsin is Landings of Kaukauna. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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