Independence Village of Ankeny
1275 SW State Street, Ankeny, IA 50023
4.6
(26 reviews)
"Very friendly staff and residents. Very clean. I LOVE LIVING HERE!!..."
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1275 SW State Street, Ankeny, IA 50023
4.6
(26 reviews)
"Very friendly staff and residents. Very clean. I LOVE LIVING HERE!!..."
READ MORE3602 NW 5th Street, Ankeny, IA 50023
4.8
(11 reviews)
"I toured Rock Creek Senior Living. They had 24-hour care. It looked like a nice, comfortable place. The room seemed a little small, but maybe that's just what they are for assisted living. Everyone was very friendly. The residents seemed comfortable ..."
READ MORE455 SW Ankeny Rd, Ankeny, IA 50021
4.4
(7 reviews)
"My dad was at Edencrest at Siena Hills for over a year. We really liked the staff. The apartments were very nice. They had a full-size refrigerator and a microwave. It was like a kitchen, but without the stove. It was very nice. They had a one-bedr..."
READ MORE525 S 60th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50266
4.9
(11 reviews)
"We toured the MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care at Jordan Creek and my grandmother liked it. It was the newest of all the places we visited. You get the sense of community, but it was more like a hotel atmosphere where she could get room serv..."
READ MORE1325 Coconino Rd, Ames, IA 50014
4.7
(28 reviews)
"My sister is in a studio. Nice space. She enjoys the food and having a diabetic diet. My sister has many health concerns and medications. They are all handled well. Staff lets me know if a concern arises. Allowing me to not worry about her all the t..."
READ MORE3801 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50023
4.7
(12 reviews)
"3801 Grand is in the same neighborhood that I would like to be in. It isn't as large as a community. It has 38 residents so it seemed like a very friendly community. The input that I was getting from talking to the administrator was very receptive an..."
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2800 Sunset Drive, Norwalk, IA 50211
4.7
(10 reviews)
"Mom is in Holland Farms Senior Living. It's a very, very nice place. It's very modern, beautifully decorated, very clean, and well maintained, and they've got a very nice staff. They have a very nice dining area. They had a Christmas party on Tuesday..."
READ MORE1650 SE Holiday Crest Circle, Waukee, IA 50263
4.6
(43 reviews)
"All the rooms have large windows with nice views. The staff here are very friendly and are involved with all the residents every day. We have 3 choice’s every day at the noon meal. Fun entertainment every week. I think this is the best retirement com..."
READ MORE8525 Urbandale Avenue, Urbandale, IA 50322
4.6
(8 reviews)
"We went to Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center. They are private pay only. They do not accept insurance, but they do accept VA. They range from just early stages of dementia all the way to the end stages, which is amazing because there are a lo..."
READ MORE5915 Sutton Place, Urbandale, IA 50322
4.4
(27 reviews)
"Bickford of Urbandale was well laid-out and easy-to-follow building. Everybody seemed friendly. The apartments seemed nice. They had a good view out of their window, a nice landscape, wildlife birds, and small creatures like that. The rooms were smal..."
READ MORE5050 Hawthorne Dr., West Des Moines, IA 50265
4.4
(26 reviews)
"Bickford of West Des Moines was very, very nice. Of the two places we looked at, that was actually the bigger of the rooms. That was a very good-sized room. They said they do quite a bit of activities for them. The staff was all very nice, very cheer..."
READ MORE1611 27th St., Des Moines, IA 50301
4.0
(27 reviews)
"My mother has moved into Ramsey Village. The employees there are very helpful and extremely friendly. They know all their residents and they treat them all with respect. They appear to have, and have so far after the first week, been able to provide ..."
READ MORE601 Hawthorne Crossing Dr. SE, Bondurant, IA 50035
4.0
(15 reviews)
"My grandmother moved into Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing. She's been there for over a month now. The lady that I had spoken to was very helpful. It is like a family there. I go, and I eat supper with my grandmother every day. I get to know t..."
READ MORE6132 NE 12th Avenue, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
3.8
(6 reviews)
"My dad is at Courtyard Estates at Cedar Pointe. The people are very helpful, and they take good care of him. It's a smaller community, and he shares an apartment with another guy. He gets his own bedroom, and then they share a living room and a bathr..."
READ MORE805 SE Tallgrass Ln, Waukee, IA 50263
"Kettlestone Edencrest at Kettlestone is the area’s premiere senior community. This community is located in the KeeTown Loop district clos..."
READ MORE540 S 51st St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
5.0
(4 reviews)
"We toured Grand Living at Tower Place. It's very deluxe. They had a lot of the amenities, but we did not spend a lot of time there because we were not interested because of the price. The staff that we met was fine. They were very nice apartments. It..."
READ MORE6901 Peckham Street, Johnston, IA 50131
5.0
(2 reviews)
"We toured the Brio of Johnston. We like that one a lot. We have some friends that already live there. They were very, very, very nice. We weren't quite as crazy about the floor plans. We had a couple of meals there. It's very new and very modern and ..."
READ MORE1600 8th St SE, Altoona, IA 50009
5.0
(1 reviews)
"We toured Edencrest at Tuscany for my in-laws. Our overall experience was just what we expected. We met with Kevin, and he explained and showed us what it was all about. He also showed us two options that were available and told us about the 2-bedroo..."
READ MORE1642 South G Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201
5.0
(2 reviews)
"I toured Windsor Manor Nevada. They do a lot of activities even while this stuff is going on; they masked up and go to the community room, and sit a distance away from each other. They'll do their crafts, they do baking, they do specialty field trips..."
READ MORE6750 Corporate Drive, Johnston, IA 50131
4.7
(4 reviews)
"Edencrest at Green Meadows was a new facility in a beautiful environment. I felt that it had adequate open spaces. The programming seemed to be very good, especially for the memory care unit, which was the unit we were especially interested in. I lik..."
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lindren
1.0
Review of Edencrest at Siena Hills
Patient is found in dirty clothes. Dirty bed. Had to clean bathroom myself. Had to bring food in as the food was not good. Nurse on staff is home sick more than she is working. Very expensive...
Provider response
Thank you for feedback. We take this information very seriously and would like to speak to you personally in more detail. Please reach out to Nick Lensch, Regional Director of Operations, so we...
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Susan
5.0
Review of Edencrest at Siena Hills
My husband just moved into Edencrest at Siena Hills. It looks beautiful, it's clean and the interaction with the staff, so far, has been great. Today, they're hanging a TV and curtain rod, and so...
Provider response
Welcome to the Edencrest at Siena Hills Family! We appreciate your feedback and strive to roll out the Red Carpet for our residents, families and visitors every day. Thank you!
Memory Care
C.K.
5.0
Review of 3801 Grand
I toured 3801 Grand. It was actually my top choice. It's a nice facility. They're very friendly staff, and their price was better. Activities and amenities seemed good. They had lots of several...
Provider response
C.K., thank you so much for your feedback! I'm glad you found 3801 Grand to be a friendly, homelike atmosphere! We certainly are fortunate to be able to have a smaller, more intimate setting for...
Johnston
$6,480
Pleasant Hill
$6,000
Des Moines
$5,702
US
$5,694
Ankeny
$5,677
West Des Moines
$5,579
Urbandale
$5,491
Memory Care costs in Ankeny start around $5,677 per month on average, while the nationwide average cost of memory care is $5,694 per month.
It’s important to note that memory care rates in Ankeny and the surrounding suburbs can vary widely based on factors such as location, the level of care needed, apartment size and the types of amenities offered at each community.
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Memory Care in Iowa page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in Iowa page.
Ankeny and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in a memory care community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.
To see a list of free memory care resources in Ankeny, please visit our Memory Care in Iowa page.
Ankeny is situated in Iowa, a state in which the Alzheimer's Association reports that 64,000 seniors are living with Alzheimer's disease. This disease, which predominantly affects the senior community, is the leading cause of dementia. Ankeny's own senior community comprises over 9 percent of the 62,000-person population.
Ankeny has three memory care facilities for local seniors with dementia, and those who are willing to look outside the city proper will find another seven facilities close by. In Ankeny, as in the rest of the state, memory care is generally provided in assisted living programs. To offer memory care, an assisted living program must be certified as a dementia care unit through the Department of Inspections and Appeals, Health Facilities Division.
Ankeny-area memory care communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all memory care communities in Iowa are required to follow. Visit our Memory Care in Iowa page for more information about these laws.