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If your loved one needs memory care in Jefferson, A Place for Mom can help. With 111 memory care facilities in Jefferson, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.

Alzheimer’s care in Jefferson incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Jefferson memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Jefferson, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

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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, Home 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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
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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.
Photo of The Willows Assisted Living/The Evergreens
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Home 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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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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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Photo of Greenleaf Retirement Community
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Golden Meadows of Manson
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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I've lived here less than a year, which has been an interesting year for everyone. It was handled well by everyone. I plan to live here the rest of my life.
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.
Kennybrook Village is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Grimes, Iowa. Located near the entrance of the Kennybrook Estates Subdivision, Kennybrook Village is the first community of its kind in the Grimes area. A CCRC is a campus that is tailored to the needs of senior adults who...
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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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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.
Heartwood House is an assisted living community located in the lovey and quaint city of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Ames is a picturesque midwestern town with lots of green grass, trees, and wide streets. This college town is actually considered to be one of the best college towns in the United...
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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.
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Provides: Memory Care
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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.
Photo of Legacy Pointe of Waukee
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.
Photo of Black Hawk Life Care Ctr
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
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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: 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.
At Windsor Manor we believe that remaining connected to friends and loved ones, as well as the community and world at large, is a vital part of thriving as an older adult. We strive to diminish limitations by encouraging activity that stimulates the mind as well as the body, and we advocate as...
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My parents are at Senior Suites and I’ve known other people that Have lived there for years and it’s very caring ..wonderful place ..the food is great it’s always clean ...friendly ..we love it
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Senior Suites of Urbandale is located in a quiet residential Urbandale neighborhood (northwest suburb of Des Moines).  The Suites is our assisted living community, while the Veranda is our licensed memory loss center in a residential care setting.  Available to you are many living...
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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.

Cost of memory care in Jefferson, IA

The average cost of senior living in Jefferson is $4,576 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Farnhamville, IA with an average of $3,561 per month.

Memory care costs in Jefferson, IA, vs. nearby cities

Jefferson, IA
$4,576/mo
$4,400/mo

Memory care costs in Jefferson, IA, vs. state and national averages

Jefferson, IA
$4,576/mo
$4,394/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Memory care costs in Jefferson, IA, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,576/mo

Memory care costs in Jefferson, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,760/mo
Studio
$5,253/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,296/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,059/mo

Senior living costs in Jefferson 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: Jefferson, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeJefferson, IAIowaU.S.
Memory Care$4,576/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,576/mo$4,392/mo$4,557/mo
Independent Living$3,334/mo$3,220/mo$4,016/mo
Memory Care
Jefferson, IA:$4,576/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Jefferson, IA:$4,576/mo
Iowa:$4,392/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Independent Living
Jefferson, IA:$3,334/mo
Iowa:$3,220/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Memory care costs in Jefferson, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Jefferson 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.

Jefferson, IAIA stateNational

Memory care cost trends in Jefferson, IA

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Jefferson 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
Jefferson, IA$8,255/mo$6,928/mo+19.2%
Iowa$6,841/mo$6,382/mo+7.2%
National$6,504/mo$6,180/mo+5.2%
Jefferson, IA
2024 average cost:$8,255/mo
2023 average cost:$6,928/mo
Percent change:+19.2%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$6,841/mo
2023 average cost:$6,382/mo
Percent change:+7.2%
National
2024 average cost:$6,504/mo
2023 average cost:$6,180/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
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What families are saying about memory care in Jefferson

Recent reviews for memory care in Jefferson

The Bridges at Ankeny

4.8
My mom stayed at The Bridges for her rehab after her shoulder surgery. The therapy team was amazing and always took the time with her. She is grateful to have recovered and is back home. But, if we need to go somewhere in the future THE BRIDGES IS WHERE WE WOULD GO!!

Rock Creek Senior Living in Ankeny, IA

5.0
We toured Journey and it is a very high quality place. The meals are all chef prepared and you can order food at anytime of the day so they are not served cafeteria style. They did not have any openings when we needed but I would highly recommend them.

Independence Village of Ankeny

5.0
What stood out to me about this community is that they are very helpful and care very much about the residents. Very nice facility. The staff has been helpful and responsive. They have activities and try to remain busy. They have had some turnover… But I'm not sure any place is any better in ...
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Jefferson review score based on 202 family reviews

8.5
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This proprietary review score is based on 202 reviews of 91 Jefferson memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Jefferson review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Jefferson review score compared against nearby cities

8.5
Jefferson, IA91 facilities
8.0
Grand Junction, IA9 facilities
8.4
Scranton, IA80 facilities

Review subcategories for Jefferson memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 202 reviews of 91 Jefferson memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Jefferson resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Jefferson, IA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.0
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
4.3
Care services
3.7
3.9
Staff
4.0
4.1
Meals & dining
3.6
3.8
Activities
3.6
3.8
Value for cost*
3.4
3.8
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Jefferson memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Jefferson memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Jefferson, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Jefferson memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Jefferson that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Jefferson, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
44%
66.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
24.2%
49.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.6%
82.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
50.5%
73.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
26.4%
29.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.8%
90%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
46.2%
63%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
50.5%
74%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Jefferson memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Jefferson Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Jefferson, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
40.7%
75.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
29.7%
47%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
42.9%
72%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
5.5%
27.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Jefferson memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Jefferson partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Jefferson, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
19.8%
28.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
22%
45.1%
No sugar
No sugar
19.8%
42.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
24.2%
51%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
5.5%
17%
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Availability of select dining options in Jefferson memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Jefferson communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Jefferson, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
18.7%
32.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
31.9%
40.4%
Room service
Room service
29.7%
37.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.5%
23.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Jefferson memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Jefferson offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Jefferson, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
39.6%
46.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
18.7%
34.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22%
28.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
39.6%
55.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.3%
52.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
38.5%
62.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
28.6%
40.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24.2%
35.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25.3%
37%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
36.3%
48.1%
Live performances
Live performances
36.3%
48.7%
Dances
Dances
19.8%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
26.4%
22.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
31.9%
47.2%
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State regulations for memory care in Jefferson

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Iowa memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Jefferson protect seniors.
Learn about Iowa memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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