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10 Best Nursing Homes in Clinton, IA

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Clinton nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Clinton, IA may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Clinton or another care type is right for you. Browse 134 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Clinton.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Clinton, IA

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[name removed] the social director has helped me out a lot. [name removed] also is doing a great job running the building and helping all of us with what we need. The fort is a very nice place and the staff...
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.
The Fort Armstrong knows that making this decision can be difficult, which is why we do everything in our power to make that journey as simple as possible. The Fort Armstrong offers services and amenities comparable to other assisted living communities. We believe we go above and beyond the...
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I cant say enough great things about Big Meadows while they took care of my dad. A++++++
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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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Since this is a smaller facility, the staff to resident ratio is better than at the larger facilities. They are more available to the family and the residents. My mom was in the memory care unit. She passed...
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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I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER AND LOVE IT, I MOVED FROM ASSISTANT LIVING TO INDEPENDENT LIVING, I HAVE A REALLY NICE EFFICENCY APARTMENT WHEREAS WHERE I LIVED PREVIOUSLY HAD ONLY ONE ROOM...
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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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Many of the staff have experienced a loved one with alzheimers. Every staff member i experienced was patient, caring and understanding.
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Courtyard Estates... A retirement community to call home. Courtyard Estates provides all the comforts of home as well as health maintenance, state-of-the-art security and a full range of care services. The community offers maintenance and worry-free living that allows you to focus on family,...
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My loved one has the biggest smile on his face and they're always glad to see him! The therapists are doing the best they can to get him moving on his own. He's worn out every day and that's a testament! The...
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
Choosing a healthcare and rehabilitation center for yourself or your loved one is one of the most important decisions you can make. You want someone who is caring, knowledgeable, and accessible; someone willing to take the time to go over all your options and treat you as a person. With the...
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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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We moved my mom into Jersey Ridge Place 2 years ago. It was the best decision we have ever made. She was at home and lonely and was starting to get pretty forgetful. After about 2 months at Jersey Ridge...
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.
Life at Jersey Ridge Place is more interesting! Jersey Ridge Place is designed to nurture your spirit and senses. The schedules and activities are centered around your desires. You will have the opportunity to remain both physically and mentally active; and have a great time with your fellow...
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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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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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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.
We began our quest into senior living because of our love for our beloved mother, Mary Bickford, whose needs became too great for us to manage.  As we researched senior living options, we were shocked at our findings.  The options offered too much or too little — none met her needs and...
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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
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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, 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.
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
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.
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.
Grand Haven is a 53 apartment community that offers both independent and assisted living options. Our Individualized service plan is tailored to your needs. Independent and Assisted living apartments are mixed throughout the building. The services come to your door. You can choose from...
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Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Clinton, IA

The average cost of senior living in Clinton is $4,194 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Sabula, IA with an average of $3,872 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Clinton, IA, vs. nearby cities

Clinton, IA
$4,194/mo
$4,325/mo
$4,241/mo

Nursing homes costs in Clinton, IA, vs. state and national averages

Clinton, IA
$4,194/mo
$4,394/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Clinton, IA, vs. other senior living options

$4,213/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,194/mo

Nursing homes costs in Clinton, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,533/mo
Studio
$4,799/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,486/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,934/mo

Senior living costs in Clinton vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Clinton, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeClinton, IAIowaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,194/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,213/mo$4,392/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,213/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,075/mo$3,220/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Clinton, IA:$4,194/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Clinton, IA:$4,213/mo
Iowa:$4,392/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Clinton, IA:$4,213/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Clinton, IA:$3,075/mo
Iowa:$3,220/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Clinton, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Clinton 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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Nursing homes cost trends in Clinton, IA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Clinton 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
Clinton, IA$5,388/mo$4,895/mo+10.1%
Iowa$5,445/mo$5,406/mo+0.7%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Clinton, IA
2024 average cost:$5,388/mo
2023 average cost:$4,895/mo
Percent change:+10.1%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$5,445/mo
2023 average cost:$5,406/mo
Percent change:+0.7%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Clinton

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Clinton

Fort Armstrong in Rock Island, IL

5.0
I have lived at The Fort Armstrong for almost 5 years and do not regret my choice in moving here. I enjoy the live music and outings we go on.

Eagle Point Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton, IA

5.0
The staff treats their patients like family. I love their therapy department, they're really good. There are a lot of wonderful people!

Heritage Woods of Sterling

4.9
I have been a resident of Heritage Woods for 1 year. I am very pleased with the care I receive. I very much enjoy the other residents and the staff is wonderful. The food and activities are very satisfactory. We go on outings, we have entertainment come. We play games in the dining room and ...
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Clinton nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Clinton nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Clinton, 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 Clinton nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Clinton that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Clinton, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
37.8%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
9.5%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
87.8%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
89.2%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
43.2%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
13.5%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
87.8%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
36.5%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
35.1%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Clinton nursing homes

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 Clinton Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Clinton, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
37.8%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
20.3%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
37.8%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
16.2%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Clinton nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Clinton partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Clinton, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14.9%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
20.3%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
16.2%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
13.5%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
1.4%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Clinton nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Clinton communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Clinton, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
10.8%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
32.4%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
17.6%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.2%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Clinton nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Clinton offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Clinton, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
32.4%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.6%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
16.2%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
39.2%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.5%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40.5%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
25.7%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
18.9%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
21.6%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
35.1%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
14.9%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.6%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
31.1%
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Addington Place of Clinton, The Fountains and Morningside of Sterling are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Clinton, Iowa. See full list of communities.
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