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10 Best Nursing Homes in Cool, IA

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Cool, IA

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Photo of City View Residential
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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.
Photo of Calvin Community
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.
Photo of Luther Care Services
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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.
Photo of Karen Acres Health Care Center
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.
Photo of Legacy Pointe of Waukee
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 Waukee Memory Care
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
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 Westview Acres Care Ctr
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 Corydon Nursing and Rehab Ctr
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 Pella Manor
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.
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Photo of Fair Haven East
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 Pella Regional Health Ctr
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 Crest Haven Care Centre
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.
Photo of Community Care Ctr
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 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.
Photo of Ballard Creek 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.
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 Eden Acres Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes
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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.
Perry Lutheran Homes Eden Acres Campus is located on the rich plains of Perry, Iowa 25 miles NW of Des Moines. Eden Acres is like a close-nit community of extended friends and family and has been part of the Perry community since 1957.In 2014, we opened a new, 72,000 square feet nursing, memory...
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Cost of nursing homes in Cool, IA

The average cost of senior living in Cool is $4,646 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Milo, IA with an average of $4,146 per month.

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

Cool, IA
$4,646/mo
$4,146/mo

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

Cool, IA
$4,646/mo
$4,394/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$4,639/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,646/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,228/mo
Studio
$5,535/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,380/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,188/mo

Senior living costs in Cool 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: Cool, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCool, IAIowaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,646/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,629/mo$4,392/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,639/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,140/mo$3,220/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Cool, IA:$4,646/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Cool, IA:$4,629/mo
Iowa:$4,392/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Cool, IA:$4,639/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Cool, IA:$3,140/mo
Iowa:$3,220/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Cool, IA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Cool 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
Cool, IA$5,931/mo$5,744/mo+3.3%
Iowa$5,430/mo$5,319/mo+2.1%
National$5,670/mo$5,388/mo+5.2%
Cool, IA
2024 average cost:$5,931/mo
2023 average cost:$5,744/mo
Percent change:+3.3%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$5,430/mo
2023 average cost:$5,319/mo
Percent change:+2.1%
National
2024 average cost:$5,670/mo
2023 average cost:$5,388/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
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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 Cool

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Cool

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!!

Copper Shores Village in Pleasant Hill, IA

4.9
Both the staff and residents are top notch. This place may not have all the, what I call fluffy stuff (theater room…but there is one across the street; balcony… but there is a very nice lake side view patio…and ducks…and birds … and a very nice portico with shade and comfortable seating; no ...
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Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, IA

5.0
My dad is doing really good after picking this community from the list we got from A Place For Mom. He is enjoying the meals they make. He has tried some activities and he knows some people who live here. The staff has been great. I cant tell he is happy and when he calls he tells me good ...
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Cool nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cool nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cool, 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 Cool 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 Cool that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Cool, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
41.9%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
23.7%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
90.3%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
92.5%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
52.7%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
28%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
90.3%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
44.1%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
49.5%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Cool 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 Cool Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Cool, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
45.2%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
34.4%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
46.2%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Cool 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 Cool partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Cool, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22.6%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
22.6%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
21.5%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
21.5%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.5%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Cool 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 Cool communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Cool, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
21.5%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
36.6%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
35.5%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.4%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cool 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 Cool offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Cool, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
38.7%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
23.7%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
25.8%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.1%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40.9%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.3%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.5%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
25.8%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
30.1%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
39.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
40.9%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
22.6%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
29%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
38.7%
0.5%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%
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