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My Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's over 7 years ago. My Dad is 93, she is 90; they have been married for 69 years. Thanks to my amazing siblings, we were able to keep Mom at home until recently. While it...
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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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We have really been happy with the friendliness of the staff members. Our loved one says nice things about the care she is getting, and every time we come to visit she is clean, well dressed and nails always...
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.
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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
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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.
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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It's a nice place to live. I like that I have my privacy. The staff is friendly, and I get along with them pretty well. I do think some of their equipment needs updating. For instance, some of the...
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.
About The Rose of Des Moines The Rose of Des Moines offers one-bedroom and two-bedroom affordable assisted living in spacious private apartments with 24-hour monitoring and assisted living services available on-site and social programming in beautifully appointed community areas, including...
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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.
Walden Point promotes choice, dignity and independence by providing a quality affordable assisted living housing option for persons age 65 and older. Walden Point offers private full sized apartments paired with the support of 24 hour on-site staff. Some of the amenities available at Walden Point...
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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.
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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, 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.
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.
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
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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.
The Gardens Retirement Community of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, offers all the amenities that every senior could enjoy. Our staff is here to help adjust to new living circumstances and offer a helping hand to adjust to the new setting. We have a passion for enriching the lives of seniors and...
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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.
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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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, 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: 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.
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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: 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.
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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.

Cost of nursing homes in Guthrie Center, IA

The average cost of senior living in Guthrie Center is $4,568 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Stuart, IA with an average of $2,683 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Guthrie Center, IA, vs. nearby cities

Guthrie Center, IA
$4,568/mo
$4,624/mo
$4,632/mo

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

Guthrie Center, IA
$4,568/mo
$4,394/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$4,568/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,568/mo

Nursing homes costs in Guthrie Center, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,420/mo
Studio
$5,327/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,286/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,166/mo

Senior living costs in Guthrie Center 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: Guthrie Center, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGuthrie Center, IAIowaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,568/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,568/mo$4,392/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,568/mo$4,394/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,167/mo$3,220/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Guthrie Center, IA:$4,568/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Guthrie Center, IA:$4,568/mo
Iowa:$4,392/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Guthrie Center, IA:$4,568/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Guthrie Center, IA:$3,167/mo
Iowa:$3,220/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Guthrie Center, IA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Guthrie Center 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
Guthrie Center, IA$5,704/mo$5,634/mo+1.2%
Iowa$5,430/mo$5,319/mo+2.1%
National$5,670/mo$5,388/mo+5.2%
Guthrie Center, IA
2024 average cost:$5,704/mo
2023 average cost:$5,634/mo
Percent change:+1.2%
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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What families are saying about nursing homes in Guthrie Center

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Guthrie Center

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!!

Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus

4.8
I have always been happy with the environment and helpful and friendly staff. The tenants seem happy to live there and enjoy all the activities they get to do. They enjoy going on outings too. Also live entertainment coming in most every week.

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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Guthrie Center nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Guthrie Center nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Guthrie Center, 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 Guthrie Center 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 Guthrie Center that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Guthrie Center, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
45.3%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
25.3%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
88.4%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
90.5%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
51.6%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
29.5%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
89.5%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
47.4%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
50.5%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Guthrie Center 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 Guthrie Center Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Guthrie Center, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
44.2%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
34.7%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
44.2%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
10.5%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Guthrie Center 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 Guthrie Center partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Guthrie Center, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
24.2%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23.2%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
22.1%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
24.2%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6.3%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Guthrie Center 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 Guthrie Center communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Guthrie Center, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
22.1%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
36.8%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
34.7%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.1%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Guthrie Center 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 Guthrie Center offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Guthrie Center, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
44.2%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24.2%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29.5%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
45.3%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
44.2%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
45.3%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
36.8%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
28.4%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
30.5%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
43.2%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
44.2%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
24.2%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
31.6%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40%
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