Amelia Senior Living
57 West Ferndale Drive, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503
4.9
(8 reviews)
"At Amelia Senior Living, we are proud to offer seniors a suite of assisted care services that make everyday living in their home in our comm..."
READ MOREIn Council Bluffs, a city in which 17% of the 62,000 residents are aged 65 and over, the increasing need for dementia care has seniors and families seeking out residential memory support. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alzheimer’s was the underlying cause of 8.1% of deaths in the Council Bluffs region in 2016, and in 2022, that percentage rose to 8.2%. During that 4-year period, the number of Alzheimer’s-related deaths increased by 30.4%, which slightly outpaced the 28.9% increase in deaths from all causes.
Fortunately, the Council Bluffs region has several local memory care facilities that provide housing and dementia support for seniors with Alzheimer's and related conditions. These facilities offer meal services and personal care in a secured, nurturing environment, along with enriching dementia-informed activities that promote engagement. In many cases, facilities provide care coordination with health care providers to prevent disruptions in medical services.
Through this guide, readers can find information to help them budget for memory care expenses in the Council Bluffs region. It also includes contact information for local dementia resources.
9 Results
57 West Ferndale Drive, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503
4.9
(8 reviews)
"At Amelia Senior Living, we are proud to offer seniors a suite of assisted care services that make everyday living in their home in our comm..."
READ MORE2331 Nash Boulevard, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501
4.8
(4 reviews)
"My wife moved into Hansen House. It was convenient for the family to be able to visit her. It was a smaller community. We thought they provided the care that she would need. The staff members are very nice people and very knowledgeable. They're right..."
READ MORE1831 E. Kanesville Blvd., Council Bluffs, IA, 51503
4.8
(4 reviews)
"CountryHouse - Council Bluffs was highly recommended to me by several people. My husband moved there. They were all in excellent condition and very clean. They are excellent, very caring people. The meals are very well done. They have a putting green..."
READ MORE3000 Risen Son Boulevard, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503
3.3
(11 reviews)
"Risen Son Christian Villages was more expensive and it looked to me like the people were not well taken care of. I went to the memory care and they have an outdoor facility there. When I was there, the residents were kind of out in a community room. ..."
READ MORE4801 N 52nd St, Omaha, NE, 68104
4.0
(3 reviews)
"I went to visit the House of Hope Alzheimer's Care. I was very impressed with the facility and the couple of people that I talked to there. It looks like an ideal spot, but my problem with it was that it's quite a ways from where I work. Their rooms ..."
READ MORE620 Fort Crook Road South, Bellevue, NE, 68005
"We would like to extend a personal welcome to you. We realize you're here because this is a new chapter in your life. The time has come to s..."
READ MORECaring's Family Advisors are here to help you with questions about senior living and care options.
1330 S 70th St, Omaha, NE, 68106
4.4
(14 reviews)
"At Aksarben Retirement Community, we’re committed to positively shifting your opinions about elderly care and retirement communities. Discov..."
READ MORE1502 Fort Crook Road South, Bellevue, NE, 68005
4.4
(16 reviews)
"Heritage Ridge Independent Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care delivers their mission to design programs to keep tenants independent as lo..."
READ MORE3636 California Street, Omaha, NE, 68131
4.3
(6 reviews)
"My mother was content at Via Christe for 3 of her 3.5 years. She had dementia but was always happy, unless someone wanted to help her with the activities of daily living or clean her room! So, things didn't get done, but I do not blame any staff me..."
READ MOREThe Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing regulates memory care facilities in Council Bluff and the rest of Iowa. This department licenses memory care communities as assisted living programs and holds them to standard rules, as well as additional requirements for staffing, admission and discharge criteria and safety procedures.
Note: Residential memory care is usually offered in assisted living facilities, and in general, memory care rates tend to be 20-30% higher than assisted living rates. No national database currently tracks memory care costs in the United States, so we've estimated the monthly memory care costs listed below by adding 25% to the rates listed in Genworth's 2021 Cost of Care Survey.
Seniors in Council Bluff pay $5,815 per month for residential memory care.
On average, memory care facilities in Council Bluffs charge $5,815 per month for care. This is 7% more than the statewide average, and it exceeds the national norm of $5,625. Even so, many nearby cities have more economically priced care, including Waterloo, where rates are about $100 lower than in Council Bluffs, and Iowa City, where facilities charge $5,513 for dementia services. Additionally, memory care rates are comparatively competitive in Sioux City at 11% below Council Bluffs’ norm, but in Des Moines, monthly care costs are higher at $6,004.
Council Bluffs
$5,815
Iowa
$5,459
United States
$5,625
Sioux City
$5,185
Des Moines
$6,004
Waterloo
$5,709
Iowa City
$5,513
Council Bluffs seniors pay $5,815 for monthly memory care expenses, making this the second most expensive senior care type in the city. By comparison, seniors who arrange private services in their homes pay $5,529 for in-home care and home health care, and those without memory impairments pay $4,652 for assisted living. Adult day health care agencies charge even more competitive rates of $1,842, but nursing home care is expensive compared to memory support, exceeding monthly care costs by 28%.
Memory Care
$5,815
In-Home Care
$5,529
Home Health Care
$5,529
Adult Day Health Care
$1,842
Assisted Living Facility
$4,652
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$7,452
Note: Data for Council Bluffs was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Omaha, NE, was used instead.
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.
Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs, please visit our Memory Care in Iowa page.
Council Bluffs-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.
Memory Care
Kathleen
2
Review of Risen Son Christian Village
Risen Son Christian Villages was more expensive and it looked to me like the people were not well taken care of. I went to the memory care and they have an outdoor facility there. When I was there,...
Memory Care
Nancy
5
Review of CountryHouse – Council Bluffs
CountryHouse - Council Bluffs was highly recommended to me by several people. My husband moved there. They were all in excellent condition and very clean. They are excellent, very caring people....
Provider response
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We appreciate it and will pass your thoughts along to our hardworking team!
Memory Care
M.Z.
4
Review of Hansen House
Hansen House was very clean. The staff who gave me the tour was very knowledgeable, very helpful, and very cheery. The rooms were very clean, very tidy, and very big. The atmosphere was very...