Independent Living in Iowa
We're still building out our independent living directory for Iowa. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
Cost of independent living in Iowa
We have not published independent living local medians. No free complete state source is available yet, so this stays empty rather than guessed.
CMS rating distribution in Iowa
No CMS star ratings are loaded for independent living in Iowa yet. When ratings exist, the 1–5 star distribution appears here.
Iowa licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in Iowa
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Iowa resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We do not list eligibility dollar amounts or wait lists unless a primary source is cited in a later pass.
- Home and Community Based Services – Elderly Waiver. Iowa 1915(c) Elderly Waiver for adults 65+ who meet nursing facility level of care (CMS factsheet).
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Iowa
Showing 500 of 1026 tracked cities.
- Des Moines
- Cedar Rapids
- Davenport
- Sioux City
- Iowa City
- Ankeny
- West Des Moines
- Ames
- Waterloo
- Council Bluffs
- Dubuque
- Urbandale
- Marion
- Cedar Falls
- Bettendorf
- Waukee
- Marshalltown
- Mason City
- Ottumwa
- Fort Dodge
- Johnston
- Clinton
- Burlington
- Muscatine
- Coralville
- Altoona
- North Liberty
- Clive
- Grimes
- Indianola
- Newton
- Norwalk
- Boone
- Oskaloosa
- Storm Lake
- Spencer
- Pleasant Hill
- Pella
- Le Mars
- Waverly
- Carroll
- Fort Madison
- Keokuk
- Grinnell
- Fairfield
- Mount Pleasant
- Bondurant
- Sioux Center
- Denison
- Perry
- Webster City
- Clear Lake
- Decorah
- Knoxville
- Creston
- Washington
- Charles City
- Hiawatha
- Nevada
- Eldridge
- Atlantic
- Adel
- Orange City
- Independence
- Maquoketa
- Polk City
- Asbury
- Estherville
- Oelwein
- Tiffin
- Anamosa
- DeWitt
- Osceola
- Spirit Lake
- Red Oak
- Sheldon
- Winterset
- Algona
- Centerville
- Clarinda
- Manchester
- Sergeant Bluff
- Cherokee
- Glenwood
- Windsor Heights
- Iowa Falls
- Vinton
- Shenandoah
- Harlan
- Humboldt
- Le Claire
- Camanche
- Huxley
- Evansdale
- Mount Vernon
- Dyersville
- Hampton
- Forest City
- Carlisle
- Chariton
- Jefferson
- Monticello
- Rock Valley
- Cresco
- Waukon
- West Liberty
- Carter Lake
- Albia
- Emmetsburg
- Eagle Grove
- Osage
- New Hampton
- Story City
- Saylorville
- Williamsburg
- Robins
- Milford
- West Burlington
- Solon
- Tipton
- Tama
- Garner
- Postville
- Wilton
- Fairfax
- Onawa
- Grundy Center
- Madrid
- Sibley
- Clarion
- Bloomfield
- Marengo
- Hudson
- Belmond
- Kalona
- Missouri Valley
- Rock Rapids
- Hawarden
- Eldora
- West Branch
- Mitchellville
- Center Point
- Jesup
- West Union
- Park View
- Rockwell City
- Belle Plaine
- Denver
- Cascade
- New London
- Hull
- Bellevue
- Alta
- Atkins
- Colfax
- Lamoni
- Ely
- Dallas Center
- Audubon
- Monroe
- Columbus Junction
- Sumner
- Lake Mills
- La Porte City
- Northwood
- Peosta
- Granger
- Blue Grass
- Ida Grove
- Toledo
- Sigourney
- Durant
- Mediapolis
- Pleasantville
- Leon
- Greenfield
- Epworth
- Farley
- Sac City
- Britt
- Ogden
- Kent Estates
- Remsen
- Mount Ayr
- Guttenberg
- Parkersburg
- Wapello
- Pocahontas
- Walcott
- Reinbeck
- Lisbon
- Prairie City
- Lake City
- Guthrie Center
- Akron
- Moville
- Stuart
- Manson
- Urbana
- Corydon
- Van Meter
- Shell Rock
- Nashua
- Holstein
- Panora
- Lenox
- Corning
- Roland
- Hartley
- Manning
- Monona
- Earlham
- Traer
- Dysart
- Ackley
- Kingsley
- Woodbine
- Coon Rapids
- Brooklyn
- Alton
- Wellman
- Avoca
- Palo
- State Center
- Montezuma
- Oakland
- Slater
- Logan
- University Heights
- Gilbert
- Dike
- Nora Springs
- Central City
- Walnut
- Greene
- Bedford
- Walford
- Sanborn
- Malvern
- Manly
- Fayette
- Elkader
- Fairbank
- Strawberry Point
- Baxter
- Clarksville
- Lone Tree
- St. Ansgar
- Laurens
- Wayland
- Conrad
- Lake Park
- Swisher
- Marcus
- New Sharon
- Melcher-Dallas
- Springville
- Dunlap
- Glidden
- Clarence
- Eddyville
- Tripoli
- Larchwood
- Treynor
- Neola
- Lansing
- Aplington
- Buffalo
- Graettinger
- Jewell Junction
- George
- Sheffield
- Fruitland
- Villisca
- Preston
- De Soto
- Winthrop
- Sully
- Sloan
- Primghar
- Winfield
- Newhall
- Gladbrook
- Aurelia
- Mapleton
- Fredericksburg
- Victor
- Rockwell
- Woodward
- Griswold
- Hills
- Calmar
- Okoboji
- Lake View
- Mechanicsville
- Elk Run Heights
- Anita
- Sidney
- Odebolt
- Newell
- Gowrie
- Hinton
- Danville
- Allison
- Lake Panorama
- Hamburg
- Wheatland
- Fremont
- Arnolds Park
- Janesville
- Hospers
- Keosauqua
- St. Charles
- Hedrick
- Buffalo Center
- Beaverdale
- Maxwell
- Raymond
- Elkhart
- Underwood
- Keota
- Riverside
- Tabor
- Paullina
- Early
- Shellsburg
- Earlville
- West Bend
- Essex
- North English
- Merrill
- West Point
- Rockford
- Denmark
- Carson
- Alden
- Schleswig
- Olin
- Adair
- Riceville
- Dunkerton
- Afton
- Garnavillo
- Ossian
- Melbourne
- Cambridge
- Battle Creek
- Morning Sun
- Arcadia
- Alburnett
- Princeton
- Long Grove
- Inwood
- Lawton
- Dumont
- Redfield
- Oxford
- Whiting
- Donnellson
- Schaller
- Hubbard
- Correctionville
- Gilbertville
- Hartford
- Boyden
- Kanawha
- Amana
- Dakota City
- Shelby
- Edgewood
- Gilmore City
- Coggon
- Montrose
- Shueyville
- Readlyn
- Stratford
- Elgin
- Ventura
- Ruthven
- Milo
- Elk Horn
- Eldon
- Wall Lake
- Sioux Rapids
- Albert City
- Hazleton
- Le Grand
- McGregor
- Washburn
- Exira
- Armstrong
- Quasqueton
- Lowden
- Dayton
- Colo
- Middle Amana
- Latimer
- Hopkinton
- Kellogg
- New Hartford
- Keystone
- Wellsburg
- Walker
- Elma
- Radcliffe
- Blairstown
- Coalville
- University Park
- Ainsworth
- Manilla
- Minden
- Sutherland
- Clermont
- Rolfe
- Bancroft
- Moravia
- Gilman
- Albion
- Dexter
- Fontanelle
- Moscow
- Murray
- Goldfield
- Russell
- Van Horne
- Grand Junction
- Seymour
- Swea City
- Fonda
- Brighton
- New Virginia
- Royal
- Everly
- Charter Oak
- What Cheer
- Twin Lakes
- Garwin
- Emerson
- Martensdale
- Whittemore
- Zearing
- Lakeside
- Dows
- Ireton
- Humeston
- Crescent
- Sabula
- Norway
- Cumming
- Stacyville
- Colesburg
- Klemme
- Richland
- Scranton
- Pomeroy
- Farmington
- Packwood
- Batavia
- Collins
- Stanwood
- Doon
- Lynnville
- Vail
- Orleans
- Wyoming
- Stanton
- Truro
- Lamont
- Anthon
- Thornton
- Ocheyedan
- Burt
- Grand Mound
- Stanhope
- Silver City
- Moulton
- Milton
- Hawkeye
- Ellsworth
- Rudd
- Delmar
- Earling
- Breda
- Maynard
- Ashton
- Oxford Junction
- Lewis
- Thompson
- Martelle
- Charlotte
- Birmingham
- Dow City
- Diagonal
- Lockridge
- Titonka
- Grandview
- Orient
- Galva
- Wahpeton
- Marquette
Independent Living providers in Iowa
We don't have licensed independent living providers listed for Iowa yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
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