Iowa has 173 licensed memory care providers listed on ElderCareCosts across 500 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $6,726/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
173 licensed memory care providers listed · 1 with CMS star ratings.
Median monthly price, Iowa
$6,726/mo
Typical range $6,457 – $6,995
● Iowa $6,726 ○ National median $8,160
Modeled memory-care ranges for Iowa and a multi-state national aggregate. Method: local assisted-living estimate plus a documented 20–30% premium band (not a Genworth memory-care survey median).
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
CMS overall star ratings for 1 memory care providers in Iowa. We do not re-rank these scores.
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Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) — Health Facilities Division licenses and inspects assisted living communities, including communities that offer memory care, in Iowa. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site, not a marketing page.
Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Iowa resolve concerns about care and rights.
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Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVNamed 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.
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We currently list 173 licensed memory care providers across Iowa.
We track 500 Iowa cities for memory care. See the city list on this page for options near you.
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