Memory Care in Guthrie Center, Iowa
We're still building out our memory care directory for Guthrie Center, IA. The median estimated cost is $6,795/mo. That's roughly in line with the Iowa state median. Browse nearby cities or the Iowa page while we finish adding local providers.
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Median monthly price, Guthrie Center
$6,795/mo
Estimated range $6,523 – $7,067
● Guthrie Center $6,795 ○ National median $7,788
Source: Based on 2025 assisted living costs plus a memory care premium
What senior care costs in Guthrie Center
2025 figures
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Staying home instead
Home care in Guthrie Center runs about $42 an hour. Here is what common schedules cost a month:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
What can you afford?
Here is what different monthly budgets cover in Guthrie Center.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
Memory Care in Guthrie Center
We do not list a licensed memory care community in Guthrie Center yet. An advisor can tell you what is near Guthrie Center at no cost. Sponsored
We don't have licensed memory care communities listed for Guthrie Center, IA yet.
Nearby cities are linked below.
In the last 365 days: 4 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Free local help worth saving
Guthrie Center, in Guthrie County, has about 1,689 residents. About 323 of them (19%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $71,116.
Source: US Census Bureau- Elderbridge Agency on Aging(800) 243-0678elderbridge.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Iowa State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- LifeLong Links1-866-468-7887lifelonglinks.org
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Carroll VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Carroll.
- Home and Community Based Services – Elderly WaiverOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
Is memory care in Guthrie Center more expensive than the rest of Iowa?
Guthrie Center's median memory care cost is about 1% higher than the Iowa state median.
Find Guthrie Center care options
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Reading up first? Memory Care across Iowa → · Memory Care cost across Iowa → · Memory Care vs Assisted Living →
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