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If your loved one needs memory care in Newton, A Place for Mom can help. With 124 memory care facilities in Newton, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.

Alzheimer’s care in Newton incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Newton memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Newton, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

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I've been living at Walnut Ridge since [date removed]. It's beautiful, comfortable and well-staffed. The people are fantastic. Food is ok.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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.
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.
ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF RENTAL!Experience for yourself the active retirement lifestyle at Walnut Ridge. Designed for those looking to enjoy life, surrounded by great neighbors and friends in an impressive setting.Walnut Ridge provides the ultimate in retirement living for those ages 55 and better...
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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.
We credit our success to our dedicated and caring staff.  We serve our Seniors with compassion and love and accomplish this by working as one team with Seniors in mind.  Newton Village offers dining excellence.  The daily home cooked meals are served family style and include...
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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.
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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, 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.
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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.
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: 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.
Photo of Homestead of Knoxville Memory Care
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.
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, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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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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: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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, 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.
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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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We found the staff were very supportive and kind. That would depend. It's more targeting lower income populations and isn't fancy. So not a fit for everyone's needs . But the care is good quality in that...
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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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 memory care in Newton, IA

The average cost of senior living in Newton is $4,807 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Colfax, IA with an average of $4,297 per month.

Memory care costs in Newton, IA, vs. nearby cities

Newton, IA
$4,807/mo
$4,835/mo

Memory care costs in Newton, IA, vs. state and national averages

Newton, IA
$4,807/mo
$4,394/mo
U.S. national average
$4,801/mo

Memory care costs in Newton, IA, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,807/mo

Memory care costs in Newton, IA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,516/mo
Studio
$6,648/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,169/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,933/mo

Senior living costs in Newton vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Newton, IA
Column state: Iowa
Column national: U.S.
Community typeNewton, IAIowaU.S.
Memory Care$4,807/mo$4,394/mo$4,801/mo
Assisted Living$4,784/mo$4,392/mo$4,564/mo
Independent Living$3,242/mo$3,220/mo$4,022/mo
Memory Care
Newton, IA:$4,807/mo
Iowa:$4,394/mo
U.S.:$4,801/mo
Assisted Living
Newton, IA:$4,784/mo
Iowa:$4,392/mo
U.S.:$4,564/mo
Independent Living
Newton, IA:$3,242/mo
Iowa:$3,220/mo
U.S.:$4,022/mo
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Memory care costs in Newton, IA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Newton 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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Memory care cost trends in Newton, IA

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Newton 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
Newton, IA$7,999/mo$6,854/mo+16.7%
Iowa$6,934/mo$6,382/mo+8.6%
National$6,499/mo$6,160/mo+5.5%
Newton, IA
2024 average cost:$7,999/mo
2023 average cost:$6,854/mo
Percent change:+16.7%
Iowa
2024 average cost:$6,934/mo
2023 average cost:$6,382/mo
Percent change:+8.6%
National
2024 average cost:$6,499/mo
2023 average cost:$6,160/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
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What families are saying about memory care in Newton

Recent reviews for memory care in Newton

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!!

Edencrest at Riverwoods in Des Moines, IA

5.0
The facility is really awesome! The staff are accommodating and friendly and the facility is kept well maintained. Everything is going so well, and we don't really have any complaints so far!

Independence Village of Ankeny

5.0
What stood out to me about this community is that they are very helpful and care very much about the residents. Very nice facility. The staff has been helpful and responsive. They have activities and try to remain busy. They have had some turnover… But I'm not sure any place is any better in ...
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Newton review score based on 313 family reviews

8.4
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This proprietary review score is based on 313 reviews of 101 Newton memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Newton review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Newton review score compared against nearby cities

8.4
Newton, IA101 facilities
8.2
Lambs Grove, IA7 facilities
8.5
Kellogg, IA103 facilities

Review subcategories for Newton memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 313 reviews of 101 Newton memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Newton resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Newton, IA averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.9
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
4.1
Care services
3.6
3.8
Staff
3.9
3.9
Meals & dining
3.5
3.6
Activities
3.6
3.6
Value for cost*
3.4
3.7
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Newton memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Newton memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Newton, 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 Newton memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Newton that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Newton, IANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
45.5%
66.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
24.8%
49.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
96%
82.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
54.5%
73.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
30.7%
29.2%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97%
90%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
46.5%
62.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
51.5%
74%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Newton memory care

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 Newton Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Newton, IANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
46.5%
75.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
35.6%
47%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
48.5%
72%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
13.9%
27%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Newton memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Newton partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Newton, IANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.8%
28.3%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23.8%
45%
No sugar
No sugar
20.8%
42.1%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
24.8%
50.9%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
5.9%
16.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Newton memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Newton communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Newton, IANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
22.8%
32.4%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
36.6%
40.4%
Room service
Room service
33.7%
37.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
22.8%
23.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Newton memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Newton offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Newton, IANational
Activity director
Activity director
39.6%
46.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
22.8%
34.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
25.7%
28.7%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
45.5%
55.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
42.6%
52.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.5%
62.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
36.6%
40.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
28.7%
35.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
31.7%
36.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
40.6%
48%
Live performances
Live performances
41.6%
48.6%
Dances
Dances
25.7%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
30.7%
22%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
37.6%
47.2%
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State regulations for memory care in Newton

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Iowa memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Newton protect seniors.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Independence Village of Pella, Woodlands Creek Senior Living and Independence Village of Ames are the top-rated memory care facilities near Newton, Iowa. See full list of communities.
There are 124 memory care facilities near Newton, Iowa. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in Newton, Iowa are Independence Village of Pella and CopperWood Senior Living at Prairie Trail. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 124 memory care facilities near you in Newton, Iowa typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Newton, Iowa, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Newton, Iowa, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.
The cost of memory care facilities in Newton, Iowa ranges from $100 to $39002. The average Memory Care cost in Newton, Iowa is $4,807. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Newton, Iowa typically starts at $100. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.
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