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Provides: Assisted 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.
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.
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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: Senior Apartments
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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, 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.
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.
Provides: Independent Living
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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, 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.
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: Independent Living
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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.
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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
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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I helped a friend establish her father in Rememberance Village at Riverwood. The staff was very helpful and friendly during the time we were deciding where to place him. They were very informative in every...
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.
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Provides: Independent Living
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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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
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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My father was in respite care for a few weeks and the staff definitely made him feel like he was at home. The owner would call everyday and inform me of everything that was going on with my father. It was...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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.
Grace Assisted Living facilities are all on one level, located in idyllic wooded settings with gazebo, fountain, walking trails and more than 50 species of plants growing around the landscape and tended by residents and their families. Intimate and refreshing conversations just seem to come...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
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.

Cost of independent living in Ballplay, AL

The average cost of senior living in Ballplay is $3,509 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Ridgeville, AL with an average of $3,006 per month.

Independent living costs in Ballplay, AL, vs. nearby cities

Ballplay, AL
$3,509/mo

Independent living costs in Ballplay, AL, vs. state and national averages

Ballplay, AL
$3,509/mo
$3,478/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Ballplay, AL, vs. other senior living options

$3,614/mo
Independent Living
$3,509/mo

Independent living costs in Ballplay, AL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,523/mo
Studio
$3,652/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,574/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,181/mo

Senior living costs in Ballplay 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: Ballplay, AL
Column state: Alabama
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBallplay, ALAlabamaU.S.
Independent Living$3,509/mo$3,478/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$3,576/mo$3,866/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$3,614/mo$3,907/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Ballplay, AL:$3,509/mo
Alabama:$3,478/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Ballplay, AL:$3,576/mo
Alabama:$3,866/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Ballplay, AL:$3,614/mo
Alabama:$3,907/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Ballplay, AL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Ballplay 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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Independent living cost trends in Ballplay, AL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Ballplay 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
Ballplay, AL$1,737/mo$1,614/mo+7.7%
Alabama$2,610/mo$2,533/mo+3.0%
National$3,057/mo$2,895/mo+5.6%
Ballplay, AL
2024 average cost:$1,737/mo
2023 average cost:$1,614/mo
Percent change:+7.7%
Alabama
2024 average cost:$2,610/mo
2023 average cost:$2,533/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
National
2024 average cost:$3,057/mo
2023 average cost:$2,895/mo
Percent change:+5.6%
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What families are saying about independent living in Ballplay

Recent reviews for independent living in Ballplay

Rosewood Manor in Scottsboro, AL

5.0
They have an activity room with puzzles and things like that but then they also had entertainment come in as well it seemed like every day. For the price it is a very nice facility. Everyone knows each other and watches out for each other. Any residents who wanted to help with cooking or ...
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Serenity Place Assisted Living in Fort Payne, AL

5.0
This community is absolutely outstanding, they are newly remodeled and have lots of great amenities and features throughout the entire building. My father is loving the view from his bedroom, he has lots of beautiful scenery to look at and loves to watch the deer play in the morning. They have a ...
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Cedar Hill Senior Living in Cedartown, GA

4.3
When my parents first got there, the staff did a great job caring for my parents. When the new management took over there was a decline. I don't think the new staff is doing as well taking care of the residents. The food is good. They have a lot of outdoor space.

Ballplay independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Ballplay independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Ballplay, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Ballplay independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Ballplay partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Ballplay, ALNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
15.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
22.8%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
21.1%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
14%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
1.8%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Ballplay independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Ballplay communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Ballplay, ALNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
10.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
21.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
14%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
5.3%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Ballplay independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Ballplay offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Ballplay, ALNational
Activity director
Activity director
26.3%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
14%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.1%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
40.4%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
29.8%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
35.1%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
24.6%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
17.5%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
21.1%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
28.1%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
24.6%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
17.5%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
10.5%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
26.3%
47%
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Gardens of Rome, McClellan Senior Living and Bridgewood Gardens are the top-rated independent living facilities near Ballplay, Alabama. See full list of communities.
There are 76 independent living facilities near Ballplay, Alabama. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Ballplay, Alabama are The Gardens of Rome, McClellan Senior Living and Silver Lakes Senior Living. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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