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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Red Oak, IL

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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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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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.
Located on the recently renovated South Side of Madison, Burr Oaks is a 62+ Adult Community located on a 1.4 acre development consisting of a newly constructed, three-story elevator-serviced building providing 50 units of affordable housing to independent adults.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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: 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.
The Skaalen Village Independent Living Community, WISkaalen Village is an independent living community in Dane County, on the eastern shore of Lake Waubesa McFarland, WI. Skaalen Village accords residents who are 55+ access to over 200 miles of hiking and biking trails. Skaalen Village is on the...
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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.
Designed for persons: 62+ Located in the heart of downtown Platteville, these beautifully designed and decorated apartment homes are close to all your needs. For your convenience, Jenor Towers offers indoor mail service, laundry facilities, elevator, and social activities in the community room,...
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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.
For residents who cherish their independence but also need assistance with daily activities, Our House Senior Living in Platteville is the optimal lifestyle choice for assisted care. We provide a comfortable, caring and family-like atmosphere with three home-cooked meals a day (plus snacks), a...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
Attic Angel Community is a Madison original, still locally owned and operated after more than 125 years! We offer senior living for the entire continuum of care: independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. Attic Angel residents live...
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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.
This is a very friendly caring community. There are lots of opportunities to meet new friends. We do have a Red Hat Group. The guys have a lot of fun too.
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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.
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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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Rosewood has a wonderful staff and many fun activities. Improvements? 1. Seniors are VERY sensitive to chemicals - please do not use on extensive lawns or garden areas...organic is better and safer. 2....
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.
Welcome to Rosewood Villas, an apartment community for Active Seniors. Rosewood offers both 1 and 2 bedroom apartment homes for those 55 and over. It is a place where you can choose your lifestyle. Take time to relax and reflect, or become involved with our daily social activities. The 170...
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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: 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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My Mother Carmen Hernandez's last home was at Monona Meadows. More than once either myself or brother's/sister's had called the Manager Whitney (since some of us live far away from the City of Madison) in...
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.
Monona Meadows is senior housing located the outskirts of Madison, the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin. Adjacent to the Edward Taylor Conservation Park, less than a mile from Lake Monona, and practically surrounded by half a dozen other parks, lakes, and golf courses, Monona Meadows is...
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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.
Quality and luxury really are affordable at the Frost Woods II 55+ Adult Community. Frost Woods II offers adults a stimulating new place to call home in Monona. Live a carefree lifestyle where independence and convenience are emphasized. Frost Woods Apartments II are within a short distance of...
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This community was very good and the care staff are really good. We are happy with our loved one here.
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.
Welcome to Capitol Lakes! Capitol Lakes is downtown Madison, Wisconsin's only continuing care retirement community! Our entire campus is infused with the energy and inspiration of our vibrant location right in the heart of one of the Midwest's most sought after retirement destinations. We embrace...
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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: 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: 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
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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 Red Oak, IL

The average cost of senior living in Red Oak is $3,129 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Apple River, IL with an average of $2,778 per month.

Independent living costs in Red Oak, IL, vs. nearby cities

Red Oak, IL
$3,129/mo

Independent living costs in Red Oak, IL, vs. state and national averages

Red Oak, IL
$3,129/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Red Oak, IL, vs. other senior living options

$4,599/mo
Independent Living
$3,129/mo

Independent living costs in Red Oak, IL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,911/mo
Studio
$4,689/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,501/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,876/mo

Senior living costs in Red Oak 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: Red Oak, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeRed Oak, ILIllinoisU.S.
Independent Living$3,129/mo$4,331/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$4,599/mo$5,149/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$4,599/mo$5,166/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Red Oak, IL:$3,129/mo
Illinois:$4,331/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Red Oak, IL:$4,599/mo
Illinois:$5,149/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Red Oak, IL:$4,599/mo
Illinois:$5,166/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Red Oak, IL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Red Oak 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 Red Oak, IL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Red Oak 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
Red Oak, IL$3,756/mo$5,017/mo-25.1%
Illinois$2,829/mo$2,772/mo+2.0%
National$2,854/mo$2,808/mo+1.7%
Red Oak, IL
2024 average cost:$3,756/mo
2023 average cost:$5,017/mo
Percent change:-25.1%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$2,829/mo
2023 average cost:$2,772/mo
Percent change:+2.0%
National
2024 average cost:$2,854/mo
2023 average cost:$2,808/mo
Percent change:+1.7%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Red Oak

Recent reviews for independent living in Red Oak

Heritage Woods of Belvidere

5.0
I am very content living at Heritage Woods. My apartment is very comfortable and convenient. The nurses and CNAs are very attentive and convenient. The food is good and I may also eat in my room if I so desire. There are activities every day. Also a small store 2 days a week.

Milestone Senior Living Stoughton

4.0
The staff that is there are wonderful, they have done a great job given the circumstances but there is a high turnover rate outside of the day to day staff. The director is trying her best, but communication with the staff and families has started to lack. The life enrichment coordinator is ...
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Sienna Crest - Platteville

5.0
It has been an especially good stay here. The women who assist us are very thoughtful, the food is good, things clothes and bedding are kept clean. They do a great job!

Red Oak independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Red Oak independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Red Oak, 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 Red Oak 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 Red Oak partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
12.3%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
17.4%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
16.4%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
21.5%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
3.6%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Red Oak 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 Red Oak communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
11.8%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
23.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
14.9%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
4.6%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Red Oak 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 Red Oak offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
23.6%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
12.8%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
13.8%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.4%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
29.2%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
43.1%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
24.1%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
18.5%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
20%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
24.1%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
25.6%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
10.8%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.9%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
25.6%
47%
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