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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.
A Hidden GemLebensraum is nestled in a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood and offers a comfortable family-atmosphere. Our residents deserve to live and relax, enjoy good food and activities, chat and laugh, or just take a nap in a sun-soaked comfy chair, in a warm and caring place that takes care of...
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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.
Avamere at Lexington's goal is to give you more time to pursue those activities you love and for us to meet each person's individual needs. The atmosphere is warm. Relaxed and the ambiance embraces the uniqueness of the local culture.At Avamere at Lexington, our month-to-month rent, without...
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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, 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.
What kind of healthcare are you looking for -- long-term nursing services? a little help with day-to-day activities? specialized care for a loved one showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease? Regardless of the level of care you need, our goal is to provide dignified, personal care assistance in a...
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.
As we turn the pages of our lives – growing up, working, experiencing loves and losses, raising our own children – we all experience times when we need a little extra help. At Homestead, we have created an environment which combines and celebrates these memorable aspects of life and creates new...
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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.
Riverside Lodge is an assisted living senior care community that provides lodging and care for elderly adults. This beautiful community is located in Dousman, WI. This community is nestled in a beautiful province close to 410 N Main St in Dousman. This Wisconsin based senior care provides an...
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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
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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
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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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Mom is in independent living and the caregivers check on her daily. They are nice and I have good communication with them. This community is well priced. The food is very good and there is a variety of...
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.
Matelyn Retirement Community was opened in 2001. We have a very experienced staff; many have worked here since the building was opened. We are a member of the Nebraska Assisted Living Association. We are a privately owned facility. We strive to create a family atmosphere and provide all of our...
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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, Memory Care
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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.
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: 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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Enjoy independent living month to month rent apartments.. Maintenance has been here within an hour of notifying them of lost electricity, plugged toilet. Drive way, roads cleared from snow the day after the...
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.
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.
"Enhancing Your Lifestyle"At Off Broadway, the emphasis is on comfort and quality of life. There are a variety of room styles to choose from, with your privacy inmind. Public living and dining areas allow plenty of room for friends and family to gather. Interior furnishings and color schemes are...
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, 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.
What kind of healthcare are you looking for -- long-term nursing services? a little help with day-to-day activities? specialized care for a loved one showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease? Regardless of the level of care you need, our goal is to provide dignified, personal care assistance in a...

Cost of independent living in Prairie Center, NE

The average cost of senior living in Prairie Center is $3,084 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Mason City, NE with an average of $2,867 per month.

Independent living costs in Prairie Center, NE, vs. nearby cities

Prairie Center, NE
$3,084/mo
$3,427/mo
$3,427/mo

Independent living costs in Prairie Center, NE, vs. state and national averages

Prairie Center, NE
$3,084/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Prairie Center, NE, vs. other senior living options

$3,769/mo
Independent Living
$3,084/mo

Independent living costs in Prairie Center, NE, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,089/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,127/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,449/mo

Senior living costs in Prairie Center 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: Prairie Center, NE
Column state: Nebraska
Column national: U.S.
Community typePrairie Center, NENebraskaU.S.
Independent Living$3,084/mo$3,309/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$3,769/mo$4,158/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$3,769/mo$4,138/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Prairie Center, NE:$3,084/mo
Nebraska:$3,309/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Prairie Center, NE:$3,769/mo
Nebraska:$4,158/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Prairie Center, NE:$3,769/mo
Nebraska:$4,138/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Prairie Center, NE, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center, NE

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Prairie Center 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
Prairie Center, NE$4,000/mo$2,965/mo+34.9%
Nebraska$2,729/mo$2,943/mo-7.3%
National$2,814/mo$2,774/mo+1.4%
Prairie Center, NE
2024 average cost:$4,000/mo
2023 average cost:$2,965/mo
Percent change:+34.9%
Nebraska
2024 average cost:$2,729/mo
2023 average cost:$2,943/mo
Percent change:-7.3%
National
2024 average cost:$2,814/mo
2023 average cost:$2,774/mo
Percent change:+1.4%
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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 Prairie Center

Recent reviews for independent living in Prairie Center

The Kensington Senior Living at Hastings

5.0
Across the board, The Kensington Hastings was a great place for my Dad's respite stay. He received excellent care. They had a lot of activities and really good food. And the staff were awesome.

Kinship Pointe Kearney Northridge

4.0
I love the food here. The staff have been helpful and they are quick to respond whenever I need assistance. I like the exercise program I attend some of the meetings including the worship service. The community is kept very nice and the grounds are well maintained. I would recommend this ...
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Cambridge Court in Kearney, NE

5.0
Experience has been awesome, staff friendly and helpful housekeeping and tidy, done in timely manner office director and building director very helpful Minors and med daily prompt and available at all time. Kitchen staff great meals are tasty for the most part and hot.

Prairie Center independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Prairie Center independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Prairie Center, 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 Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Prairie Center, NENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
4%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
4%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
2%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
10%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
2%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Prairie Center, NENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
2%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
14%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
10%
36.9%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Prairie Center, NENational
Activity director
Activity director
14%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
8%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
6%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
22%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
14%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
22%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
14%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
6%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
10%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
12%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
12%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
8%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
8%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
14%
47%
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Broadwell Senior Living Kearney, Kinship Pointe Kearney Northridge and Bickford of Grand Island are the top-rated independent living facilities near Prairie Center, Nebraska. See full list of communities.
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