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Before we chose this place we did look at the raving reviews and they are living up to them. The staff here is very friendly ans attentive, if we have any request they do it immediately. It is very clean and...
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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.
Pershing Heights, LLC is an independent living community located in the quiet town of New Kensington, PA. Our tiny, calm community is located in the center of a quaint neighborhood within Westmoreland County, serene with a feeling of home. Pershing Heights is a beautiful place to live and a...
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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, 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.
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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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I was looking for a place to move my Mom to from CA. From the first phone call to the tour I was pleased with the pleasant experience. After she moved in I was and still am happy we found Seneca hills. The...
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: 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, 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: 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, 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.
Home - Our Services - Residential Services Weinberg Terrace Weinberg Terrace is a wonderful place to call home. Our beautiful residence offers comfortable apartments and elegant common areas, warm, friendly staff, individually tailored personal care services, and three delicious kosher meals each...
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Outstanding place.. Mom loves it there..care is first!!Everyone is so caring and kind..she is so comfortable there..very clean rooms an laundry is done daily!quality care is so important..she's been at...
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.
At Ark Manor, providing care for senior adults comes from the heart. Each of our residents is a unique individual and our policies and programs respect their dignity, spiritual well-being and independence. We have maintained the harmony and warmth of a loving home that is spacious, clean, safe...
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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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Our experience with Ridgewood at Shenango Valley has been a positive one, overall. The facility is clean and well kept, and the staff is friendly, attentive, and responsive. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend...
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, 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.
William Penn Care Center is conveniently located in Penn Township near Murrysville, Export, Delmont, Harrison City, and Routes 22 and 66.Even though the Center is less than a mile from a major highway, it is situated in rolling hills with large green vistas.
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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 Gardens of Lincoln Court welcomes you to a lifestyle that is engaging, comfortable and secure. Our family owned and operated community is just the right size to create a sense of neighborhood, while offering a wide range of services that give you the freedom to focus on the life you enjoy. ...
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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: 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: 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: 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.
For more than a century, Asbury Heights has been a leading continuing care retirement community with a focus on improving the lives of older adults in southwestern Pennsylvania. Through its Living Well at Asbury initiative, older adults receive the benefits of evidence-based practices combined...
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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.
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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, 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.
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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.
For more than a century, Asbury Heights has been a leading continuing care retirement community with a focus on improving the lives of older adults in southwestern Pennsylvania. Through its Living Well at Asbury initiative, older adults receive the benefits of evidence-based practices combined...
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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.
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.
Find out for yourself why more people are choosing to live at Redstone Highlands! Redstone Highlands has been providing quality living options to individuals, age 55 and better since 1980.  As a non-profit organization, Redstone Highlands makes a commitment to meet resident needs now...
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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.
Glenellen Senior Living Community strives to meet each resident’s individual needs by providing the highest quality of retirement lifestyle and services in a premier retirement community. Assisted living at Glenellen is designed for senior adults who wish to maintain their independent...

Cost of independent living in Karns City, PA

The average cost of senior living in Karns City is $5,039 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Worthington, PA with an average of $2,626 per month.

Independent living costs in Karns City, PA, vs. nearby cities

Karns City, PA
$5,039/mo
$2,656/mo
$2,659/mo

Independent living costs in Karns City, PA, vs. state and national averages

Karns City, PA
$5,039/mo
U.S. national average
$4,070/mo

Independent living costs in Karns City, PA, vs. other senior living options

$5,562/mo
Independent Living
$5,039/mo

Independent living costs in Karns City, PA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,575/mo
Studio
$4,778/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,920/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,414/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,023/mo

Senior living costs in Karns City 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: Karns City, PA
Column state: Pennsylvania
Column national: U.S.
Community typeKarns City, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Independent Living$5,039/mo$4,265/mo$4,070/mo
Assisted Living$2,850/mo$4,271/mo$4,612/mo
Memory Care$5,562/mo$5,453/mo$5,372/mo
Independent Living
Karns City, PA:$5,039/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,265/mo
U.S.:$4,070/mo
Assisted Living
Karns City, PA:$2,850/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,271/mo
U.S.:$4,612/mo
Memory Care
Karns City, PA:$5,562/mo
Pennsylvania:$5,453/mo
U.S.:$5,372/mo
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Independent living costs in Karns City, PA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Karns City 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 Karns City, PA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Karns City 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
Karns City, PA$3,458/mo$3,175/mo+8.9%
Pennsylvania$3,336/mo$3,283/mo+1.6%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Karns City, PA
2024 average cost:$3,458/mo
2023 average cost:$3,175/mo
Percent change:+8.9%
Pennsylvania
2024 average cost:$3,336/mo
2023 average cost:$3,283/mo
Percent change:+1.6%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Karns City

Recent reviews for independent living in Karns City

The Residence at Whitehall IL and PC in Pittsburgh, PA

4.1
The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They communicate appropriately with family, no matter the time of day. We had a family holiday meal catered at the facility and the food was terrific! We will do it again. My brother has met many people he kn there and has also made some new friends. ...
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Lakeview Personal Care in Darlington, PA

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I think they do an exceptional job of taking care of my dad. We haven't had any issues with poor cleanliness. They did a good job with protecting the residents from the Covid-19 pandemic and they have exceeded our expectations. They offer activities like bingo and devotional services. The staff ...
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The Lakes at Jefferson in Mercer, PA

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It's a nice place to be. I enjoy being here. The apartments are large, at least the one I have is. And there's a nice open area around it, with sidewalks all the way around, which makes a nice area to walk. There's three fountains, and the walkway goes right by the big fountain. If you walk ...
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Karns City independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Karns City independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Karns City, 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 Karns City 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 Karns City partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Karns City, PANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
15.2%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
31.6%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
27.8%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
25.3%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Karns City 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 Karns City communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Karns City, PANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
27.8%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
36.7%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
22.8%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Karns City 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 Karns City offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Karns City, PANational
Activity director
Activity director
38%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24.1%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
25.3%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51.9%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
46.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
38%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
29.1%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
29.1%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
39.2%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
41.8%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
27.8%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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