Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Rapids has 15 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Iowa is $5,381 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
All 15 licensed assisted living communities in Cedar Rapids
Every assisted living community Iowa licenses in Cedar Rapids, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
15 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Living at Indian Creekmemory care325 Collins Road SE | Large264 residents | No price or estimate |
| Stoney Point Meadowsmemory care1900 Stoney Point Road SW | Large176 residents | No price or estimate |
| Keystone Cedarsmemory care6325 Rockwell Drive NE | Large141 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Boyson Heights Senior Living Communitymemory care765 Boyson Road NE | Large132 residents | No price or estimate |
| Irving Point910 7th Avenue SE | Large110 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| RidgeView Assisted Living2975 F Avenue NW | Large88 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Prairie Hills at Cedar Rapids2903 F Avenue NW | Large86 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Countryhouse Residencesmemory care5710 Gibson Drive NE | Large80 residents | No price or estimate |
| Hallmar Village AL8900 C Avenue NE | Large80 residents | No price or estimate |
| MeadowView Memory Care Villagememory care3005 F Avenue NW | Large68 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Arbor Placememory care1140 K Avenue NW | Large64 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Gardens of Cedar Rapidsmemory care5710 Dean Road SW | Large60 residents | No price or estimate |
| Garnett Place202 35th St Dr SE | Mid-size49 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Custom Care1224 13th St NW | Mid-size48 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Cottage Grove Place, 1st Ave SEmemory care2115 1st Ave SE | Mid-size38 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Cedar Rapids
Also in Cedar Rapids: 5 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Cedar Rapids and 7 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 2 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Cedar Rapids?
The median cost of assisted living in Iowa is $5,381 a month ($64,572 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Iowa, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Cedar Rapids tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Cedar Rapids community’s license
Iowa publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: data.iowa.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Cedar Rapids assisted living questions
Iowa licenses 15 assisted living communities in Cedar Rapids as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Iowa is $5,381 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Iowa's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Iowa publishes its licensing records at data.iowa.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.