Assisted Living in Council Bluffs, IA
Council Bluffs has 9 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 9 licensed assisted living communities in Council Bluffs
Every assisted living community Iowa licenses in Council Bluffs, 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.
9 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Rose of Council Bluffs2306 Sherwood Drive | Large152 residents | from $850/mo |
| Heritage at Fox Run Assisted Living3121 MacIneery Drive | Large132 residents | from $2,425/mo |
| Bethany Heights Assisted Living11 Elliott Street | Large120 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Primrose Retirement Community1801 East Kanesville Blvd. | Large64 residents | from $5,480/mo |
| Amelia Place57 West Ferndale Drive | Large54 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Hansen Housememory care2331 Nash Boulevard | Large52 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Chapters Living of Council Bluffs (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care3000 Risen Son Boulevard | Mid-size36 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Countryhouse Residences for Memory Supportmemory care1831 East Kanesville Blvd. | Mid-size36 residents | No price or estimate |
| Heritage at Fox Run Memory Supportmemory care4802 Council Pointe Road | Mid-size36 residents | No price or estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Council Bluffs?
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. 3 Council Bluffs communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $850 to $5,480 a month. 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 Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs 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.
Council Bluffs assisted living questions
Iowa licenses 9 assisted living communities in Council Bluffs 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.