Welcome to Prairie Hills Independence

Tucked among lush green farmlands and beneath endless blue Iowa skies, Prairie Hills Independence offers residents a warm and inviting atmosphere they will be proud to call home. Our easy-to-navigate single-story Independence senior living community offers a rich selection of amenities and activities for you or your loved one to enjoy. With assistance from our highly trained caregivers, every resident – no matter their level of independence – can find the confidence to play, grow, and explore. Enjoy scheduled transportation to town for shopping and medical appointments, social activities in our many community spaces, and the splendor of pondside views from our well-maintained community walking path. The good life awaits you at Prairie Hills Independence – plan your visit today!

Red Carpet Service

Our Red Carpet Service helps make every element of life at Prairie Hills Independence exceptional.

Dare to Dream

Each month, we help make one resident’s dream a reality — the sky's the limit.

LifeShare

This system makes it possible to broadcast community information onto TVs in common areas and private rooms.

Music Speaks

Certified music therapists use evidence-based music interventions to address specific care goals.

We Live to Be Healthy at Prairie Hills Independence in Independence, Iowa

Live 2B Healthy

We partner with this fitness company to offer classes and training designed for seniors of all shapes and abilities.

US Foods

Our US Foods partnership allows us access to a world class team dedicated to help us achieve our commitment to serve great food with innovative recipes designed to inspire any menu.

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Community Relations Coordinator, Sarah Zimmerman, contacted her friends, Tracy and Rob Milota, to bring their horse, Coup, over to Prairie Hills for Ginny to see. Although Coup is not a Tennessee Walking Horse, he somewhat resembles one. When he was younger, this beautiful Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred and Tracy were champion barrel racers.

You could just see Ginny’s eyes light up when she saw Coup walking over to her from the park next door to Prairie Hills. Tracy helped Ginny to feed him treats and Rob showed her how he settled Coup’s nerves by running him in a circle. Rob and Ginny also had a good chuckle when talking about their horses.

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Both Kate and her daughter were thrilled that the team of Prairie Hills Independence, in coordination with Jaybird Senior Living, were able to make this dream come true! Kate had so much fun visiting and snuggling with her grand-dogs. They spent a day at the beach soaking up the sunshine and putting their toes in the sand and surf. A lunch-time cruise in the crystal blue waters topped off this special Dare to Dream and made for some perfect memories for Kate and her daughter.

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The Independence Police Department has been so gracious in recognizing Larry for his 30 years of service and they were happy to take the call from Life Enrichment Coordinator, Molly Lau, when she suggested the idea of a ride along with an officer.

We were surprised that the Chief of IPD did the honors! Larry was all smiles when they left the PHI driveway (with a few lights and sirens) and that smile was even wider when he returned. It was obvious that he had a good time and appreciated all of the attention!