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A 55+ Life Plan Community

Nestled on 33 wooded acres just minutes from the campus of Iowa State University, Green Hills 55+ Life Plan Community in Ames, Iowa offers everything active seniors want—a vibrant, engaged community, beautifully designed residences, and advanced health services onsite.

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Live the Life You Love

Now this is your kind of lifestyle! At Green Hills, you’ll enjoy a wealth of premier services and amenities, life-enriching activities, unique health and wellness opportunities, and the finest in restaurant-style dining every day. It’s all here, all waiting for you.

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Residences to Call Your Own

At Green Hills, you purchase your own townhome or apartment residence with a condominium-style ownership agreement. That gives you the advantage of being able to customize the inside of your home exactly the way you want it. Take a look below. You’re bound to find a living option and floor plan that’s perfect for you.

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Apartments

Green Hills features 82 beautifully designed apartment residences with a variety of floor plans from which to choose.

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Townhomes

We offer 81 spacious townhomes with the premium floor plan features that support your active, independent lifestyle.

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Residences Map

You’ll love it here! Take a look at our interactive map to see the layout of our 33-acre campus and view the floor plans of the independent living residences that are currently available at Green Hills.

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Health Services at Green Hills

As a Life Plan Community, we make aging in place simple. From independent living, you have priority to advanced levels of health services as your needs change. Individuals are also able to move into our community at different levels of care.

Residents and Their Families Love Green Hills!

Our Accreditations

Best Independent Living 2022-235-Star RatingTop Work Places 2023Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award

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Green Hills was back last night for another round of the Juicy Wiggle at the Iowa State Men’s Basketballtball game! 🏀🌪️

One of our residents favorite events! For anyone that missed us last night, we will be back to preform again in January durinIowa State Women’s BasketballBasketball game! 💛🌪️❤️
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Way to rock it, guys!! 🙌

Our favorite!!!

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So pretty! 🤩

We are grateful for our residents and staff all year round, but the holiday season makes that gratitude shine even brighter!

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible food service team for preparing a beautiful Thanksgiving meal for our residents and their families. And thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate! 💚🦃🏡🍂
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We are grateful for our residents and staff all year round, but the holiday season makes that gratitude shine even brighter!

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible food service team for preparing a beautiful Thanksgiving meal for our residents and their families. And thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate! 💚🦃🏡🍂Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment
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We’d Love to Hear From You

If you’d like to learn more about everything Green Hills has to offer, please feel free to reach out to our expert team. We’re always here to help!

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