Downsizing: 124 Brick-and-Mortar Communities...
- Cindy Murphy
- May 31
- 5 min read
Episode #23: ...in the Greater Kansas City Metro. In the June 1st episode of the "Living Smaller & Loving It!" blog post, we're breaking down the available senior living communities — their designations (IL/AL/MC) and locations. Over the past months, we've put in long hours compiling this important search information and contacting communities for verification. We're now positioned to bring the page to our senior site visitors and their families looking for a new home!
As always, please see our ANNOUNCEMENTS at the bottom of the page.
Launching July 1, 2026, our new "Senior Living in Kansas City" webpage will help our site visitors search for available communities in a simplified, organized way.
How the page is organized. All 124 Senior Living Communities are listed by State, Region, and City. Communities are listed alphabetically by city/location in the Metro, with their designation(s) — IL (Independent Living), AL (Assisted Living), or MC (Memory Care). Please see the page graphic above.
What's available in Kansas City?
Total # of Brick-and-Mortar Communities: 124
And within those communities, there are:
Independent Living (IL): 70
Missouri: 35
Kansas: 35
Assisted Living (AL): 87
Missouri: 38
Kansas: 49
Memory Care (MC): 52
Missouri: 20
Kansas: 32
Many communities provide more than one senior living specialty.
The page design is simple and easy to use—a valuable resource guide that helps seniors and family members quickly locate their preferred Metro location and the type of living accommodations they desire—no guesswork.
As an exciting page component, our new "Front Door" Program* gives participating communities a link from our page/listings to their homepage! The senior, using their search criteria, selects the community of interest and knocks on the front door via the link. From there, they can easily take a tour, learn more about the community, and schedule a visit.
*COMMUNITIES: to discover more about the affordable "Front Door" Program and provide potential new residents another way to find out about your community, please connect with us via phone, 816.358.6338, or email at info@downsizingsimplified.com, both available through the CONTACT page of the website.
Contract Closing Date: 6/26/26
Page Publish Date: 7/1/26
An added BONUS for the first five senior living communities to sign up for the "Front Door" Program:
2 FREE Hours of Downsizing Assistance to be used by a new or potential new resident. Here are a few ways the hours can be used — help with sorting and paring down, packing, moving assistance, unpacking, and settling in. Promotional FREE hours value: $90.00
We'll be sharing more about the debut of the new "Senior Living in Kansas City" page in the coming weeks, but for now, we'd like to share some K.C. Metro population facts we think you'll find interesting.
Source: Census Reporter, 2025.
Total population (MO & KS): 2.27 million
Seniors ages 65 - 84 are estimated to be 12% or 270,000
Seniors age 85+ are estimated at 1.65% or 37,450
And a few community population stats (just for fun!):
Overland Park 203,677
Lee's Summit 107,514
Olathe 150,025
Liberty 31,319
Independence 121,675
Belton/Raymore 52,826
Lenexa 60,506
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We've added NEW resources to the page. Be sure to stop by!
Finding help or vital information may be a click away.
Visit our new Resources page at: Resources | Downsizing Simplified
The page is currently occupied by wonderful not-for-profit organizations, but we hope to change that soon by adding stellar for-profit companies that serve seniors.
Here are a few of those for-profit business possibilities*:
In-Home Health Care
Adult Daycare
Elder Law & Estate Planning
Dentist
Physician
Hearing/Audiology
Optometry/Ophthalmology
Podiatrist
Hospital/Clinic
Housekeeping
Insurance
Transportation
Moving
Construction
Personal Chef
Personal Shopper
Veterinarian
Realtor/Real Estate Services
Automotive
Junk Hauler
Home Improvement
Plumber
HVAC
Electrician
Estate Sales/Auction
... and more!
If you're a business currently serving seniors or would like to explore this opportunity, please contact us for an affordable listing rate quote. Link your business listing directly to your company's homepage!
*Due diligence is always advised when considering working with a new company. Vet the company. Obtain references.
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"Downsizing is about making life more manageable. It's about assessing what's most important, editing, and eliminating the unimportant. It's living a smaller, more enjoyable life and loving the outcome."
-Cindy Murphy, Downsizing Simplified
"Living Smaller & Loving It!"
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAUNCHING: JULY 1st, our new "Senior Living in Kansas City" web page!
It's been a road of insight and discovery. Over the past couple of months, we've gathered the key information needed to compile a comprehensive database, formatted into a very special page that will assist visitors in their quest to discover the perfect new community to call home.
The Senior Living in Kansas City web page features all senior living communities currently available in the Greater Kansas City Metro — Independent (IL), Assisted Living (AL), and Memory Care (MC). For ease of use, the page is organized by State, then by Region (North of the River, etc.) and City, with all communities listed alphabetically within the specific area of interest for the page visitor.
The advantage: the page visitor can locate their preferred Metro area and immediately view all communities within it. It's an easy search approach, unlike the algorithm-driven search results encountered in general internet queries.
In addition to the community listings, a section of the page outlines the different types of communities, making it easier for visitors to understand the community's designation — Independent, Assisted, or Memory Care. (Each community has a designation following its name.)
For Communities...
Our "Front Door" Program.
To better accommodate page visitors, we've designed and implemented our new "Front Door" Program, which will provide participating communities with direct links from their listings on our page to their homepages. We believe this page will be a valuable resource for our site visitors AND participating program communities. *
The "Front Door" program will launch on July 1st, and we've already begun reaching out to communities regarding interest and participation.
For communities wanting the program specifics, please connect with us via the CONTACT page, by phone at (816) 358-6338, or by email at info@downsizingsimplified.com (all accessible through the Contact page), and we'll make sure the information gets to you.
*The "Front Door" Program is an affordable opportunity for communities and is based on a yearly subscription fee, and not a per-click or referral fee. Pricing tiers are available for corporations with multiple communities.
Now the numbers!
These are the numbers representing the available senior living communities across the Greater Kansas City Metro. There are 124 total brick-and-mortar communities (IL, AL, and MC) listed on our new web page, Senior Living in Kansas City.
Here's the breakdown of senior living options within those 124 communities:
70 Independent Living (IL)
87 Assisted Living (AL)
52 Memory Care (MC)
TOTAL: 209
In addition, 61 Senior Apartment Buildings and Subsidized Housing Units/Apartments are also listed.
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Our Downsizing Information REACH is GROWING!
Knock-knock, we've got site visitors, and we're excited about that.
Take a look at where our unique visitors are coming from on our
STORIES, SNIPPETS & SHARES web page.
(February Stats)
Stats will be updated in June.
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COMING MID-SUMMER: Our new e-book, "Downsizing 101: Step-by-Step How-to Guide," is scheduled to publish mid-summer (actual date TBD). If you would like to reserve a copy, please let us know via the website's contact page.
The e-book will be sold through the website.
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What is an End-of-Life Doula that specializes in the sorting and paring down of life's accumulations? Stay tuned for a special blog regarding this unique service offering from Downsizing Simplified.
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