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Best of 2025 Senior Living Award Winners: Assisted Living

Top Assisted Living Facilities

These are our 2025 best assisted living facilities, representing the top 1-2% of senior living providers nationwide based on reviews. Residents and families praised the top assisted living communities for their exceptional staff, facilities, food, and more.

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Benchmark at Ridgefield Crossings

640 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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15
15 Photos available
3
3 Floor plans available
9.4
Review Score
85 reviews

Everyone has been very nice, helpful & supportive. The food is ok but I hear they are getting a new chef. Room sizes and amenities offered are very nice.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Residents of Ridgefield Crossings enjoy attractive apartments, comfortable community rooms, a lovely outdoor patio and garden and an ever-changing program of social and fitness activities. 24- hour assistance is personally tailored to each resident's changing needs and is provided for by a caring...

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Stratford Court of Palm Harbor

45 Katherine Blvd, Palm Harbor, FL 34684

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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15 Photos available
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9 Floor plans available
9.4
Review Score
54 reviews

Most of them are friendly not all. They should acknowledge the residents with a smile. Some look they are doing us a favor. This is happening in the dining room. I have a two bedroom apartment and is space...

Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Stratford Court, a premiere senior living community, is located on the west coast of Florida between Tampa and St. Petersburg in picturesque Palm Harbor. Our community is conveniently located minutes from Tampa International Airport but provides our residents with small town amenities such as...

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StoryPoint Cordova

1600 Appling Rd, Cordova, TN 38016

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.4
Review Score
60 reviews

Nice building with friendly, smiling faces. The pool and gym are nice additions to an already beautiful community. My favorite place is the area with the pinball machines. The games are nice touches to the...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Welcome to StoryPoint Cordova! This isn’t just a place to reside — it’s a place where our community members truly shine, and we are glad to share this experience with them. Our senior living options include independent living, assisted living and memory care. Throughout each service level, we...

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Legacy Ridge

16001 Loves Mill Ln, Gainesville, VA 20155

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.4
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38 reviews

We chose this facility because of the location for same cost. It a we eval and then continue to jack the price so no unknown. Staff are always very friendly and eager to help.

Provides: Memory Care
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Legacy Ridge takes a purposeful, comprehensive approach to memory care through state-of-the-art accommodations, a warm and welcoming environment, thoughtful programming, as well as amenities and finishes that prove no detail has been overlooked. From the Safe and Secure Courtyards, Spa, Fitness...

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Atria Marland Place

15 Stevens Street, Andover, MA 01810

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.4
Review Score
99 reviews

I would recommend Atria to anyone seeking a assisted living place for a loved one. The staff is friendly and very accommodating. The atmosphere is very nice. My dad has a view of the river and he enjoys that...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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For more than 18 years, Atria Marland Place has been the senior living provider of choice for Andover's wisest older adults. Building on this foundation of trust, they've recently completed a thoughtful, thorough renovation to expand and enhance their community — including the addition of Atria...

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Arden Courts A ProMedica Memory Care Community in Sterling Heights

11095 E Fourteen Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.4
Review Score
72 reviews

My loved one was recovering from surgery when I moved her to Arden Court. Since the beginning of her stay, she has been taken very good care of. I appreciate the kind and caring of the care givers. Thank you

Provides: Memory Care
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For nearly 25 years, Arden Courts Memory Care has catered to the special needs of individuals with memory loss. Staffed by specially trained caregivers, Arden Courts cares for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Each community features home like common areas,...

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Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch

5424 Lena Road, Bradenton, FL 34211

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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4 Floor plans available
9.4
Review Score
105 reviews

What we like the most about Inspired Living is the cleanliness and the friendliness of the administrative staff, they are great. Where they are lacking is the ratio of residents to caregivers. Yes, we would...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Bradenton’s premier senior living community, Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch, sits on 14 lush, wooded acres conveniently located off SR 70, and within quick access of Interstate 75. We are just minutes away from the exclusive restaurants and shopping areas of Lakewood Ranch.Purposefully...

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Atria Park of Vintage Hills

41780 Butterfield Stage Rd, Temecula, CA 92592

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.4
Review Score
116 reviews

The staff on the floor and in the dining g room are always smiling and friendly. They are on top of medications and needed supplies for residents, communicating often.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Overlooking the lush Temecula Valley wine country of Southern California, Atria Park of Vintage Hills provides amenity-rich, resort-style living for older adults. Located near the Old Town district, with easy access to shopping, dining, medical centers and places of worship, Atria offers a full...

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Avalon Memory Care - Irving

3400 Country Club Road North, Irving, TX 75062

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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3
3 Floor plans available
9.4
Review Score
56 reviews

I think I would like for people to know how caring the caretakers were. They were very friendly and very attentive to the residents. We were very pleased with my brother's care. Hospice came in and took care...

Provides: Memory Care
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At AVALON, we set ourselves apart from other residences with the level of care and compassion we show to our residents. Our care is unique in that we treat our residents as people with individual needs rather than grouping them as 'those with dementia.' After all, a lack of cognitive ability...

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Avalon Memory Care - St. Louis

5342 Butler Hill Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63128

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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3
3 Floor plans available
9.4
Review Score
33 reviews

I recently visited my cousin at Avalon. I was very pleased to meet some of the staff taking care of her and witnessed their loving and compassionate interactions with her. The food was wonderful and her room...

Provides: Memory Care
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If you are a resident of the St. Louis metropolitan area, then you may need to be aware of the services that Avalon Memory Care can provide for you or a loved one. This community provides support for dementia-related illness for you and your loved one within this appealing urban setting.The staff...

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Best of 2026 Senior Living Awards criteria

Receive 10 or more reviews on APlaceforMom.com

Attain an overall Review Score of at least 9.5 based on review

Offer assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing, or memory care in the United States or Canada

*Based on reviews and ratings collected from APlaceforMom.com during the awards period, Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. U.S. and Canada only.

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The best assisted living communities in the U.S. earned A Place for Mom’s 2025 Best of Senior Living Awards based on resident and family reviews. The highest-rated assisted living communities represent the top 2-3% of assisted living providers nationwide.