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Best of 2025 Senior Living Award Winners: Independent Living

Top Independent Living Communities

These are the best independent living communities of 2025, representing the top 1-2% of senior living providers nationwide based on reviews. Families and residents celebrated the friendly staff, beautiful facilities, delicious food, and engaging activities.

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Landing at Watermere - Frisco

4300 Cotton Gin Rd, Frisco, TX 75034

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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24
24 Photos available
6
6 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
77 reviews

Choosing The Landing at Frisco for my father has been one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. The entire team is dedicated to creating a nurturing and supportive environment where residents feel safe and...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Limestone Manor

600 US Highway 31 S, Athens, AL 35611

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
9
9 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
86 reviews

I felt like it was time for me to make a decision on my life or in my life and I chose Limestone manor and I think it was the best choice that I have made in a long time when you’re by yourself and you’re...

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Welcome to Limestone Manor Assisted Living, a place for seniors to take part, a place to belong. We offer the personal attention and home-like environment your loved one deserves. Conveniently located off Highway 31, our assisted living community has 24 private apartments, spacious family-style...

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The Addison of Narcoossee

2910 N Narcoossee Rd, St Cloud, FL 34771

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
6
6 Photos available
4
4 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
20 reviews

The Addison (Benton) house is the place to go to for assisted living. It is clean ,and aesthetically pleasing. The staff are compassionate, caring and patient. They really care about their residents. They...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Award Winning Senior Living! National Winner-Top 50 in Aging Services by Fortune magazine. A Great Place to Work certified 3 consecutive years. Multiple Pinnacle Customer Service Awards. Call or drop by to see what make The Addison of Narcoossee such a special place!Uniquely designed, The Addison...

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Elegance at Lake Worth

9948 Woodwind Lane, Lake Worth, FL 33467

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
16
16 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
38 reviews

We have been very pleased with the experience at Elegance of Lake Worth. The staff has been very patient with us as we ease our Mom into her new routine. Everything is working out very well. Word of mouth is...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Situated in the heart of Lake Worth close to the beach, parks, Park Ridge Golf Course, Lake Worth Lagoon and Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Elegance at Lake Worth is a modern, just-right sized senior living community located near Palms West Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center, with easy...

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The Palms of Fort Myers

2674 Winkler Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
15
15 Photos available
5
5 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
39 reviews

There are no doctors on staff. They are PAs. The food can be repetitive. The organized activities are AMAZING (although my parents aren't well enough to utilize them). Living in hurricane country, it was...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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The Palms of Fort Myers is a retirement community offering Independent, Assisted Living and Memory Care. Our residents enjoy a heated swimming pool, walking paths, a game room, a pub, library, gym, beautiful chapel and a Rehabilitation and Wellness Outpatient Clinic, among many other services and...

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Paradise Springs

5600 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
16
16 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
127 reviews

I moved here five years ago in the midst of COVID. Living here is like home. The staff and residents are all so friendly and welcoming. It feels like a big family. They cook our meals and clean our...

Provides: Independent Living
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Paradise Springs provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment.Located in an affluent suburb of Houston, you'll enjoy an elegant and peaceful home right next to big city convenience. With shopping, dining and top-notch healthcare just minutes from the front door,...

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Brookdale Burlington

3615 South Mebane Street, Burlington, NC 27215

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
11
11 Photos available
2
2 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
38 reviews

The staff at Brookdale have been so helpful and welcoming to my parents. They are meeting new friends and attending daily events. The experience has been very positive in the month they have been living...

Provides: Assisted Living
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Sustaining social relationships and friendships is an integral part of aging well and living well. In our community, you can connect with others who share similar interests so you can enjoy a vibrant life. You’ll experience a sense of connection in our community, where neighbors become friends...

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Grand Villa of Palm Bay

3490 Gran Ave NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
11
11 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
70 reviews

They have recently been working on improving the food service time. A shortage of wait staff has caused delayed service and cold/hot food. This is still a problem in progress.

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Welcome to the new Grand Villa of Palm Bay. Our beautiful resort style senior living community in Palm Bay, Florida, is located on the water's edge of the tranquil Indian River and offers a family-atmosphere with wonderful amenities to help our residents get the most out of life.Grand Villa...

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Keystone Villa at Douglassville Independent Living

1180 Ben Franklin Hwy E, Douglassville, PA 19518

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
19
19 Photos available
9
9 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
92 reviews

I can not say enough about Keystone Villa at Douglassville suffering from dementia is freighting for the person and their family. I am comfortable with my mom living at Keystone. Everyone is friendly,...

Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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At Keystone Villa at Douglassville, an Independent Living retirement community, there are no entrance fees, long-term leases or hidden costs. You will find everything you need to enjoy a worry-free, healthy and active retirement community lifestyle. This is an ideal setting for seniors who want...

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Holiday Indigo Pines

110 Gardner Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
18
18 Photos available
27
27 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
63 reviews

From the moment we walked in on our first meeting the staff was incredible . The friendliness of the staff and residents was beyond what we could imagine . The facility and residents rooms are homey and...

Provides: Independent Living
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Indigo Pines provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. Situated within beautiful grounds on fabulous Hilton Head Island, you'll love the elegant comfort of our facilities while enjoying the charm and convenience of the island. We're just minutes from shopping,...

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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 independent 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 highly rated featured communities represent the top 2-3% of independent living providers nationwide.