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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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The Palms of Fort Myers

2674 Winkler Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901

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

Staff is very helpful, polite and knowledgeable . The da pokey is clean and well maintained . The services they offer such as housekeeping and laundry are great values and done professionally.

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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Heritage Hill Assisted Living and Memory Care

1430 Cleaver Rd, Caro, MI 48723

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.9
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100 reviews

Hands down, best decision. Starting with the staff in every department is amazing. They really care and include everyone. The communication from every department is awesome. There is always something...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Welcome to Heritage Hill Assisted Living & Memory Care! 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 assisted living and memory care. Throughout each service level,...

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Danbury Mount Vernon

1605 Venture Dr, Mt Vernon, OH 43050

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.9
Review Score
46 reviews

The Villas at Danbury have allowed me to continue living independently but knowing that if I need anything at all I can contact the staff here and get the help I need. This allows me to come and go as I...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Welcome to Danbury Mount Vernon! 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 active adult, assisted living and memory care. Throughout each service level, we strive...

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Harbor Terrace Retirement Community

435 W. 8th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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31 Photos available
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1 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
42 reviews

The staff have been so wonderful! They went above and beyond to help make my Dad's transition as smooth as possible. They maintain consistent outreach and send me regular updates on his status. The facility...

Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Harbor Terrace has been voted BEST ASSISTED LIVING in the entire SOUTH BAY by Daily Breeze readers for the past 13 years.We are proud to be family owned and several of our staff have been with us for 15+ years.We are walking distance from unique boutiques and shops, restaurants, theaters, banks...

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Holiday Indigo Pines

110 Gardner Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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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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Sunrise of Sandy

2130 East 9400 South, Sandy, UT 84093

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

We didn't ask about end of life care and we probably should have. With not knowing what to expect from the facility during this time I would like other families to know how great they were with all of our...

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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Community & Location Highlights:Offering assisted living, memory care and short-term staysNear Alta View Hospital and Alta View Senior ClinicClose to Sandy Senior Center, the Quarry Shopping Center, South Towne Mall, Jordan Commons movie theater, La Caille, Sandy Amphitheater and Rio Tinto...

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Heritage at The Plains at Parish Homestead

163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta, NY 13820

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

The communication is not the greatest- but overall everything has been good! Takes a while to have emails returned! Communication issue between the community and administration/intake! Short staffed...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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The Joy Senior Living of Loganville

434 Conyers Road, Loganville, GA 30052

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
12
12 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
15 reviews

We have been very pleased! They have been available and eager to answer any and all of our questions, and they really have taken great care of our mom! They are easy to get a hold of and are very responsive....

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care

Barrington Terrace

1425 S Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33426

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
12
12 Photos available
6
6 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
55 reviews

I can’t be with my dad 24/7. Who can? But at a place like Barrington Terrace, there’s people everywhere! It’s intimate. I could speak about my father to any team member, and everybody knows exactly what, why...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Fortune Magazine just added Five Star Senior Living to its' National TOP 10 Best Place to Work ranking! US News & World Report, Year 2024 & years past, named Barrington Terrace, Boynton Bch, as Best of Senior Living by achieving a perfect 5 out of 5 rating!!AHCA awarded Barrington...

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Cogir of Fremont Senior Living

2860 Country Drive, Fremont, CA 94536

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

My mom has had a great experience at Cogir. The staff’s caring and attentive and the activities are just enough. The community has rules that reinforce inclusiveness and belonging which is critical for a new...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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This luxurious and active community is ideally situated in a residential area of Fremont, giving residents all the comforts of a small town near the amenities of a large city. Enjoy a continuum of care services without having to worry about moving if your care needs change. The resort-style...

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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.