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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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Forest Glen Assisted Living

29601 Amerihost Dr., Dowagiac, MI 49047

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
Review Score
52 reviews

The staff at Forest Glen have been phenomenal. The care, attention, respect, and kindness towards my mother has been wonderful. Someone is always asking if there is something she needs or something special...

Provides: Assisted Living
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Welcome to Forest Glen Assisted Living! 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. Throughout each service level, we strive to make every moment of...

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Verena at Gilbert

1505 Willis Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85297

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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57 reviews

The food quality varies from really good to fair throughout the week and the dog park should be bigger include more shade and water. However, the community is vibrant. Everyone is friendly and keeps an eye...

Provides: Independent Living
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Discover the unparalleled joys of retirement living at Verena at Gilbert!With convenient access to Chandler, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Phoenix, Verena at Gilbert is the perfect place to enjoy your retirement in Arizona. Our 55+ all-inclusive independent senior living community offers chef-prepared...

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Villas of Holly Brook Newton

101 South Gregory Dr., Newton, IL 62448

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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15 reviews

[name removed] is no longer at Holly Brook, but the facility was great and the help there was amazing and everything was great thanks

Provides: Assisted Living
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Oakmont of Folsom

1574 Creekside Drive, Folsom, CA 95630

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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55 reviews

The staff is very caring, friendly and empathetic. They go out of their way to make sure the residents are comfortable and looked after. Someone is always nearby to help and be available to tend to their...

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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Oakmont of Folsom is a charming retirement community set on a verdant property with beautiful views, world-class cuisine, and an abundance of on-site services. Shopping, exquisite dining, the arts, and world-class entertainment are all within easy reach. In our retirement community, where...

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Brookdale Beavercreek (Offering HealthPlus)

3839 Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek, OH 45440

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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74 reviews

The staff have really taken the time to get to know my Aunt. They go out of their way to make her comfortable and to get her involved in the different activities.

Provides: Assisted Living
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From The Moment You Arrive, You’re HomeImagine what your life would look like if you could shed the everyday burdens of things like home maintenance, bill pay, and errands. Would you spend more time cultivating the hobbies you’ve always been curious to explore but never quite had time to dive...

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West Shores

2607 Albert Pike, Hot Springs, AR 71913

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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121 reviews

Everything was excellent, the only problem is an occasional miscommunication. Based on the experience we have had so far, we have already recommend West Shores to other families.

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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See the natural beauty that flows through West Shores, a 17-acre community that combines serenity and security by offering desired services and amenities in every studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment home. Our goal is to enrich the lives of our residents by providing an environment that is...

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Cedarbrook Village at Ware

73 South St, Ware, MA 01082

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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45 reviews

My stepdad was in the memory unit. The staff were very attentive to him a made his stay more comfortable. I also worked with a hospice patient in the memory unit. I was so impressed with the care he...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Now doing in person tours!Tucked into the verdant hills of the Pioneer Valley is the town of Ware, Massachusetts. Named the “Manour of Peace” in 1716 by its founder, John Read, Ware remains to this day a quiet town that embraces commercial and recreational growth without allowing it to impose on...

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South Jordan View Retirement Community

11352 S Redwood Rd, South Jordan, UT 84095

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
Review Score
44 reviews

Its beautiful with caring staff and residents. Nature around you. Exercise options. Excellent activities! Help forgetting to appointments. Outing to museums and other experience trips to stores and doctors...

Provides: Independent Living
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South Jordan View, the luxurious Resort Lifestyle Community, is currently under construction on Redwood Road in South Jordan. We look forward to opening brand new during the Winter of 2021! River Valley will offer all of the comforts and conveniences of modern-day living that allow you to enjoy...

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White Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care

6827 Whitehall Rd., Whitehall, MI 49461

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
Review Score
52 reviews

I live 1 1/2 hours away and had to follow up during each visit. Not much encouragement to get out and socialize. Basically my Mom just sat and watched tv/slept. I got the " understaffed", which I did notice,...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
See all StoryPoint Group, LLC communities

Welcome to White Lake! 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 strive to...

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Elmbrook Village at Bozrah

380 Salem Turnpike, Bozrah, CT 06334

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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32 reviews

Mom is well taken care of on memory unit. All the staff know her name as well as mine. The facilty is beautiful and very clean. Staff is always encouraging my mom to join activities and I see mom smiling...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Now doing in person tours!Elmbrook Village at Bozrah opened in September 2019. Offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Elmbrook Village was designed to maximize the amount of natural light available and has 115 apartments with a variety of styles. We have some of the largest...

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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.