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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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Merrill Gardens at Barkley Place

36 Barkley Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33907

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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11
11 Photos available
8
8 Floor plans available
9.6
Review Score
69 reviews

It is too expensive for what you get. Food was cold often. Cleaning crew was not the best. And maintenance was slow to respond due to being short handed.

Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Merrill Gardens at Barkley Place is a beautiful community located in a quiet, charming neighborhood, with shopping, restaurants, and local attractions just around the corner. From the beautiful sun porches, balconies, and landscaped grounds, to the fitness center, library, pool, and social...

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Cedar Creek of Fort Wayne

2116 Butler Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
10
10 Photos available
9.6
Review Score
95 reviews

Cedar Creek is really amazing! The staff is extremely personable. They definitely get to know the residents and they are so kind and helpful!! They are doing all kinds of activities all the time and fun...

Provides: Assisted Living
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At Cedar Creek of Fort Wayne, it’s our mission to tailor senior living to you so you can feel loved, valued, and supported each and every day. Our senior living community in Fort Wayne, Indiana, offers assisted living for those who require assistance with activities of daily living.Cedar Creek of...

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The Waterford at Baytown

901 West Baker Road, Baytown, TX 77521

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10 Photos available
5
5 Floor plans available
9.6
Review Score
97 reviews

Miss [name removed], I am writing to express my family's and my heartfelt appreciation for the outstanding work that you and your management team have been doing for our loved ones. We have seen a...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Discover convenient services and compassionate care at The Waterford at Baytown in Baytown, TX, a charming and close-knit city located on Texas' scenic Gulf Coast. Our goal is to enrich the lives of our residents by providing an environment that is physically, mentally, spiritually and...

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Brookdale First Colony

16900 Lexington Boulevard, Sugar Land, TX 77479

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
18
18 Photos available
9.6
Review Score
161 reviews

The facility is quite peaceful a beautiful property and I feel comfortable that my Mom is safe. The experience that we have encountered with [name removed] and the manager of the property is simply amazing.....

Provides: Independent Living
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When it comes to chores, less is more.If you’re ready to trade your hedge clippers for golf clubs, our independent living community in Houston might be the perfect fit for you. Because when it comes to chores, less is more—more time for you to do what you want to do.Start your day with a swim in...

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Rivermont Independent Living

800 Canadian Trails Dr, Norman, OK 73072

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.6
Review Score
66 reviews

We truly loved Rivermont for my mom and she did too. She had a cute little apartment. It was clean and neat all of the time. The staff were wonderful and caring. The meals were very good and she was meeting...

Provides: Independent Living
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Rivermont Independent Living, located in Norman, OK, offers active seniors the opportunity to say goodbye to household tasks and live a maintenance-free, carefree lifestyle focusing on wellness. Our beautiful residence features a vibrant lifestyle that makes life even more engaging and vibrant....

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Sunrise of Providence

5114 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28226

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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1 Video available
18
18 Photos available
3
3 Floor plans available
9.6
Review Score
77 reviews

It's been a good experience overall. have been pleased with the service levels. Food is pretty good. Clean facility and the help has been very good.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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In elegant, residential environments, we deliver the finest in senior care, and are recognized internationally for both quality and innovation. Guided by our Principles of Service, Sunrise affords families peace-of-mind by providing today's seniors with a range of personalized assisted living...

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Brookdale Vista Grande

2780 Vickers Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
18
18 Photos available
2
2 Floor plans available
9.6
Review Score
70 reviews

5 for all. It's a great facility! What we like the most about the community is the staff and yes we would recommend Brookdale Vista Grande to other families.

Provides: Assisted Living
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An Elevated LifestyleDo you want to exchange the burdens of things like cooking, cleaning and raking the yard for a community that handles all the household chores so you can do more of the things you love? Here at our assisted living community in Colorado Springs, you can experience all the...

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Holiday Sky Peaks

1520 Sky Valley Drive, Reno, NV 89523

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
7
7 Photos available
18
18 Floor plans available
9.6
Review Score
61 reviews

We have a very caring and loyal staff people are very friendly facilities have been upgraded. Someone cooks. Someone cleans for a guy that is perfect and cheap enough for me

Provides: Independent Living
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Sky Peaks is in Northwest Reno with gorgeous, panoramic views of the Reno skyline and Sierra Nevada mountains – in a quiet, residential neighborhood across from a beautiful park – yet we’re just minutes from lots of shopping, downtown Reno and Interstate 80.Sky Peaks is an independent living...

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Sunrise of Metairie

3732 W. Esplanade Avenue, Metairie, LA 70002

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
17
17 Photos available
4
4 Floor plans available
9.6
Review Score
87 reviews

The staff here maintains a positive attitude and truly cares about the residents. My father is comfortable and happy - there is always someone for him to talk with, whether residents or staff. It has been...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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At Sunrise Senior Living, we believe life is precious and worth celebrating every day. And what better way to celebrate than in a community that feels like home. A senior's life is an accumulation of richness, accomplishments, loves, learnings, trails and successes. This is a community where that...

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Palos Verdes Senior Living

18441 North 87th Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85382

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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1 Video available
14
14 Photos available
8
8 Floor plans available
9.6
Review Score
180 reviews

Lack of consistency is a concern. In close to a year they've had 3 Directors, 3 Medical Directors and a lot of turnover at every level. Routine and structure is important to residents dealing with dementia...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Palos Verdes is the premier senior living community in Peoria, Arizona just northwest of Phoenix. We offer independent living, assisted living and Dementia / Memory Care in Peoria, Arizona. Palos Verdes Senior Living puts a new level of affordable luxury within your reach - including 'At Your...

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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.