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Best of 2026 Senior Living Award Winners: Assisted Living

Top Assisted Living Facilities

These are our 2026 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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Avalon Memory Care - Allen

750 N Greenville Ave, Allen, TX 75002

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10
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30 reviews

This memory care facility delivers consistent, compassionate care. Staff take time to connect with residents and families alike. It’s reassuring to know my Aunt is in good hands. The consistency here truly...

Provides: Memory Care
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Welcome to Avalon Memory Care in Allen. We are located at the intersection of North Greenville Avenue and High Meadow Drive, right across the street from the Allen High School Football Stadium. Besides this gorgeous secure environment, Avalon brings its national award-winning care in the...

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Atria Draper Place

25 Hopedale Street, Hopedale, MA 01747

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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86 reviews

The studio apartment at Atria Draper Place in Hopedale, Massachusetts is just the right size and large enough to accommodate the necessary furniture. A cleaning lady cleans the room once a week. There's a...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Atria Draper Place offers a relaxing senior community in the historic New England town of Hopedale. Residents enjoy taking a stroll down to the pond or quietly reading a book from the public library. A variety of lectures and entertainment provide social interaction for residents, friends and...

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Palm Beach Memory Care

639 US Hwy 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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28 reviews

Though Moms time in PBMC was brief, the staff, attention, meals, cleanliness, activities that we viewed, were great and I would recommend this Care Center. [name removed], Place for Mom representative, was...

Provides: Memory Care
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Villas at St. James

14335 Jamestown Road, Breese, IL 62230

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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69 reviews

My mother is extremely happy to be there and so are my sister and I. There are plenty of activities for the residents to participate in. We go to the family dinner once a month. The food and the company is...

Provides: Assisted Living
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WELCOME HOME. Located in rural, serene Breese, Illinois, The Villas at St. James is an independent & assisted-living community for seniors that has been serving Clinton County since 2004. We provide the ideal living arrangement for independent, active seniors who want to be healthy and happy...

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Brookdale Sevierville

1020 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville, TN 37862

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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49 reviews

I think Brookdale is an excellent facility. They are very caring to both family & resident. The activity director ([name removed]) is terrific! Mom has done more fun things in the last 2 months than the last...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Something for EveryoneWith custom care plans, beautiful accommodations, a fun-filled events calendar and a care team on campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week to make sure your every need is met, our assisted living and memory care community gives you all the freedom and independence you crave....

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Ashley Square

526 Haltiwanger Rd., Greenwood, SC 29649

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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108 reviews

We recently placed our mother at Ashley Square and are simply amazed with the care that she has received. The staff are super friendly and loving towards my mother and the rest of our family. We could not...

Provides: Assisted Living
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When you walk through the doors at Ashley Place, our senior living community, you will be greeted with a smile and a warm welcome. We develop individual care plans to meet the needs of each resident, and a full-time registered nurse is available 24 hours a day to provide clinical oversight and...

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Limestone Lodge

1532 W Hobbs St, Athens, AL 35611

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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105 reviews

This is a very warm, friendly and home type environment. The place is smaller than the others in the area but that is what makes it great! The food smells wonderful and the fun they have is outstanding....

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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At Limestone Lodge, we provide a combination of traditional assisted living and specialty care assisted living for individuals in the beginning stages of memory loss and those with end stages of Alzheimer's disease. Our home-like environment allows residents with similar challenges and needs to...

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Los Angeles Board and Care

15214 Chatsworth Ave, Mission Hills, CA 91345

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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27 reviews

Los Angeles Board and Care has been a great choice for our family. The home is well-managed, clean, and comfortable, and the staff is always respectful and attentive. Choosing care for a loved one is never...

Provides: Memory Care, Care Homes
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Since our establishment in 2018, the Los Angeles Board and Care has been at the forefront of providing exceptional care in the assisted living sector. Our foundation is built on a commitment to offering a supportive and nurturing environment for seniors, where high-quality care goes hand in hand...

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Emerald Gardens

201 Overland Dr, Greenwood, SC 29646

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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92 reviews

I am a great friend of one of the residents at Emerald Gardens and I enjoy visiting my friend often. Every time I visit I observe how clean and well kept everything is. The staff is attentive to all the...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Emerald Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care is in the heart of Greenwood, SC and have been serving Seniors for over 25 years. We are two blocks from Self Regional Healthcare and many other medical specialist in our area. We offer a wide array of services, amenities and activities that...

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Carmel Care Home

11971 4th Avenue, Hesperia, CA 92345

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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61 reviews

We had to move my mother-in-law ([name removed]) from a previous group home that had closed. The staff at Carmel Care home were on top of everything and made Louise's transition as smooth as possible. When...

Provides: Memory Care, Care Homes

CARMEL CARE HOME is a privately owned Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), licensed by the State of California through the Department of Social Services and Community Care Licensing. We cater to 6 Private Rooms and we have exclusively 6 private bedrooms that will cater to you loved...

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Best of 2027 Senior Living Awards criteria

Receive 10 or more reviews on APlaceforMom.com

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

Offer assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing, memory care or continuing care retirement communities

*Based on reviews and ratings collected from APlaceforMom.com during the awards period, Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2026. U.S. and Canada only.

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The best assisted living communities in the U.S. earned A Place for Mom’s 2026 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.