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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.
Brookdale Punta Gorda Isles
250 Bal Harbor Boulevard, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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Review Score
63 reviews
Brookdale of PGI is a small, family-like community that feels personal and caring in every way. It’s not a big, corporate facility where residents get overlooked, here, everyone truly knows and looks out for...
Provides: Assisted Living
See all Brookdale communitiesPutting More Life Into Senior LivingIf you think moving to a senior living community is like joining a nursing home, think again. Our residents enjoy happy hours, sundae socials, weekly card games, fitness groups each morning, and movie nights. They explore creative pursuits, and discover old and...
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Gardens of Clanton
850 Scott Dr, Clanton, AL 35045
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10
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156 reviews
A wonderful home for the elderly. The care is awesome so is the food. They have lots of great activities for the residents. There is a great staff to help with any need. My Aunt loves her spacious rooms.
Best Activities
Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living
See all Cavalier Senior Living communitiesFriendly, charming and oh so southern, the Gardens of Clanton Assisted Living offers the personal attention and home-like environment your loved one deserves. From the shady front porch to the spacious common-area, our assisted living has a welcoming feeling of “family” and belonging. With 16...
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Limestone Lodge
1532 W Hobbs St, Athens, AL 35611
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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75 reviews
My Aunt's friend is a member of the Limestone Lodge family and we have been very impressed with her overall care there. Her room is clean and tidy, she does not complain about the food and she is always...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
See all Cavalier Senior Living communitiesAt Limestone Lodge, we provide a combination of traditional assisted living and specialty care assisted living for individuals in the beginning stages of memory loss and those with end stages of Alzheimer's disease. Our home-like environment allows residents with similar challenges and needs to...
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Highlands Village Senior Living of Mansfield
120 Regency Pkwy, Mansfield, TX 76063
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10
Review Score
115 reviews
What we like the most about Highlands Village is the friendly, compassionate staff that cared for Daddy. Clean and quiet facility. Yes, we would recommend this community to other families based on the...
Provides: Assisted Living
Highlands Village Senior Living is offering the seniors in the area top-notch assisted living and memory care services. The community has a variety of floor plans to choose from as well as activities to enrich it's residents lives.
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Independence Village of Oxford (Waterstone)
701 Market Street, Oxford, MI 48371
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10
Review Score
307 reviews
I can’t think of a better place for my mother to have moved than to Independence Village. At 99 years old and having lost my dad 11 years ago, it was apparent she had to move closer to us and out of her...
Provides: Independent Living
See all StoryPoint Group, LLC communitiesWelcome to Independence Village! Located within the Waterstone Master Community, we offer innovative care to seniors in Oxford, Michigan. With both Independent Living and Enhanced Living options, our community allows you to maintain your independence and freedom, and we take care of everything...
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Deerfield Springs Retirement Resort
3664 West US 22 & Ohio 3, Loveland, OH 45140
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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16 Photos available
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13 Floor plans available
10
Review Score
66 reviews
Deerfield Springs is completely independent senior living with a safety net...if your person needs senior living but is still able to live independently this is the place!
Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Independent Living
See all Resort Lifestyle Communities communitiesDeerfield Springs, the luxurious Resort Lifestyle Community, is NOW OPEN! We offer all of the comforts and conveniences of modern-day living that allow you to enjoy your retirement.Deerfield Spring's top-notch, all-inclusive services and amenities will include EVERYTHING you need to live in...
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StoryPoint Union
9255 US-42, Union, KY 41091
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10
Review Score
76 reviews
The staff was amazing from the directors all the way down to the people in the kitchen. They were always so helpful with my mom and took such good care of her. They made her feel like she was a part of their...
Provides: Independent Living
See all StoryPoint Group, LLC communitiesWelcome to StoryPoint Union! We are so thrilled to be a part of this beautiful community in Kentucky, offering independent and enhanced living options to seniors in the surrounding areas. With a team of dedicated individuals to help support all their needs, our residents can spend their...
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Holiday Gardens at Wakefield
12800 Spruce Tree Way, Raleigh, NC 27614
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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16 Photos available
10
Review Score
122 reviews
What stood out the most is the warm, friendly and welcoming environment. Apartment size was just right size and th location was convenient to where we live.
Provides: Independent Living
See all Holiday by Atria communitiesThe Gardens at Wakefield provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment.The Gardens at Wakefield is located in Raleigh, NC, the capital and second largest city in the state. The community is conveniently located in the northeast corner of Raleigh with close proximity to...
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Brookdale Northbrook
4501 Concord Lane, Northbrook, IL 60062
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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6 Floor plans available
10
Review Score
108 reviews
Brookdale is very nice. The staff was great. Especially our Sales Counselor and the Head Nurse. Very nice layout with great amenities. Made a hard move seem easy.
Most Friendly
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
See all Brookdale communitiesA Meaningful RetirementWhy would you settle for a senior living community that requires you to sacrifice your well-deserved freedom and independence in exchange for quality care? Our residents enjoy both here at our independent and assisted living community in Northbrook, Illinois. You can join...
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Grand Villa of Palm Coast
100 Magnolia Trace Way, Palm Coast, FL 32164
Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10
Review Score
94 reviews
Finally, people are putting dementia care into practice. The facility is lovely, quaint and very home like. The bedrooms are set up for allowing the resident to move around in the middle of the night safely....
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
See all Senior Management Advisors communitiesWelcome to Grand Villa of Palm Coast! Our beautiful community offers seniors aging in place options with Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care. We are able to customize a care plan for each resident. Our community is decorated with fine furnishings, stunning artwork and more often...
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Best of 2026 Senior Living Awards criteria
*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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What are the best independent living communities in the United States?
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.
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