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Best of 2026 Senior Living Award Winners: Independent Living

Top Independent Living Communities

These are the best independent living communities of 2026, 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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Anchor Bay at East Providence

1440 Wampanoag Trail, East Providence, RI 02915

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

Holiday meals...people interact with others from different units, and with families of other residents. And seeing my relative eager to join in activities with other residents.

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Situated near One Hundred Acre Cove Nature Preserve with beautiful water views, Anchor Bay at East Providence is a vibrant, cozy senior living community located near Rhode Island Hospital, Miriam Hospital and Roger Williams Hospital as well as Seekonk Shopping Center, RISD Museum and Haines...

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Crescent Senior Living

11052 S. Grapevine Cove, Sandy, UT 84070

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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20 reviews

My Parents moved into Crescent Senior wing about three years ago. They have enjoyed the staff and become friends with many. When Mom died we had great support and were well taken care of! Dad has been...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Welcome to Crescent Senior Living, winner of the 2021 National Health Care Association’s Silver Award for Quality Care, and the 2022 Pinnacle Customer Service Experience Award where quality care meets living independently. Our beautifully designed, luxurious senior living community is not your...

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Trustwell Living at Kingsbury Place

245 W. Rosewood Ave, Defiance, OH 43512

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

The team there is amazing and my uncle has only incredible praise for them. They are caring and all seem to be on top of his care. If I could give them a 10 I would. 100% would recommend. And if someone is...

Provides: Assisted Living
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At Kingsbury Place, our senior living community, we help our residents arrange transportation and coordinate home health services. We also 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...

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Cogir of Mill Creek

14905 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Mill Creek, WA 98012

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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92 reviews

I have been here 1 year by choice and wish I'd come sooner! Happy comfort. Food menu-adaptable nourishing. Variety to choose nursing 24/7. Physical therapy 100%. Activities are many to choose from staff. are...

Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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At Cogir of Mill Creek Senior Living, our exceptional staff, engaging activities, and active social life make our residents happy to call our community home.Cogir of Mill Creek is a beautiful assisted living and independent living community located between Mill Creek Nature Reserve and Mill Creek...

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Tuscan Gardens of Venetia Bay

841 Venetia Bay Blvd, Venice, FL 34285

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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191 reviews

Tuscan Gardens is perfect for my husband who needs memory care. The unit is bright and cheery (just redid all common spaces) with a number of comfortable gathering spots for residents as well as...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Tuscan Gardens of Venetia Bay has been in operation since 2016 and is nestled on over six lush acres in the heart of Venice, Florida. In 2021, the readers of the Venice Gondolier Sun voted Tuscan Gardens of Venetia Bay the 'Best Assisted Living Community with 50+ beds'.Tuscan Gardens Senior...

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Holiday Sugar Valley Estates

4320 Georgetown Drive, Loveland, CO 80538

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

The staff is extremely friendly, helpful, and do an exceptional job. They offer many different activities, meet with the residents to get their input. The dining experience is interesting, again there is a...

Provides: Independent Living
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Sugar Valley Estates provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. Nestled against the foothills of the Rockies on lovely grounds in Loveland, 'America's Sweetheart City,' you'll love everything about your friendly, elegant new home. We're just minutes from shopping,...

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Whitley Place

800 Whitley Road, Keller, TX 76248

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

My mother-in-law has lived in the memory care area for 2 months, and we have been so happy with the care that she has received. The caregivers are so patient, sweet, and loving, and not surprisingly, the...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Join our growing family at Whitley Place, offering Assisted Living and Memory Care services in Keller, Texas. Our community offers an intimate and comfortable environment where residents can make new friends and swap stories. Residents quickly become part of our family and are encouraged invite...

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HarborChase of Germantown

6300 Briarcrest Ave, Germantown, TN 38120

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

Let me put it this way: I feel I have made a good choice when I made the decision to live here at Story Point. The staff, surroundings, and residents have made it a desirable home.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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HarborChase of Germantown is a place where unrivaled hospitality and classic elegance converge in a timeless setting of peaceful tranquility. Here, you’ll find much more than amazing value in the award-winning cuisine, personalized housekeeping, exhilarating activities, generous amenities and...

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Brookview Meadows

1740 Condor Lane, Green Bay, WI 54313

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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115 reviews

I like everything! The people the staff meals! I have a button I can press for help. I fell out of bed and I was so thankful there were people to help me get back into bed safety. They are here 27/7.

Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Feel entitled in Titletown when taking up residence at Brookview Meadows. Secluded on a wooded lot and surrounded by a brook and meadow, our Independent Living and Assisted Living community in Green Bay puts an emphasis on quality — from construction to care and everything in between. Spacious...

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Sodalis Jacksonville

7620 Timberlin Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256

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

Friendliness of staff. Residents are and feel cared for. Very clean and warm environment. Strong community activities and engagement.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Lease by October 29 and get $1,000 off your rent for the first three months. THAT’S A SAVINGS OF $3,000!*We are continuing to admit new Residents, where possible and appropriate, to help residents and families in need. We will do all we can to help those who are in need of our services now and...

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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 independent 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 highly rated featured communities represent the top 2-3% of independent living providers nationwide.