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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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Windsor at Celebration

1370 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL 34747

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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13 Photos available
7
7 Floor plans available
9.7
Review Score
65 reviews

It is beautiful. The staff is great. But it is more expensive than other ALFs. For those that can afford it, it is the best AFL in the Orlando area.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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At Windsor at Celebration, you will find an unmatched choice in modern senior living with the coveted Celebration, Florida, destination location. This residential, independent lifestyle features top-shelf, specialized services and amenities, cutting-edge technology for resident security and...

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Grand Villa of Deerfield Beach

1050 SW 24th Ave, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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3
3 Floor plans available
9.7
Review Score
159 reviews

I really loved the set up of the open living spaces. The Village had different seating/resting areas throughout the interior when you come in. Other places had just a big open room like a hotel lobby, which...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Welcome to Grand Villa of Deerfield Beach, our lovely assisted living and memory care community is located in Deerfield Beach, FL, and minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. Grand Villa offers outstanding features and amenities that help our residents live every day to the fullest!Grand Villa offers...

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Blaire House of Milford Assisted Living

One Railroad Street, Milford, MA 01757

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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3 Photos available
3
3 Floor plans available
9.7
Review Score
45 reviews

It has been a long journey over the last 3 months the staff is every caring and wonderful on all shifts the care about the residents and the families they all have supported me during my lowest times and...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
See all Essex Group Management Corp communities

Blaire House of Milford Assisted Living offers compassionate care in a peaceful neighborhood setting. We are located less than half a mile west of the Charles River and also enjoy activities at nearby parks and natural areas. We enjoy easy access to shopping and restaurants as well as day trips...

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Holiday Alexis Gardens

4560 W Alexis Rd, Toledo, OH 43623

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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3
3 Floor plans available
9.7
Review Score
117 reviews

Overall experience - 5 stars. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. The tenants are friendly and welcoming. The food is tasty and of a good variety.

Provides: Independent Living
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Alexis Gardens provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. Nestled on beautiful grounds in a quiet corner of Toledo, you'll love the elegance of our facilities and the convenience of the nearby community. We're just minutes from shopping, dining, healthcare and many...

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Arbour Square

695 Main St, Harleysville, PA 19438

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
24
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9.7
Review Score
129 reviews

Our Mother has been happy with the staff and facility. The facility is well maintained and the social activities have been great for her.

Provides: Independent Living
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Discover the unparalleled joys of retirement living at Arbour Square of Harleysville!Nestled on a picturesque 22-acre campus in the heart of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, our 55+ independent senior community offers an enriching lifestyle. At Arbour Square, you can embrace worry-free living...

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Brookdale Apache Junction

2080 South Ironwood Drive, Apache Junction, AZ 85120

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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13 Photos available
3
3 Floor plans available
9.7
Review Score
121 reviews

I moved here with no physical or mental disabitities to speak of. We moved here because of my wife's disabilities due to MS. I found out that Brookdale is mentally healthy for me. The staff very caring &...

Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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The Best Is Yet To ComeWith classic southwestern architecture and panoramic views of the Superstition Mountains, you might think you’re at an exclusive desert resort instead of an independent and assisted living community in Apache Junction, Arizona. Located 25 miles from Phoenix and near...

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Landings of Sidney

1150 West Russell Road, Sidney, OH 45365

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
10
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9.7
Review Score
50 reviews

I would rate them all a 5. This facility is an amazing model of what memory care for seniors should be. My dad is in excellent hands and I don't have any worries. We would absolutely recommend this community...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Landings of Sidney provides seniors with assisted living that they need in the city of Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. Sidney offers a peaceful place for seniors to call home. This area provides beautiful natural features, and it also offers the quiet that seniors are looking for. Guests of our...

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Heritage Green

7080 Brooks Farm Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
10
10 Photos available
6
6 Floor plans available
9.7
Review Score
94 reviews

Overall the staff especially the nurses were excellent with care and information. The whole building including the private rooms were always clean and neat. The size of the rooms was ok. The Food was good...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Heritage Green Assisted Living is a licensed assisted living facility with a secured Memory Care unit. We are located just minutes away from Memorial Regional Hospital and physician offices. For more than 16 years families have named Heritage Green Assisted Living as the residence that provides a...

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The Waterford at Shavano Park

4096 De Zavala Road, San Antonio, TX 78249

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
10
10 Photos available
6
6 Floor plans available
9.7
Review Score
65 reviews

The experience was great and [name removed] was very very good. However, technology [name removed] it's ugly head and the fax machine wasn't working, but the staff was unaware so we kept trying to fax mom's...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Our pet-friendly community in San Antonio, Texas, offers both assisted living for seniors needing a little help with day-to-day activities and memory care for those who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia.As an assisted living resident at our community, you’ll relish...

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Preston Place

5000 Old Shepard Place, Plano, TX 75093

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.7
Review Score
104 reviews

Overall I have to give all employees from the top down a 5. Everyone I've needed for one reason or another have always been pleasant and helpful. I don't use the fitness room but it always seems clean and...

Provides: Senior Apartments
See all True Connection Communities communities

Discover the unparalleled joys of retirement living at Preston Place!Nestled in the heart of Plano, Texas, our award-winning 55+ active adult retirement community features gated, garden-style grounds, resort-style amenities, and an array of convenient services tailored to simplify your...

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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.