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Best of 2026 Senior Living Award Winners: All Categories

Best of Senior Living Communities

The top senior living communities stand out for their exceptional care and support of seniors in independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Our Best of Senior Living Award winners represent the top 1-2% of senior care providers nationwide based on reviews from those who matter most: residents and families. Below are the winners from the 2026 Best of Senior Living Awards. The 2027 award winners will be announced in February 2027.

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Farrington Court

516 Kenosia Ave S, Kent, WA 98030

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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3 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
127 reviews

Staff is really friendly and helpful, the food is very good, lots of diverse activities. It is family owned and has a really nice homey feel, not sterile or corporate like. I feel like the caregivers truly...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Farrington Court is a 62+ Senior Community that offers comfortable, spacious apartment homes in a fun and active retirement community. We are very proud to be managed by Stellar Senior Living, who has set high standards for the retirement industry. Farrington Court offers a wide variety of...

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Landings of Oregon

3450 Seaman Road, Oregon, OH 43616

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

The staff is wonderful. The facility is very clean. All the meals have been wonderful. My husband really likes it. Very homey feeling. The residents are kept busy.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Landings of Oregon is a beautiful assisted living community in Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio. We believe here that most seniors are not in need of nursing homes but that they just need a little assistance. Landings of Oregon offers this assistance. This campus was designed to meet a variety of...

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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
Review Score
19 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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Holiday Thornton Place

2901 Southwest Armstrong Ave, Topeka, KS 66614

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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20 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
96 reviews

We loved living there and would still be at Holiday Thorton Place except for the physical needs that both my wife and I are needing at this time. She has Parkinson's and I have kidney failure. We are living...

Provides: Independent Living
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Thornton Place provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. Nestled within gorgeously landscaped grounds in the Flint Hills, you'll love the grandeur of Thornton Place while enjoying all the conveniences of nearby Topeka. We're just minutes from shopping, dining,...

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StoryPoint Grand Rapids West

3121 Lake Michigan Drive Northwest, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

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

Saying that the staff at Storypoint are "phenomenal" is an utmost understatement. From experience, I have seen the true care and deep compassion that these people have for their residents. They truly care...

Provides: Independent Living
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Situated in a beautiful, rural landscape just five minutes from downtown Grand Rapids, you'll love the peaceful elegance of our grounds and facilities while enjoying all the conveniences of the city. We're close to shopping, dining, healthcare and wonderful entertainment.Our all-inclusive...

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Sancerre at Orange City

1101 Parc Hill Blvd, Orange City, FL 32763

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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5 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
62 reviews

Overall my entire time at Sancerre has been very pleasant. The food is constantly good. I enjoy when we have speakers come. The décor and surroundings are very pretty and they decorate and celebrate the...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Sancerre at Orange City is a senior living community that offers assisted living and memory care services in a prime location in Orange City, Florida. Our community is situated near various shopping, entertainment, and dining options, making it a bustling and lively place to live. Sancerre at...

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Provident Assisted Living Buda

645 FM 967, Buda, TX 78610

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

My dad had to go in to assisted living following a traumatic illness and an extended stay at a skilled nursing facility. It all happened rather quickly and [name removed] and the staff at Provident helped to...

Provides: Assisted Living
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Our Assisted Living and Memory Care community offers a homelike, apartment-style living with all meals, snacks, social activities and wellness programs included in your one monthly fee.We have 24-hour, compassionate associates on site to care for your loved one day and night, whether they are...

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Arden Courts A ProMedica Memory Care Community in Northbrook

3240 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062

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

The 4 community wings which allows a smaller community, the large out door area, lots of space to walk in building, the very kind staff who know all the residents by name, the single rooms for each resident....

Provides: Memory Care
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For nearly 25 years, Arden Courts Memory Care has catered to the special needs of individuals with memory loss. Staffed by specially trained caregivers, Arden Courts cares for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Each community features home like common areas,...

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Brookview Meadows

1740 Condor Lane, Green Bay, WI 54313

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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4 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
113 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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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
121 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
See all Elegance Living, LLC communities

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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Best of 2026 Senior Living Awards criteria

Receive 10 or more reviews on APlaceforMom.com

Attain an overall average rating of at least 4.5 stars for 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, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. U.S. and Canada only.

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The best senior 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 senior living communities represent the top 1-2% of senior living providers nationwide.