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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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Broadway Creek Senior Living

1046 N Jefferson St, Medina, OH 44256

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

My mom was resident of Broadway Creek. I don't have enough words to praise this community, staff and leadership. They are loving, caring, patient and dedicated to the resident and families.

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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Located in a suburb between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, Broadway Creek Senior Living, a Sinceri Senior Living community, provides family-centered programs and services to residents seeking assisted living and memory care . As a part of Sinceri Senior Living, the community is committed to enriching...

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Creekside Alzheimer's Special Care Center

11200 Discovery Bay Dr., Pearland, TX 77584

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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75 reviews

We are so very pleased with Creekside and the care my wife receives in their memory care community. The staff are kind, attentive, and truly compassionate, always treating residents with dignity and respect....

Provides: Memory Care
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Creekside of Pearland, Texas, memory care is all we do. Our exclusive focus is on providing the best, research-based assisted living memory care for people with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.Every employee at Creekside is trained in memory care, because caring for those with dementia is...

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Oak Hill Terrace

1805 Kensington Dr., Waukesha, WI 53188

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

Since adding Assisted Living services at Oak Hill Terrace, I’ve been receiving so much help, and it has truly made a difference in my daily life. The staff here are very kind and always willing to lend a...

Best Meals and Dining
Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Oak Hill Terrace is a community for senior living in Waukesha, Wisconsin. You’ll feel like you’re part of a friendly neighborhood when you walk into Oak Hill Terrace. With easy access to the Fox River Sanctuary and the Glacial Drumlin Trail, we’re a close-knit community woven into the fabric of...

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One Lincoln Park

590 Isaac Prugh Way, Kettering, OH 45429

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

I can not express enough how comforting it is to know our loved ones are in a place that safely meets all of their living needs. The amount of amenities that are offered on campus is unbelievable. They have...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Independent Living

One Lincoln Park and Lincoln Park Manor offer all levels of care ranging from independent living, assisted and skilled nursing. Our community is comfortably nestled in the heart of Kettering's beautiful Lincoln Park. One Lincoln Park is the perfect blend of elegance, incomparable amenities,...

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Brookdale Barberton (Offering HealthPlus)

487 Austin Drive, Barberton, OH 44203

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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50 reviews

I enjoy the staff & other residents here at Barberton Pointe. Overall, I am quite happy living at the community & welcome new friends. I like playing 5 card draw with the other residents and currently it’s...

Provides: Assisted Living
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The Best YearsWhen you decide to move in here, you’re not only joining one of the best assisted living communities in Barberton, Ohio—you’re embarking one a brand new adventure full of wonderful people and exciting activities that push you to grow and savor every moment of your retirement years....

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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
35 reviews

My father moved in about 6 months ago and is thriving here! Like many seniors he didn't particularly want to come but from the point of the initial tour to the moving in process to now being a resident,...

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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Acacia Springs

8630 West Nevso Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89147

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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75 reviews

[Removed name] with Acacia was awesome from beginning until we got my mom situated in her new home! Also, the entire staff from the front desk area to the dining room staff have been warm and welcoming! That...

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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Welcome to Acacia Springs Senior LivingAcacia Springs provides Independent Living and Assisted Living in a resort style atmosphere and encourages an active and independent senior lifestyle. Acacia Springs is a premier Las Vegas retirement community, and our environment is rich in daily...

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Okatie Pines Retirement Community

142 Okatie Center Blvd N, Okatie, SC 29909

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

ALL STAFF IS EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL AND FRIENDLY. I WOULD REQUEST THAT HEALTHIER FOOD BE PROVIDED, AND THAT CARROT STICKS AND CELERY STICKS BE PROVIDED IN THE CHEF CORNER. i WOULD LIKE TO SEE BENCHES...

Provides: Independent Living
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Okatie Pines offers all of the comforts and conveniences of modern-day living that allow you to enjoy your retirement.Okatie Pine's top-notch, all-inclusive services and amenities will include EVERYTHING you need to live in comfort and luxury with one monthly rent payment and no buy-in or...

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Lakeview Retirement Community

2134 N Lake Drive, Columbia, SC 29212

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
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16 reviews

I am so happy to be here. People are so friendly. The managers make sure our every need is meet..The actives are wonderful. Never a dull moment! Love having someone to play cards with! Have made many new...

Provides: Independent Living
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Lakeview, the luxurious Resort Lifestyle Community, is currently under construction on Lake Drive in Columbia. We look forward to opening brand new during the Spring of 2022! Lakeview will offer all of the comforts and conveniences of modern-day living that allow you to enjoy your...

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Quarry Ridge Retirement Community

2851 Fitchrona Road, Fitchburg, WI 53719

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

A little hard to say as my father tends to keep to himself. He doesn't participate in most of the scheduled activities, though it has been my observation that there is a nice variety offered. The weekly...

Provides: Independent Living
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Quarry Ridge, the luxurious Resort Lifestyle Community, is currently under construction on Fitchrona Road in Fitchburg. We look forward to opening brand new during the Spring of 2022! Quarry Ridge will offer all of the comforts and conveniences of modern-day living that allow you to enjoy your...

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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.