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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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Hutcheson Manor

21620 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48336

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59 reviews

Beginning [Date Removed], my mom had a Heart attack and my family need to find a place for her finally days due to hospice status. Hutcheson Manor was a God sent. It stood out for its compassion, care and...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care

Hutcheson ManorYour Home away from HomeYour Nursing Home AlternativeWelcome!Hutcheson Manor is your home away from home. We are your alternative to a nursing facility—we are quite the opposite. What makes us different?Quality Care You ExpectOur home is a small, licensed adult foster care home for...

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The Cottages of Monroe

601 Breedlove Dr, Monroe, GA 30655

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My husband's parents have lived at The Cottages of Monroe since [date removed] They moved from Mississippi to be closer to family. The Cottages - and Monroe, in general - has been a wonderful place for them...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Independent Living

The Cottages of Monroe The Cottages of Monroe, nestled in the quaint and picturesque city of Monroe, Georgia, offers a unique blend of gracious independent living with convenient access to a wide range of activities. Monroe, Georgia is minutes from Athens - voted #5 in 'The 25 Best Places to...

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Villas At San Bernardino

2985 North G Street, San Bernardino, CA 92405

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177 reviews

The staff at the villas is excellent. They made my mom feel so welcomed. She loved it here. The facility is so clean and the food is great. I would highly recommend the villas to anyone looking for these...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Our community is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and our leasing office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days a week. In person tours daily. Nestled in the scenic foothills of southern California, The Villas at San Bernardino embodies the heart of exceptional senior living. Offering a...

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Brookdale Dowlen Oaks

2250 North Dowlen Road, Beaumont, TX 77706

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141 reviews

The staff was very attentive, welcoming, and provided my family member with excellent care. I appreciated their communication and service from the move-in process throughout living at the facility. It is a...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Are you ready to redefine your independence?If you’re living a mostly independent lifestyle, but you could use an extra hand with some of your day-to-day activities, our community could be right for you. With both assisted living and memory care, you’ll have the care you need when you need it all...

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Limestone Lodge

1532 W Hobbs St, Athens, AL 35611

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96 reviews

The staff is great the place did not have the usual odor that most places do, everything clean and neat. I have told others about Limestone Lodge, I have nothing but good things to say. Again I would love to...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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At 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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Los Angeles Board and Care

15214 Chatsworth Ave, Mission Hills, CA 91345

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27 reviews

Los Angeles Board and Care has been a great choice for our family. The home is well-managed, clean, and comfortable, and the staff is always respectful and attentive. Choosing care for a loved one is never...

Provides: Memory Care, Care Homes
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Since our establishment in 2018, the Los Angeles Board and Care has been at the forefront of providing exceptional care in the assisted living sector. Our foundation is built on a commitment to offering a supportive and nurturing environment for seniors, where high-quality care goes hand in hand...

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Emerald Gardens

201 Overland Dr, Greenwood, SC 29646

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I am a great friend of one of the residents at Emerald Gardens and I enjoy visiting my friend often. Every time I visit I observe how clean and well kept everything is. The staff is attentive to all the...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Emerald Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care is in the heart of Greenwood, SC and have been serving Seniors for over 25 years. We are two blocks from Self Regional Healthcare and many other medical specialist in our area. We offer a wide array of services, amenities and activities that...

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Carmel Care Home

11971 4th Avenue, Hesperia, CA 92345

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60 reviews

[name removed]and [name removed]were amazing, truly kind and caring and communicative during my father’s stay. They treat their residents with respect and a listening ear. [name removed]was always reachable...

Provides: Memory Care, Care Homes

CARMEL CARE HOME is a privately owned Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), licensed by the State of California through the Department of Social Services and Community Care Licensing. We cater to 6 Private Rooms and we have exclusively 6 private bedrooms that will cater to you loved...

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CareTen Inc. - Hackensack, NJ

1 University Plaza Drive, Suite 104, Hackensack, NJ 07601

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This home health agency exceeded our expectations. From the initial intake to ongoing care, everything was handled professionally and efficiently. The staff was very friendly, knowledgeable, and always...

Provides: Home Care

Land of Peace 6

22626 Kittridge St, West Hills, CA 91307

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27 reviews

We needed to move my 99 year old Aunt from Senior Living to a nursing home. This group living (6 residents) home is fabulous. Very clean, extremely well run, and welcoming. I only wish we would have found it...

Provides: Memory Care, Care Homes
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Land of Peace 6 is located in West Hills, CA in Los Angeles County. This residential care home provides the support that you are needing in an affluent neighborhood in Los Angeles. The area of West Hills is surrounded by Chatsworth Reservoir, Canoga Park, Woodland Hills, Hidden Hills, and Bell...

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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 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.