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Best Senior Living: Caring Stars 2017
America's Best Senior Living Communities This Year
Choosing a residential community where you or an aging loved one will spend the golden years is a huge decision. And these days, there are more choices than ever of a higher caliber than ever before – instead of the dreary retirement homes of the past, today’s senior living communities are vibrant centers where older adults can do everything from learning a new computer program to getting their nails done or taking in a local museum with their fellow residents, all while receiving any assistance they may need.
Those searching for senior living options will make their decision based on a variety of factors – including the level of care needed, the planned length of stay in in the community and the specific amenities, special features and social atmosphere that can have a big effect on quality of life. This list of the most-acclaimed senior living communities nationwide helps you wade through the dizzying array of residential senior care options available, using reviews from consumers just like you across the U.S.
This year, we’ve added a few new types of senior living communities to the list – in addition to top-rated assisted living and memory care communities, we’re also awarding Caring Stars to highly rated independent living communities and care homes. We made the requirements for this honor more stringent this year – which means that the winning communities had to have a high volume of positive ratings (and a response to every negative review) in order to be listed here.
Click on the state tabs below to see which communities earned the Caring Star distinction in your state this year.
Looking for top in-home care agencies instead? See our list of in-home care winners
Best Senior Living By State
Click the states below to see which senior living communities earned the Caring Stars distinction in your state this year.
Alabama: 4 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Jefferson |
Town Village Vestavia Hills |
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Montgomery |
Eastdale Estates |
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Shelby |
Danberry at Inverness -- Assisted Living |
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Shelby |
Danberry at Inverness -- Independent Living |
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Arkansas: 1 Caring Star of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Benton |
Apple Blossom |
Arizona: 11 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Maricopa |
Atria Park of Sierra Pointe |
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Maricopa |
Renaissance Luxury Retirement Community |
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Maricopa |
Sunrise of Chandler |
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Maricopa |
The Montecito |
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Maricopa |
The Stratford |
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Maricopa |
The Tuscany at McCormick Ranch |
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Maricopa |
The Oaks, A Merrill Gardens Community |
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Pima |
Atria Valley Manor |
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Pima |
The Villas at Green Valley |
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Pima |
The Villas at Houghton |
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Yavapai |
Highgate Senior Living |
California: 52 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Alameda |
Heritage Estates |
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Alameda |
The Parkview |
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Contra Costa |
Eskaton Hazel Shirley Manor |
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El Dorado |
Eskaton Lincoln Manor |
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El Dorado |
Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park |
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El Dorado |
Eskaton Village Placerville, Assisted Living |
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El Dorado |
Eskaton Village Placerville, Independent Living |
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El Dorado |
Oakmont of Fresno |
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Kern |
Brookdale Riverwalk |
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Los Angeles |
Atria Rancho Park |
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Los Angeles |
Belmont Village Burbank |
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Los Angeles |
Brookdale Antelope Valley |
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Los Angeles |
Brookdale Monrovia |
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Los Angeles |
Rancho Village |
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Los Angeles |
Fair Oaks by Regency Park |
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Los Angeles |
Hollenbeck Palms |
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Orange |
Brookdale Anaheim Hills |
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Orange |
Carmel Village Retirement Community |
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Orange |
Emerald Court |
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Orange |
Kirkwood Orange |
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Orange |
Morningside of Fullerton |
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Orange |
Rowntree Gardens |
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Orange |
Placer |
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Orange |
Oakmont of Roseville |
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Riverside |
Atria Palm Desert |
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Riverside |
Atria Park of Vintage Hills |
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Riverside |
Brookdale Hemet |
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Riverside |
The Camelot |
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Riverside |
The Village Assisted Living |
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Sacramento |
Atria El Camino Gardens |
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Sacramento |
Eskaton FountainWood Lodge |
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Sacramento |
Eskaton Monroe Lodge |
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Sacramento |
Eskaton Village Carmichael |
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Sacramento |
Oakmont of Carmichael |
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San Bernardino |
Atria Del Rey |
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San Bernardino |
Valencia Commons |
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San Diego |
Vista Gardens Memory Care |
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San Diego |
Wesley Palms |
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San Joaquin |
Prestige Assisted Living at Manteca |
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San Joaquin |
Somerford Place of Stockton |
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Santa Clara |
Pacific Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Support |
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Santa Clara |
Merrill Gardens at Campbell |
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Shasta |
Willow Springs Alzheimer's Special Care Center |
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Sonoma |
Springfield Place |
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Tulare |
Walnut Park |
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Ventura |
AlmaVia of Camarillo |
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Ventura |
Cypress Place Assisted Living |
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Ventura |
The Lexington Assisted Living |
Colorado: 3 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Arapahoe |
Chelsea Place Memory Care |
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Douglas |
Lincoln Meadows Senior Living |
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El Paso |
Liberty Heights |
Delaware: 2 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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New Castle |
Somerford House and Place of Newark |
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New Castle |
Sunrise of Wilmington |
Florida: 33 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Brevard |
The Brennity at Melbourne Palm Cottages |
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Broward |
Aston Gardens at Parkland Commons, Independent Living |
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Broward |
Aston Gardens at Parkland Commons, Assisted Living |
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Duval |
Augustine Landing |
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Hillsborough |
Aston Gardens at the Courtyards |
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Hillsborough |
Cypress Creek Assisted Living Residence Sun City |
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Hillsborough |
Sun Towers Retirement |
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Lake |
Atria Lady Lake |
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Marion |
Pacifica Senior Living Ocala |
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Marion |
The Windsor of Ocala |
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Miami-Dade |
Sterling Aventura |
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Orange |
Plantation Oaks Senior Living Orlando |
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Orange |
Westminster Towers Orlando |
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Okaloosa |
The Meridan at Westwood |
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Palm Beach |
Atria Park at St. Joseph's |
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Palm Beach |
Fountainview |
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Palm Beach |
Mangrove Bay |
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Pasco |
Atria Park of Baypoint Village |
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Pinellas |
Cabot Cove of Largo |
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Pinellas |
Freedom Square |
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Pinellas |
Royal Palms |
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Polk |
Arbor Oaks at Lakeland Hills |
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Sarasota |
Aston Gardens at Pelican Pointe |
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Sarasota |
Autumn of Sarasota |
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Sarasota |
Desoto Beach Club |
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Sarasota |
The Windsor of Venice |
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Sarasota |
Village on the Isle |
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Seminole |
Brookdale Island Lake |
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Seminole |
The Tremont |
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Volusia |
Countryside Lakes |
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Volusia |
Sterling Court |
Georgia: 6 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Bartow |
The Fite Living Centre |
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Columbia |
Elmcroft of Martinez |
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Columbia |
Washington Commons |
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Fulton |
Brookdale Historic Roswell |
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Hall |
Country Heritage Personal Care Home |
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Rockdale |
Remington House |
Iowa: 5 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Blackhawk |
Mallard Point |
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Linn |
Keystone Cedars |
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Linn |
Illahee Hills |
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Linn |
Woodlands Creek |
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Scott |
Silvercrest Garner Active Retirement Community |
Idaho: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Kootenai |
North Star Retirement Community |
Illinois: 2 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Cook |
The Breakers at Edgewater Beach |
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Mchenry |
Three Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care |
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Will |
Willow Falls |
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Indiana: 2 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Elkhart |
Eastlake Terrace |
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Lake |
Residences at Deer Creek |
Kansas: 1 Caring Star of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Sedgwick |
The Regent |
Kentucky: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Jefferson |
Symphony at Valley Farms |
Louisiana: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Orleans |
Landing at Behrman Place |
Massachusetts: 3 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Middlesex |
Benchmark Senior Living at Billerica Crossings |
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Norfolk |
Pond Home |
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Worcester |
Dodge Park Rest Home |
Maryland: 4 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Anne Arundel |
Sunrise of Severna Park |
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Baltimore |
Oak Crest Parkville |
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Frederick |
Sunrise of Frederick |
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Prince Georges |
Home Instead Senior Care -- Silver Spring |
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Montgomery |
Arbor Terrace Senior Living of Lanham |
Maine: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Cumberland |
Bay Square at Yarmouth |
Michigan: 7 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Lenawee |
Cambrian Assisted Living |
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Macomb |
Town Village Sterling Heights |
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Macomb |
Villas of Shelby Senior Living |
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Oakland |
Botsford Commons |
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Oakland |
Chester Street Residence |
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Saginaw |
New Hope Valley |
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Wayne |
Elmcroft of Downriver |
Minnesota: 2 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Washington |
Keystone Place at LaValle Fields |
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Washington |
Sunrise of Roseville |
Missouri: 4 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Greene |
The Waterford at Ironbridge |
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St. Louis |
Brookdale Creve Coeur |
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St. Louis |
Crestview Senior Living |
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St. Louis |
Orchid Terrace |
Mississippi: 1 Caring Star of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Jackson |
The Gardens |
Montana: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Yellowstone |
Highgate Senior Living |
North Carolina: 3 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Davidson |
The Perryman House |
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Forsyth |
Creekside Terrace |
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Wake |
Sunrise at North Hills |
Nebraska: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Douglas |
Elk Ridge Village |
New Hampshire: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Strafford |
Maple Suites |
New Jersey: 3 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Essex |
The Solana Roseland |
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Morris |
Juniper Village at Chatham |
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Passaic |
The Chelsea at Bald Eagle |
New Mexico: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Sandoval |
Fairwinds - Rio Rancho |
Nevada: 6 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Clark |
Independent Life |
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Clark |
Home Instead Senior Care -- Las Vegas |
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Clark |
Atria Seville |
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Clark |
Atria Sutton |
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Clark |
Sunrise of Henderson |
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Washoe |
Brookdale Sparks |
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Washoe |
Five Star Premier Residences of Reno |
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Washoe |
Sky Peaks |
New York: 10 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Monroe |
Emeritus at Landing of Brockport |
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Monroe |
Fleming Point |
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Kings |
Sunrise at Sheepshead Bay |
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Suffolk |
Sunrise of West Babylon |
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Suffolk |
The Bristal Assisted Living at East Northport |
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Suffolk |
The Bristal at Sayville |
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Westchester |
The Fountains at Rivervue |
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Queens |
Flushing House |
Ohio: 4 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Clermont |
Pinebrook |
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Cuyahoga |
Gardens at Westlake Senior Living |
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Hamilton |
Atria Northgate Park |
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Montgomery |
Spring Hills Singing Woods |
Oklahoma: 2 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Jackson |
Tamarack Assisted Living Center |
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Oklahoma |
Copper Lake Estates |
Oregon: 3 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Lane |
Sheldon Park Assisted Living |
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Lane |
Waterford Grand |
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Marion |
Brookstone Alzheimer's Special Care Center |
Pennsylvania: 9 Caring Stars of 2017
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County |
Caring Stars |
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Allegheny |
Brookdale Mt. Lebanon |
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Allegheny |
Juniper Village at Forest Hills |
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Berks |
Chestnut Knoll Personal Care and Memory Care |
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Berks |
Walnut Woods |
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Carbon |
Heritage Hill Senior Community |
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Montgomery |
The Birches at Arbour Square |
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Northampton |
Traditions of Hanover |
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Pike |
Twin Cedars Senior Living |
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York |
Broadmore Senior Living at York |
Rhode Island: 1 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Providence |
The Village at Waterman Lake |
South Carolina: 5 Caring Star of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Berkeley |
Summit Place of Daniel Island |
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Greenville |
Haywood Estates |
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Horry |
Eagle Crest |
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Lexington |
Deepwood Estates |
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Richland |
The Haven in the Summit |
Tennessee: 4 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Hamilton |
Creekside at Shallowford |
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Montgomery |
Fieldstone Place |
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Montgomery |
Walking Horse Meadows |
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Shelby |
Robinwood |
Texas: 25 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Bexar |
Carol Ann's Home |
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Bexar |
Seasons Alzheimer's & Assisted Care (Old Tezel Road) |
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Bexar |
Seasons Alzheimer's & Assisted Care (Nacogdoches Road) |
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Bexar |
The Laurels & The Haven in Stone Oak |
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Bexar |
The Waterford at Thousand Oaks |
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Bexar |
Villa De San Antonio |
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Collin |
DaySpring Assisted Living |
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Collin |
Parkview in Allen |
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Collin |
Brookdale Club Hill |
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Fort Bend |
Brookdale First Colony |
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Fort Bend |
The Hampton at Meadows Place |
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Harris |
Isle at Kingwood Assisted Living & Memory Care |
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Harris |
Sunrise of Cinco Ranch |
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Mclennan |
Lakeshore Estates |
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Montgomery |
The Conservatory at Alden Bridge |
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Smith |
Rosewood Estates |
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Smith |
Landing at Watermere |
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Smith |
Meadow Lakes |
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Smith |
The Waterford at Fort Worth |
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Tom Green |
Royal Estates of San Angelo |
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Van Zandt |
Country Place Senior Living of Canton - Mulberry |
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Williamson |
A Touch of Home Assisted Living |
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Williamson |
Wyoming Springs Assisted Living & Memory Care Community |
Utah: 6 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Davis |
Chancellor Gardens |
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Salt Lake |
Chateau Brickyard |
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Salt Lake |
Golden Living Taylorsville |
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Utah |
Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted Living |
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Utah |
Osmond Senior Living of Lindon Utah |
Virginia: 5 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Arlington |
Sunrise of Arlington VA |
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Chesapeake |
Georgian Manor |
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Chesapeake |
Lighthouse Pointe |
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Fairfax |
Spring Hills Mount Vernon |
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Spotsylvania |
Chancellor's Village |
Washington: 2 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Pierce |
Point Defiance Village |
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Spokane |
Fairwinds - Spokane |
Wisconsin: 2 Caring Stars of 2017
|
County |
Caring Stars |
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Milwaukee |
Harbour Village |
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Racine |
St. Monica's Senior Living |
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