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.

State

Alabama: 4 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Jefferson	Town Village Vestavia Hills
Montgomery	Eastdale Estates
Shelby	Danberry at Inverness -- Assisted Living
Shelby	Danberry at Inverness -- Independent Living

Arkansas: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Benton	Apple Blossom

Arizona: 11 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Maricopa	Atria Park of Sierra Pointe
Maricopa	Renaissance Luxury Retirement Community
Maricopa	Sunrise of Chandler
Maricopa	The Montecito
Maricopa	The Stratford
Maricopa	The Tuscany at McCormick Ranch
Maricopa	The Oaks, A Merrill Gardens Community
Pima	Atria Valley Manor
Pima	The Villas at Green Valley
Pima	The Villas at Houghton
Yavapai	Highgate Senior Living

California: 52 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Alameda	Heritage Estates
Alameda	The Parkview
Contra Costa	Eskaton Hazel Shirley Manor
El Dorado	Eskaton Lincoln Manor
El Dorado	Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park
El Dorado	Eskaton Village Placerville, Assisted Living
El Dorado	Eskaton Village Placerville, Independent Living
El Dorado	Oakmont of Fresno
Kern	Brookdale Riverwalk
Los Angeles	Atria Rancho Park
Los Angeles	Belmont Village Burbank
Los Angeles	Brookdale Antelope Valley
Los Angeles	Brookdale Monrovia
Los Angeles	Rancho Village
Los Angeles	Fair Oaks by Regency Park
Los Angeles	Hollenbeck Palms
Orange	Brookdale Anaheim Hills
Orange	Carmel Village Retirement Community
Orange	Emerald Court
Orange	Kirkwood Orange
Orange	Morningside of Fullerton
Orange	Rowntree Gardens
Orange	Placer
Orange	Oakmont of Roseville
Riverside	Atria Palm Desert
Riverside	Atria Park of Vintage Hills
Riverside	Brookdale Hemet
Riverside	The Camelot
Riverside	The Village Assisted Living
Sacramento	Atria El Camino Gardens
Sacramento	Eskaton FountainWood Lodge
Sacramento	Eskaton Monroe Lodge
Sacramento	Eskaton Village Carmichael
Sacramento	Oakmont of Carmichael
San Bernardino	Atria Del Rey
San Bernardino	Valencia Commons
San Diego	Vista Gardens Memory Care
San Diego	Wesley Palms
San Joaquin	Prestige Assisted Living at Manteca
San Joaquin	Somerford Place of Stockton
Santa Clara	Pacific Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Support
Santa Clara	Merrill Gardens at Campbell
Shasta	Willow Springs Alzheimer's Special Care Center
Sonoma	Springfield Place
Tulare	Walnut Park
Ventura	AlmaVia of Camarillo
Ventura	Cypress Place Assisted Living
Ventura	The Lexington Assisted Living

Colorado: 3 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Arapahoe	Chelsea Place Memory Care
Douglas	Lincoln Meadows Senior Living
El Paso	Liberty Heights

Delaware: 2 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
New Castle	Somerford House and Place of Newark
New Castle	Sunrise of Wilmington

Florida: 33 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Brevard	The Brennity at Melbourne Palm Cottages
Broward	Aston Gardens at Parkland Commons, Independent Living
Broward	Aston Gardens at Parkland Commons, Assisted Living
Duval	Augustine Landing
Hillsborough	Aston Gardens at the Courtyards
Hillsborough	Cypress Creek Assisted Living Residence Sun City
Hillsborough	Sun Towers Retirement
Lake	Atria Lady Lake
Marion	Pacifica Senior Living Ocala
Marion	The Windsor of Ocala
Miami-Dade	Sterling Aventura
Orange	Plantation Oaks Senior Living Orlando
Orange	Westminster Towers Orlando
Okaloosa	The Meridan at Westwood
Palm Beach	Atria Park at St. Joseph's
Palm Beach	Fountainview
Palm Beach	Mangrove Bay
Pasco	Atria Park of Baypoint Village
Pinellas	Cabot Cove of Largo
Pinellas	Freedom Square
Pinellas	Royal Palms
Polk	Arbor Oaks at Lakeland Hills
Sarasota	Aston Gardens at Pelican Pointe
Sarasota	Autumn of Sarasota
Sarasota	Desoto Beach Club
Sarasota	The Windsor of Venice
Sarasota	Village on the Isle
Seminole	Brookdale Island Lake
Seminole	The Tremont
Volusia	Countryside Lakes
Volusia	Sterling Court

Georgia: 6 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Bartow	The Fite Living Centre
Columbia	Elmcroft of Martinez
Columbia	Washington Commons
Fulton	Brookdale Historic Roswell
Hall	Country Heritage Personal Care Home
Rockdale	Remington House

Iowa: 5 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Blackhawk	Mallard Point
Linn	Keystone Cedars
Linn	Illahee Hills
Linn	Woodlands Creek
Scott	Silvercrest Garner Active Retirement Community

Idaho: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Kootenai	North Star Retirement Community

Illinois: 2 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Cook	The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
Mchenry	Three Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care
Will	Willow Falls

Indiana: 2 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Elkhart	Eastlake Terrace
Lake	Residences at Deer Creek

Kansas: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Sedgwick	The Regent

Kentucky: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Jefferson	Symphony at Valley Farms

Louisiana: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Orleans	Landing at Behrman Place

Massachusetts: 3 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Middlesex	Benchmark Senior Living at Billerica Crossings
Norfolk	Pond Home
Worcester	Dodge Park Rest Home

Maryland: 4 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Anne Arundel	Sunrise of Severna Park
Baltimore	Oak Crest Parkville
Frederick	Sunrise of Frederick
Prince Georges	Home Instead Senior Care -- Silver Spring
Montgomery	Arbor Terrace Senior Living of Lanham

Maine: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Cumberland	Bay Square at Yarmouth

Michigan: 7 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Lenawee	Cambrian Assisted Living
Macomb	Town Village Sterling Heights
Macomb	Villas of Shelby Senior Living
Oakland	Botsford Commons
Oakland	Chester Street Residence
Saginaw	New Hope Valley
Wayne	Elmcroft of Downriver

Minnesota: 2 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Washington	Keystone Place at LaValle Fields
Washington	Sunrise of Roseville

Missouri: 4 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Greene	The Waterford at Ironbridge
St. Louis	Brookdale Creve Coeur
St. Louis	Crestview Senior Living
St. Louis	Orchid Terrace

Mississippi: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Jackson	The Gardens

Montana: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Yellowstone	Highgate Senior Living

North Carolina: 3 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Davidson	The Perryman House
Forsyth	Creekside Terrace
Wake	Sunrise at North Hills

Nebraska: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Douglas	Elk Ridge Village

New Hampshire: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Strafford	Maple Suites

New Jersey: 3 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Essex	The Solana Roseland
Morris	Juniper Village at Chatham
Passaic	The Chelsea at Bald Eagle

New Mexico: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Sandoval	Fairwinds - Rio Rancho

Nevada: 6 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Clark	Independent Life
Clark	Home Instead Senior Care -- Las Vegas
Clark	Atria Seville
Clark	Atria Sutton
Clark	Sunrise of Henderson
Washoe	Brookdale Sparks
Washoe	Five Star Premier Residences of Reno
Washoe	Sky Peaks

New York: 10 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Monroe	Emeritus at Landing of Brockport
Monroe	Fleming Point
Kings	Sunrise at Sheepshead Bay
Suffolk	Sunrise of West Babylon
Suffolk	The Bristal Assisted Living at East Northport
Suffolk	The Bristal at Sayville
Westchester	The Fountains at Rivervue
Queens	Flushing House

Ohio: 4 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Clermont	Pinebrook
Cuyahoga	Gardens at Westlake Senior Living
Hamilton	Atria Northgate Park
Montgomery	Spring Hills Singing Woods

Oklahoma: 2 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Jackson	Tamarack Assisted Living Center
Oklahoma	Copper Lake Estates

Oregon: 3 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Lane	Sheldon Park Assisted Living
Lane	Waterford Grand
Marion	Brookstone Alzheimer's Special Care Center

Pennsylvania: 9 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Allegheny	Brookdale Mt. Lebanon
Allegheny	Juniper Village at Forest Hills
Berks	Chestnut Knoll Personal Care and Memory Care
Berks	Walnut Woods
Carbon	Heritage Hill Senior Community
Montgomery	The Birches at Arbour Square
Northampton	Traditions of Hanover
Pike	Twin Cedars Senior Living
York	Broadmore Senior Living at York

Rhode Island: 1 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Providence	The Village at Waterman Lake

South Carolina: 5 Caring Star of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Berkeley	Summit Place of Daniel Island
Greenville	Haywood Estates
Horry	Eagle Crest
Lexington	Deepwood Estates
Richland	The Haven in the Summit

Tennessee: 4 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Hamilton	Creekside at Shallowford
Montgomery	Fieldstone Place
Montgomery	Walking Horse Meadows
Shelby	Robinwood

Texas: 25 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Bexar	Carol Ann's Home
Bexar	Seasons Alzheimer's & Assisted Care (Old Tezel Road)
Bexar	Seasons Alzheimer's & Assisted Care (Nacogdoches Road)
Bexar	The Laurels & The Haven in Stone Oak
Bexar	The Waterford at Thousand Oaks
Bexar	Villa De San Antonio
Collin	DaySpring Assisted Living
Collin	Parkview in Allen
Collin	Brookdale Club Hill
Fort Bend	Brookdale First Colony
Fort Bend	The Hampton at Meadows Place
Harris	Isle at Kingwood Assisted Living & Memory Care
Harris	Sunrise of Cinco Ranch
Mclennan	Lakeshore Estates
Montgomery	The Conservatory at Alden Bridge
Smith	Rosewood Estates
Smith	Landing at Watermere
Smith	Meadow Lakes
Smith	The Waterford at Fort Worth
Tom Green	Royal Estates of San Angelo
Van Zandt	Country Place Senior Living of Canton - Mulberry
Williamson	A Touch of Home Assisted Living
Williamson	Wyoming Springs Assisted Living & Memory Care Community

Utah: 6 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Davis	Chancellor Gardens
Salt Lake	Chateau Brickyard
Salt Lake	Golden Living Taylorsville
Utah	Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted Living
Utah	Osmond Senior Living of Lindon Utah

Virginia: 5 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Arlington	Sunrise of Arlington VA
Chesapeake	Georgian Manor
Chesapeake	Lighthouse Pointe
Fairfax	Spring Hills Mount Vernon
Spotsylvania	Chancellor's Village

Washington: 2 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Pierce	Point Defiance Village
Spokane	Fairwinds - Spokane

Wisconsin: 2 Caring Stars of 2017

County	Caring Stars
Milwaukee	Harbour Village
Racine	St. Monica's Senior Living

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