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Best of 2025 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, memory care, and in-home 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 2025 Best of Senior Living Awards. The 2026 award winners will be announced in February 2026.

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Magnolia Springs Bridgewater

14901 Carey Road, Carmel, IN 46033

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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10
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206 reviews

My parents were in two other facilities and Magnolia Springs was by far the superior one. Consistency in staff, food, cleanliness. Every area they far and away exceeded the others.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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>The Magnolia Springs WayWho says moving to a senior living community means giving up your sense of independence? Magnolia Springs embraces the fact you are your own person, different, unique, one-of-a-kind—with your own lifestyle, pursuits, and hopes for the future. Even better, we celebrate...

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Five Star Premier Residences of Dallas

5455 La Sierra Dr, Dallas, TX 75231

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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26 reviews

We are the ones living here. Suited our needs. Definitely think it is a great place. Staff is excellent, people are friendly and I think it has been a good move for my husband and me.

Provides: Independent Living
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Five Star Premier Residences of Dallas is a vibrant, rental independent living senior community located in Dallas, TX. Step out of your well-appointed apartment to a stunning 10-story atrium where you’ll find smiling tenured staff, spirited residents, nooks to socialize, and activities designed...

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Arbor Landing at Surfside

3105 Dick Pond Road, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

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45 reviews

No complaints. They do all they can for him. It is a very clean and pleasant atmosphere. Everyone there is very friendly. The care there seems very good. My experiences with admin and staff have been good. I...

Best Activities
Provides: Independent Living
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Our independent living neighborhood offers seniors the perfect balance between independence and support, security and freedom, privacy and socialization.All-inclusive services include:•Private studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments with convenient kitchenettes, gracious tiled bathrooms,...

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Sensations Memory Care Residence

511 E. Shephard St, Charlotte, MI 48813

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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112 reviews

Working with people who have memory loss must be challenging on the best of days, but the staff of Sensations are always kind, patient, and clearly familiar with my Grandma’s idiosyncrasies - which means...

Provides: Memory Care

Sensations is family owned with over 75 years combined experience in the senior industry—many years working exclusively with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Sensations has just opened with 39 beds, in Private and Friendship rooms. Adult Day Care and Respite Care is also available. ...

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Benton House at Oakleaf

417 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32222

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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49 reviews

I wish she could go out of the memory care and walk around. I don't know what activities they do I have no compassion to value of cost.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
See all Principal Senior Living communities

We. Are. Family. Award Winning Senior Living! National Winner-Top 50 in Aging Services by Fortune magazine. A Great Place to Work certified 3 consecutive years. Multiple Pinnacle Customer Service Awards. Call or drop by to see what makes Benton House at Oakleaf the most desired in the...

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Watercrest at Bryan

3801 E Crest Dr, Bryan, TX 77802

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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39 reviews

Great place the management is outstanding. All staff is awesome, my mother in law is extremely happy. I have met a lot of the residents they are all very nice and happy to be living here. Great place highly...

Provides: Independent Living
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Experience the warmth, elegance, and opportunities that await you at Watercrest at Bryan, a independent living retirement community located in Bryan/College Station, TX just minutes from Texas A&M University. Watercrest is dedicated to a creating a friendly and hassle-free living environment...

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Hearthstone Communities - Barrett

50036 Barrett, Macomb Township, MI 48044

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98 reviews

My mother-in-law has been at the Briarcliff facility for about 4 years now. She is happy, safe, and well cared for. The care workers are great. They provide wonderful, fun activities. We look forward to...

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Provides: Care Homes
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Welcome to HearthStone Communities. Assisted Living, Licensed Group Home where our family atmosphere and qualified caregivers provide our residents compassionate care, a dignified, safe and secure living environment.Residents will enjoy the same activities and interests they always have. Helping...

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Woodlawn Meadows Assisted Living and Memory Care

1821 N East St, Hastings, MI 49058

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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79 reviews

I love being here because I get waited on. They take care of me and look after me. The food is good, it suits me! It is always clean and really decent! The maintenance guy does a good job! I have no...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Woodlawn Meadows, a Leisure Living Community, is located in Hastings, Michigan. Here, we’re passionate about serving our senior-living residents and sharing life’s journey together. Offering assisted living and memory care options, our purpose is to provide high-quality senior lifestyle services...

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Meadow Lane Assisted Living and Memory Care

150 Meadow Lane, Bad Axe, MI 48413

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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51 reviews

My experience has been compared to other facilities my wife has lived in. The staff do a wonderful job here. I feel very comfortable when I leave that she is safe and being taken care of well.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Meadow Lane, a Leisure Living Community, is located in Bad Axe, Michigan. Here, we’re passionate about serving our senior living residents and sharing life’s journey together. Offering assisted living and memory care options, our purpose is to provide high-quality senior lifestyle services that...

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Gardens of Eufaula

395 Lake Drive, Eufaula, AL 36027

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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98 reviews

I have been a resident of the Gardens of Eufaula for four years. I am very happy here. The staff and other residents are so kind. The staff feeds us well and handles my medications so I do not have to worry...

Best Meals and Dining
Provides: Assisted Living
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Gardens of Eufaula is much more than an assisted living community, it’s a place where residents are surrounded by people who care. A unique setting where your parent or loved one lives among piers, new friendships are made, lives are shared and where they will feel right at home. Located across...

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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, home care, 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 2025 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.