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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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Cogir of Edmonds

21500 72nd Avenue West, Edmonds, WA 98026

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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5 Photos available
4
4 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
45 reviews

Friendly, and they know me and my loved one immediately always available to answer questions and help clean good food many activities all levels of care.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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At Cogir, we offer retirement living as it was meant to be — relaxed, gracious and comfortable. We offer beautiful, private apartments in a comfortable and relaxed environment. We offer a variety of floor plan options to fit your needs. This is your home, so bring your family photos, furniture,...

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Brookdale Overland Park 119th

6101 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66209

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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11 Photos available
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2 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
74 reviews

Staff- Organized, helpful, responsive, Caring. They are so on top of things and do a great job welcoming new folks. Facility is older but well kept up. Have plenty of rooms suited for different activities...

Provides: Independent Living
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Embrace the Good LifeAnyone can experience basic senior living, but why settle for basic when you can enjoy something exceptional? Nestled on a quiet campus with beautiful landscaping and fragrant gardens, our independent living community is full of active and vibrant seniors just like you....

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Stone River Retirement Community

7360 55th Ave E, Bradenton, FL 34203

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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13 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
58 reviews

We have been at Stone River for almost three years and just love it. The food is excellent, the staff is very friendly and nice. We have our unit cleaned once a week which is wonderful. There is bus...

Provides: Independent Living
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If you're looking to live in a luxurious, exciting, secure, and convenient place that you can call home, look no further than Stone River Resort Lifestyle Community. With cooking and cleaning taken care of by our professional staff, you'll have the time and freedom to enjoy all the amenities...

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The Watermark at 3030 Park, a CCRC

3030 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.9
Review Score
52 reviews

They do a great job welcoming and introducing new residents into the community. They could digitize the events though, they just have a newsletter and bulletin board, a digital reminder through phone or...

Most Friendly
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Over twenty years of experience have taught us that today's seniors want more choices and are leading a more active lifestyle than generations before. That's why we created a community filled with choice. Great restaurants, brain and body fitness courses, a Health Care Center with assisted...

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Sunrise of Fair Oaks CA

4820 Hazel Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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4 Floor plans available
9.9
Review Score
51 reviews

Very friendly dinning staff, always welcoming family and guests in the dining room. Staff were reminding residents to participate in activities respectfully. Staff also supported outside medical appointments...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Located just one mile from HWY 50, Sunrise of Fair Oaks is centrally located between El Dorado and Placer Counties. Nestled between oak trees on the corner of Hazel Ave. and Sunset Ave., residents enjoy the intimate and home like feel of Fair Oaks. We offer a large range of individualized...

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Mercy Circle Senior Living

3659 W 99th Pl, Chicago, IL 60655

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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1 Video available
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22 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
121 reviews

Mercy Circle was wonderful. My dad was able to heal with support kindness and support. We highly recommend Mercy Circle to everyone.

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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A faith-based not-for-profit communityMercy Circle’s residents and staff together create a vibrant, caring community where all people are welcome and our non-profit status is reflected in no entrance fees. Residents pay only a monthly fee, which includes meals, services, amenities and...

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StoryPoint Gahanna

5435 Morse Rd, Gahanna, OH 43230

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
16
16 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
112 reviews

The staff is so amazing and caring. So thankful to have them treat our parents like they are family. I would most certainly recommend them to others.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Welcome to StoryPoint Gahanna! This isn’t just a place to reside — it’s a place where our community members truly shine, and we are glad to share this experience with them. Our various senior living options include independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Throughout each service...

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Thrive Home Care - San Leandro

14895 E. 14th St Suite 130, San Leandro, CA 94578

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
1
1 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
116 reviews

Our family had an excellent experience with the caregiver from Thrive Home Care. The respite care provided was warm, attentive, and incredibly supportive. The caregiver was kind, dependable, and made a real...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Home Care

Atrium at Liberty Park

1321 NE 24th Ave, Cape Coral, FL 33909

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
16
16 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
132 reviews

Hello, my mother-in-law Moved in to the Atrium in[date removed]. The care that she has received is excellent. They go above and beyond to make sure the care she is given from the care givers is the same or...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Welcome to award-winning senior living at Atrium at Liberty Park in Cape Coral, Florida. Honored for outstanding service by families, and national and local publications and media outlets, Atrium has set a new standard for the highest quality of care and lifestyle. At the Atrium, life is vibrant...

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SYNERGY HomeCare of Blaine, MN

9298 Central Ave NE, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55434

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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6 Photos available
9.9
Review Score
136 reviews

They did an excellent job. I am not sure what they could have done better. They were prompt. I liked that they helped us by trying to get here to do the exercise for Parkinson's. They did a good job. I don't...

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Home Care

Welcome to SYNERGY HomeCare. My name is Brian McDonald and I am the owner of SYNERGY’s Twin Cities Northeast Metro office. As the owner of this business, and as someone who has experienced the need for caregiving in my family, I am committed to providing the highest quality in-home care for my...

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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.