The 10 Best Independent Living Communities in Maricopa County, AZ for 2024

"My father is in Holiday Vista del Rio. He's very happy. Everything's very convenient for him. He was in an apartment and now he has people to visit with and stuff, so he's much happier. The staff is very nice. His room is excellent. So far, so good. ..."

"My brother will be moving into Holiday Madison Meadows. We chose it because of the value for the money. It's very clean. I would consider it to be a smaller facility, which was nice. It's not enormous. The rooms are nice, clean, and affordable. He ge..."

"We toured the Glencroft Center for Modern Aging. We saw a gentleman by the name of Richard. He was unbelievable. He explained things very basically and very clearly. He didn't overwhelm us because there is a ton of information and we're new to lookin..."

"I toured Holiday Vista de la Montana. The facility is very good. They do have a small refrigerator. You do have to bring your own microwave. But that's all right. The places are bigger than you would think for being studio and one-bedroom. But anyway..."

"Sunrise of Gilbert was a nice and beautiful place. The people were very nice. The rooms were excellent. The staff members were wonderful. They were very helpful, courteous, and respectful. They covered pretty much everything during the tour. They hav..."

"Brookdale Springs Mesa was a very nice place. The room we looked at was very, very nice and was more within our price range. It was a one-bedroom apartment and so we enjoyed it. We had lunch there. There were five of us and all of us had different th..."

"This is my mom’s second retirement home and she absolutely loves it at Atria. We moved her because her last home was poorly run and we wanted better for mom. She constantly raves how wonderful the staff and food is at Atria. So happy we made the swit..."

"The Woodmark at Sun City was very pretty. I liked the fact that the residents can leave on their own. I liked the smiles on the faces of the people there. They were very nice and very friendly. The director was very friendly and explained everything ..."

"The Thunderbird Senior Living meets the needs of my family member because he was in search of friendly companionship and the staff is more than congenial. They explained a lot of their benefits to us before we even signed up. So, we knew what we were..."

"I truly love Park Terrace, I have been here a year now and I am so very thankful that this was the last and final place I looked at and now is my forever home. Park Terrace has the most beautiful new and updated lobby, dinning area, offices (for our ..."

"We like The Palms at Sun City. It's very nice. Being able to participate in the Sun City activities within the neighborhood, so we liked that a lot. There's like $500 a year, and then you can do all the different activities within Sun City at their d..."

"I visited Brookdale Central Paradise Valley. Their two bedroom unit was alright, it would have been a better choice but it was a little small. They had a nice pool. It was lunchtime when I visited, the lunch room was very nice, and the food smelled r..."

"I have 2 family members who call Solstice their home and they LOVE the friendly staff, wonderful food and fun activities! We visit there about 3 times a week. The activities are numerous and varied. Outings are offered on a regular basis. Locatio..."

"The tour at Holiday Westgate Village was good. That's the most affordable and the nicest looking one I've toured. It has amenities. It just doesn't have the health care part of things. If we put mom at Westgate, she's gonna need a caretaker because t..."

"We toured The Montecito Senior Living for my father-in-law. It's well-kept, bright, cheery, and wide open. The restaurant area or eating area is well laid out. One area was smaller and then they had a very large area. They have lots of activity, too...."

"North Chandler Place was still being renovated and updated when I toured it, but it was a nice place and the staff was great. They had games, a pool, a gym, and exercise programs. The tour I had was good. The staff was great and they were very welcom..."

"I like that Tuscany at McCormick Ranch is a small community. They have apartment units in the multi-floors, but they also have villas, which are single-story with a two-car garage, and that appeal to us. They have an exercise room, a pool, and a gard..."

"I went to see Oasis At Mesa Palms. Phyllis gave me the tour and she was very nice. The property was nice and clean, and some of the staff that were there greeted me very kindly, they're very nice and personable. Everyone seemed very nice and the prop..."

"My mother moved into the Oaks. She loved the lobby's a ceiling with lots of windows, and it was light and airy. It was also directly across from Mercy Gilbert Hospital, where she volunteered before. She went in independent with the option for assista..."

"Our experience with Clarendale of Chandler was good. When we got there, the receptionist was warm and friendly. The girl who was supposed to be giving us the tour had called in sick that day, and she told us that someone else would be giving us the t..."