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Best Senior Living: Caring Stars 2018

America's Top-Rated Senior Living Communities This Year

If you or your aging loved one is searching for the right senior living community to call home, you probably have lots of questions. For starters -- What type of community will provide the care my loved one needs? What types of options are available in my area? How do I decide which ones to visit?

Since Caring.com was founded a decade ago, we’ve strived to provide answers to those questions for millions of family caregivers and older adults across the U.S. Now, we’re harnessing the latest of the more than 150,000 reviews from senior living residents and their loved ones to bring you the Caring Stars of 2018 -- our annual list of the top-rated senior living communities in the nation.

This year, more than 254 different senior living communities in 40 states made the cut. We hope the list below helps you in your search for the best senior care community for you and your family.

Last Updated: May 14, 2025

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

Baldwin County

  • Homestead Village of Fairhope

Shelby County

  • Gardens of Pelham

Arizona

Maricopa County

  • Atria Chandler Villas
  • Mountain Park Senior Living
  • Sunshine Village Assisted Living
  • The Heritage Tradition
  • The Stratford
  • Tuscany at McCormick Ranch

Pima County

  • Atria Campana Del Rio
  • Atria Valley Manor
  • The Country Club of La Cholla
  • The Forum at Tucson

Pinal County

  • The Garnet of Casa Grande

Yavapai County

  • Country Care Assisted Living
  • Highgate Senior Living

Yuma County

  • Desert Rose

California

Alameda County

  • Heritage Estates
  • The Parkview
  • Waters Edge Lodge

Contra Costa County

  • Eskaton Hazel Shirley Manor
  • The Heritage Downtown

El Dorado County

  • Eskaton Lincoln Manor
  • Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park
  • Eskaton Village Placerville - Assisted Living
  • Eskaton Village Placerville - Independent Living

Fresno County

  • Oakmont of Fresno

Lake County

  • Eskaton Clearlake Oaks Manor

Lassen County

  • Eskaton Lassen Manor

Los Angeles County

  • Belmont Village Hollywood Heights
  • Brookdale Antelope Valley
  • Glen Terra
  • Pasadena Highlands
  • Welbrook South Bay

Nevada County

  • Eskaton Village Grass Valley - Assisted Living
  • Eskaton Village Grass Valley - Independent Living

Orange County

  • Brookdale Anaheim Hills
  • Fullerton Gardens
  • Irvine Cottages 1
  • Kirkwood Orange
  • Sunrise of Yorba Linda
  • Vivante on the Coast

Placer County

  • Eskaton Lodge Granite Bay - Assisted Living
  • Eskaton Lodge Granite Bay - Independent Living
  • Eskaton Roseville Manor

Riverside County

  • Atria Park of Vintage Hills
  • Estancia Del Sol
  • Integrated Care Communities - Assisted Living
  • Magnolia Grand
  • Pacifica Senior Living Riverside
  • The Camelot
  • Valencia Terrace

Sacramento County

  • Atria El Camino Gardens
  • Crosswood Oaks
  • Eskaton Care Center Fair Oaks
  • Eskaton Care Center Manzanita
  • Eskaton Jefferson Manor
  • Eskaton Monroe Lodge
  • Eskaton Village Carmichael - Assisted Living
  • Eskaton Village Carmichael - Independent Living

San Bernardino County

  • Brightwater Senior Living of Highland
  • Mission Commons
  • Valencia Commons

San Diego County

  • Sunrise at La Costa
  • Vista Gardens Memory Care

San Francisco County

  • Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation - Golden Gate

San Joaquin County

  • Eskaton Manteca Manor

Santa Clara County

  • Carlton Senior Living San Jose
  • Merrill Gardens at Campbell

Shasta County

  • Shasta Estates

Siskiyou County

  • Eskaton Washington Manor

Sonoma County

  • Springfield Place

Trinity County

  • Eskaton Hayfork Manor

Tulare County

  • Walnut Park

Ventura County

  • Cypress Place Senior Living

Yolo County

  • Eskaton Wilson Manor

Colorado

Adams County

  • Keystone Place at Legacy Ridge

Arapahoe County

  • Chelsea Place Memory Care
  • Highline Place Memory Care

Denver County

  • Brookdale Tamarac Square
  • HighPointe Assisted Living and Memory Care

Larimer County

  • Sugar Valley Estates

Delaware

Sussex County

  • Brandywine Living at Seaside Pointe

Florida

Brevard County

  • Palm Cottages
  • The Brennity at Melbourne

Broward County

  • Pacifica Senior Living Forest Trace

Duval County

  • Augustine Landing

Hillsborough County

  • Sun Towers Retirement - Assisted Living
  • Sun Towers Retirement - Independent Living

Lee County

  • Fountain Crest
  • Grand Villa of Fort Myers
  • Pacifica Senior Living Fort Myers
  • The Rose Garden of Ft Myers

Manatee County

  • Woodlands Village

Marion County

  • Pacifica Senior Living Ocala

Miami-Dade County

  • Sterling Aventura

Okaloosa County

  • Belvedere Commons of Fort Walton Beach
  • The Meridian at Westwood

Orange County

  • Plantation Oaks Senior Living

Palm Beach County

  • Atria Park at St. Joseph's
  • Grand Villa of Delray Beach East
  • Pacifica Senior Living Palm Beach

Pasco County

  • Atria Park of Baypoint Village
  • Atria Windsor Woods

Sarasota County

  • Autumn of Sarasota
  • Desoto Beach Club

Seminole County

  • The Tremont

Georgia

Chatham County

  • Buckingham South Assisted Living

Cobb County

  • Heritage of Sandy Plains

Columbia County

  • Washington Commons

Dekalb County

  • Traditions Health and Rehabilitation

Fulton County

  • Summerset Assisted Living

Hall County

  • Morningside of Gainesville

Iowa

Linn County

  • Keystone Cedars

Polk County

  • Woodlands Creek
  • Illahee Hills

Idaho

Bonneville County

  • Lincoln Court

Kootenai County

  • North Star Retirement Community

Illinois

Cook County

  • Porter Place
  • Senior Suites of Garfield Ridge
  • Smith Village
  • The Breakers at Edgewater Beach

Kane County

  • Bickford of St. Charles

Mchenry County

  • Bickford of Crystal Lake
  • Three Oaks Assisted Living & Memory Care

Peoria County

  • Bickford of Peoria

Indiana

Lake County

  • Residences at Deer Creek

St. Joseph County

  • North Woods Village at Edison Lakes 

Kansas

Sedgwick County

  • Reflection Ridge
  • The Regent

Kentucky

Fayette County

  • Liberty Ridge

Oldham County

  • Beehive Homes of Goshen

Louisiana

Ascension County

  • Azalea Estates of Gonzales

Caddo County

  • Azalea Estates of Shreveport

Iberia County

  • Azalea Estates of New Iberia

Massachusetts

Berkshire County

  • Devonshire Estates
  • Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place

Norfolk County

  • Pond Home

Worcester County

  • Benchmark Senior Living at Shrewsbury Crossings
  • Dodge Park Rest Home
  • Oasis At Dodge Park

Maryland

Anne Arundel County

  • Sunrise of Annapolis

Michigan

Genesee County

  • Rosehaven Manor

Macomb County

  • American House Sterling Heights Senior Living
  • Pine Ridge of Plumbrook Senior Living
  • Villas of Shelby Senior Living

Oakland County

  • Chester Street Residence

Minnesota

Washington County

  • Keystone Place at LaValle Fields

Missouri

Saint Louis County

  • Crestview Senior Living
  • Orchid Terrace

Mississippi

Jackson County

  • The Gardens

Montana

Yellowstone County

  • Highgate Senior Living

North Carolina

New Hanover County

  • Lake Shore Commons

Nebraska

Douglas County

  • Walnut Grove

    New Jersey

    Gloucester County

    • Juniper Village at Williamstown

    Monmouth County

    • Brandywine Living At Howell
    • Brandywine Living Reflections at Colts Neck
    • Sunrise of Lincroft

    Morris County

    • Juniper Village at Chatham
    • Regency Grande Post-Acute Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    Ocean County

    • Brandywine Living at The Gables

    Somerset County

    • Sunrise of Basking Ridge

    New Mexico

    Sandoval County

    • Fairwinds - Rio Rancho
    • Harmony Residential Care, Inc

    Nevada

    Clark County

    • Atria Sutton
    • Sunrise of Henderson

    Washoe County

    • Atria Summit Ridge
    • Sky Peaks

    New York

    Monroe County

    • Fleming Point

    Suffolk County

    • The Bristal Assisted Living at East Northport

    Westchester County

    • The Country House in Westchester
    • The Fountains at Rivervue

    Ohio

    Cuyahoga County

    • Gardens at Westlake Senior Living

    Lorain County

    • Independence Village of Avon Lake

    Montgomery County

    • Brookdale Miami Township
    • Spring Hills Singing Woods

    Warren County

    • Spring Hills Middletown

    Oklahoma

    Jackson County

    • Tamarack Assisted Living Center

    Tulsa County

    • The Parke Assisted Living

    Oregon

    Lane County

    • Sheldon Park Assisted Living

    Washington County

    • Canfield Place

    Pennsylvania

    Allegheny County

    • Brookdale Mt. Lebanon
    • Juniper Village at Forest Hills

    Berks County

    • Chestnut Knoll Personal Care and Memory Care

    Carbon County

    • Heritage Hill Senior Community

    Erie County

    • Niagara Village

    Lancaster County

    • Garden Spot Village

    Montgomery County

    • Arbour Square of Harleysville
    • The Birches at Arbour Square

    Northampton County

    • Traditions of Hanover

    York County

    • Country Meadows - Leader Heights (South York)

    Rhode Island

    Providence County

    • The Village at Waterman Lake

    South Carolina

    Anderson County

    • The Legacy of Anderson Senior Living Community

    Berkeley County

    • Summit Place of Daniel Island

    Charleston County

    • Ashley Park

    Greenville County

    • Haywood Estates
    • Westminster

    Horry County

    • Eagle Crest

    Lexington County

    • The Village at Southlake

    Oconee County

    • Belvedere Commons of Seneca

    Tennessee

    Hamilton County

    • Manorhouse Assisted Living

    Loudon County

    • Morning Pointe of Lenoir City

    Rutherford County

    • Creekside at Three Rivers

    Shelby County

    • Town Village Audubon Park

    Texas

    Atascosa County

    • Argent Court Atascosa County

    Bexar County

    • Seasons Alzheimer's & Assisted Care (Old Tezel Road)
    • Watercrest at Alamo Ranch

    Collin County

    • DaySpring Assisted Living

    Dallas County

    • Appletree Court Assisted Living
    • Brookdale Club Hill
    • Brookdale Grand Prairie
    • Cambridge Court
    • Meadowstone Place

    El Paso County

    • Solstice Senior Living at Rio Norte

    Fort Bend County

    • Oyster Creek Manor

    Galveston County

    • The Cottages at Clear Lake
    • Village on the Park - Friendswood

    Harris County

    • The Abbey at Westminster Plaza

    Tarrant County

    • Legacy at Bear Creek
    • Solstice Senior Living at Grapevine

    Travis County

    • Silverado Onion Creek

    Williamson County

    • Sedro Trail Assisted Living & Memory Care
    • Tiffin House

    Utah

    Davis County

    • Chancellor Gardens

    Salt Lake County

    • Pacifica Senior Living Millcreek

    Utah County

    • Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted Living
    • Highland Glen
    • Osmond Senior Living in Lindon
    • The Seville

    Virginia

    Arlington County

    • Sunrise of Arlington VA

    Chesapeake County

    • Commonwealth Senior Living at Georgian Manor

    Henrico County

    • Dogwood Terrace

    Washington

    Clallam County

    • Discovery Memory Care

    Clark County

    • Highgate at Vancouver

    King County

    • Farrington Court

    Pierce County

    • Merrill Gardens at Tacoma
    • Peninsula
    • Solstice Senior Living at Tacoma

    Snohomish County

    • Washington Oakes

    Wisconsin

    Milwaukee County

    • Meadowmere and Mitchell Manor Oak Creek

    Racine County

    • St. Monica's Senior Living
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