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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Darby, FL

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Memory care in Darby offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Darby is about $5,653 per month.

To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 369 communities, read 9408 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. You may also consider nearby communities such as New Port Richey, Wesley Chapel and Spring Hill.

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I am local, and researched many assisted living facilities in Sun City Center and found Sun Towers to be the best fit for my Dad. We moved him here July 2017 from Connecticut to be closer to me. All...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Homewood At Bay Pines
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Photo of Haven House of Ocala
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Wife has been there for a few years. Staff are great. Keeps her busy. She seem to like it. And has her favorite staff she visits.. daily
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Conveniently located in beautiful and community-minded Dunnellon, Marion County, Florida, The Haven House provides one of kind uniquely designed assisted living and memory care. The central Florida backdrop is perfect for a senior care facility and lends itself perfectly to Alzheimer’s care and...
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My brother lives here .The staff truly do care about their residents here . They get daily care at top rate. I recommend this facility to any loved one looking for a place to live. The facility is very...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Conveniently located in beautiful and community-minded Dunnellon, Marion County, Florida, The Harbor House provides one of kind uniquely designed assisted living care. The central Florida backdrop is perfect for a senior care facility and lends itself perfectly to assisted living care in the...
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We chose Bellatage Assisted Living because my general practitioner had recommended them. We went there on a tour and we were thoroughly impressed, it is very bright and cheery inside. The room sizes here are...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Home Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Meadows at Cypress Gardens
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Haines Manor Assisted Living Facility
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The facility is not a high end place. That being said, the care of the staff has been above my expectations. The renovations have been taking a while but the building has come together fairly well over the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Heart of Florida Health Center is a large residential care facility that provides quality care for seniors. Heart of Florida dedicates part of its facility to the treatment and care of seniors. They have a full staff of gerontologists to tend to all of a senior's medical needs. Our goal is to...
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of memory care in Darby, FL

The average cost of senior living in Darby is $5,653 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Spring Hill, FL with an average of $5,179 per month.

Memory care costs in Darby, FL, vs. state and national averages

Darby, FL
$5,653/mo
$5,704/mo
U.S. national average
$6,999/mo

Memory care costs in Darby, FL, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$5,653/mo

Memory care costs in Darby, FL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,422/mo
Studio
$6,298/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,983/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,593/mo

Senior living costs in Darby vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Darby, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDarby, FLFloridaU.S.
Memory Care$5,653/mo$5,704/mo$6,999/mo
Assisted Living$4,433/mo$4,853/mo$5,830/mo
Independent Living$3,596/mo$3,640/mo$3,520/mo
Memory Care
Darby, FL:$5,653/mo
Florida:$5,704/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Assisted Living
Darby, FL:$4,433/mo
Florida:$4,853/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Independent Living
Darby, FL:$3,596/mo
Florida:$3,640/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Memory care costs in Darby, FL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Darby and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Memory care cost trends in Darby, FL

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Darby have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Darby, FL$5,263/mo$4,937/mo+6.6%
Florida$5,568/mo$5,379/mo+3.5%
National$6,685/mo$6,446/mo+3.7%
Darby, FL
2024 average cost:$5,263/mo
2023 average cost:$4,937/mo
Percent change:+6.6%
Florida
2024 average cost:$5,568/mo
2023 average cost:$5,379/mo
Percent change:+3.5%
National
2024 average cost:$6,685/mo
2023 average cost:$6,446/mo
Percent change:+3.7%
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What families are saying about memory care in Darby

Recent reviews for memory care in Darby

Weinberg Village in Tampa, FL

5.0
Our mother has lived at Weinberg Village for about 10 months. She began in Assisted Living, and the past three months has been in the Memory Care Unit. The care she has received has been amazing! The daily attention given to her is wonderful! Starting with [name removed] tours, meeting with ...
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Madison at Clermont

5.0
I'am doing great here at this community. This is a very nice place. They are caring for me and my needs very well. I do feel safe and comfortable here at this community. The staff is always willing to help. Everyone has been very welcoming and kind. The community looks great. They do a very good ...
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Elan Buena Vista in The Villages, FL

5.0
We chose this community because out of the ones that we looked into for my friend, this one was the best. The room sizes are good and spacious. I have eaten here and the food is very good, they have a lot of variety. I would recommend Elan Buena Vista to a friend or family member.

Darby review score based on 1,979 family reviews

8.1
Review score369 facilities1979 reviewsWrite a review
This proprietary review score is based on 1979 reviews of 369 Darby memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Darby review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Darby review score compared against nearby cities

8.1
Darby, FL369 facilities
8.1
Spring Hill, FL324 facilities
8.2
Tampa, FL363 facilities

Review subcategories for Darby memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 1,979 reviews of 369 Darby memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Darby resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Darby, FL averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.4
3.7
Friendliness
3.5
3.8
Care services
3.2
3.5
Staff
3.3
3.6
Meals & dining
3.1
3.3
Activities
3.1
3.3
Value for cost*
3.2
3.4
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Darby memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Darby memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Darby, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Darby memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Darby that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Darby, FLNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
57.7%
63.9%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
51.8%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
97.8%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
99.5%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
66.7%
70%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
49.1%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
98.6%
89.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
52.6%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
58.3%
69.6%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Darby memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Darby Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Darby, FLNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
59.6%
72.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
40.1%
45.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
49.6%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
22.5%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Darby memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Darby partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Darby, FLNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
35.8%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
50.4%
44.8%
No sugar
No sugar
47.4%
41.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
39.6%
50.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
25.5%
22.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Darby memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Darby communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Darby, FLNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
40.9%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
48.8%
40.2%
Room service
Room service
42.8%
37.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.6%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Darby memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Darby offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Darby, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
56.1%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
39%
33.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
37.7%
29.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
52.6%
53.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
58.3%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
58.8%
59.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.6%
39.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
47.2%
35.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
46.1%
36.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
57.5%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
54.5%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
42%
32.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.7%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
56.4%
46.3%
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State regulations for memory care in Darby

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Florida memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Darby protect seniors.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Magnolia Trails at East Lake, Inspired Living at Sun City Center and Arden Courts Palm Harbor, A Memory Care Community are the top-rated memory care facilities near Darby, Florida. See full list of communities.
There are 369 memory care facilities near Darby, Florida. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in Darby, Florida are Magnolia Trails at East Lake, Arden Courts Palm Harbor, A Memory Care Community and Salterra Senior Living at Largo. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 369 memory care facilities near you in Darby, Florida typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Darby, Florida, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Darby, Florida, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.
The cost of memory care facilities in Darby, Florida ranges from $$1,400 to $$10,745. The average Memory Care cost in Darby, Florida is $5,653. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Darby, Florida typically starts at $$1,400. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.
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