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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Blue Creek, AL
The cost of independent living in Blue Creek is about $3,851 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 24 options. Read 611 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.
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111 reviews
This is our second year to have our mom at The Gardens. Initially, she was not an easy placement, but the staff at The Gardens made all the difference in the world. Now Mom loves The Gardens and thinks if it...
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.
At the Gardens of Pelham Assisted Living, our retirement community meets the diverse and changing needs of today’s senior citizens. Conveniently located off 1-65 North at exit 246 in Pelham near the Oak Mountain Park, the Garden’s atmosphere is warm and relaxed. Our month-to-month rent, without...
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22 reviews
I would recommend. We picked because of the activities offered. The fact that they have memory care in case we had to switch to that
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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9.4
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37 reviews
The dining room could be cleaner and swept between meals or at least at the end of the day. You will come in for lunch and shreds of dinner will be on the floor from the night before. It makes me wonder if...
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.
From the moment you walk through the door, you will experience the difference that is Chateau Vestavia. Family owned and locally operated, we are a part of the beautiful Vestavia Hills community. Our caring professional staff is committed to making this the most worry-free time of your life. We...
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9.3
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19 reviews
My only concern is that their prices have gone up every year that my relative has been there. However, Yes, I'd recommend a Bungalows to anyone. The staff has been very nice and informed me if there's ever...
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.
Morningside of Riverchase in Hoover, Alabama is a beautifully furnished assisted living community offering spacious 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, and a wealth of amenities so you can feel right at home, right from the start.Located in historic Hoover, Morningside of Riverchase is an elegantly...
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12 reviews
The assisted living - high level of pleasurable experience, but the skilled nursing was not very high. The cleanliness with assisted living we were very satisfied with, but for skilled nursing it was more...
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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9.2
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33 reviews
I chose Town Village Vestavia Hills because of the pool, the washer and dryers are in each unit, and the friendliness of the staff and residents. The rent goes up so much each year.
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
Town Village is much more than senior living —it's a way of life. We strive to provide a distinctive lifestyle filled with friendships, life enrichment activities and attention to every detail. Come sit by the stone fireplace, catch up over a cup of coffee, or take a dip in the heated indoor...
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9.1
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63 reviews
It just felt right. Everyone was very nice and it had what we were looking for. Also word of mouth...we heard good things from friends
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.
Come see if our continuing care retirement community, or CCRC, is the right fit for you and your family. Here you’ll have independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing all on one campus. So if you or your spouse need more care later, you’ll have the lifestyle you want and...
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9.1
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51 reviews
Memory Care, activities that encourage more movement (vs. just sitting and watching TV) could use some improvement. This is probably difficult under the circumstances.
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.
Located in Hoover, Alabama, Truewood by Merrill, Riverchase is a newly renovated senior living community featuring a total of 110 beautifully appointed residences: 86 assisted living and 28 memory care apartments. The innovative assisted living apartments, specialized dementia care suites and...
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8.9
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44 reviews
They are very helpful. The best place my dad has been in. The staff is amazing and understand our needs. I would recommend them to anyone. Skyline is wonderful.
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
Skyline Village is in Homewood and sits on top of Red Mountain overlooking the city of Birmingham. All the apartments have a great view and the Veranda out back is one of the BEST in the whole city.Skyline Village is truly an all-inclusive Community.Skyline Village is unique in the fact that we...
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8.6
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37 reviews
Everything is great except they can be really slow with important maintenence requests such as the AC. Overall is it a great place, especially for our price point.
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Elite Senior Living Center located in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama and provides independent living where residents receive the memory care that they need. Our community provides seniors with a great place to call home. Those who are visiting residents of this community will find that...
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8.5
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16 reviews
Pleasant Villa Retirement home was excellent! They were very caring, super clean, excellent condition, and ran very professionally and reasonably priced. We have nothing but good things to say about these...
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
A family-owned facility with 32 apartments, Pleasant Villa offers you a great value in Independent Living. All rents include 3 meals daily, all utilities including cable TV, weekly housekeeping services, activities twice a day, transportation coordination, weekly shopping services, use of our...
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8.3
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78 reviews
It was a great value and very nice staff. I felt very confident that he would be safe and taken care of. Dad was proud of his new home. I would recommend this facility to family and friends! The only issue I...
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
As Hoover’s premiere Independent Living community, we are dedicated to providing a meaningful experience for residents who are ready to live their best days.Located in Hoover, Asher Point Independent Living allows its residents to thrive in their retirement years in a convenient, quiet location...
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8.0
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13 reviews
From the first time that I visited Galleria Woods, I knew that it was the place for me! I love my Garden Home and the privacy that it gives me overlooking the Cahaba River. I enjoy my walks up to the "Big...
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.
It’s not downsizing your home; it’s upsizing your possibilities. Located on 20 wooded acres in Birmingham’s prestigious Riverchase area, our continuing care retirement community (CCRC) gives you a maintenance-free lifestyle with the retirement you deserve. Our community has a full continuum...
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We love this community for the staff are outstanding and caring. The community is clean and the meals are very good in every way possible. We are happy that she is active with this other resident with the...
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.
The Woodlands offer the basic services plus three additional levels of care. The Woodlands provides a way of life that allows the resident to age in place. If your loved one needs short term assistance or long term assistance, we provide it. Our well-trained staff provides services with love,...
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7.0
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14 reviews
I wanted to write a review for the Regency Retirement Village and share our experience. We planned an out-of-state move with my mother-in-law of 90 years. This was a very tough move for us to make but we...
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.
Regency Retirement Village is a graciously appointed residential community designed to meet the needs of seniors. The beautiful facility offers affordable independent and assisted living. Our apartments are some of the finest in Birmingham with studios, one and two bedroom suites. We are located...
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I am impressed with the staff as they are attentive and helpful. They offer some activities and the community is clean. I would recommend this community.
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.
Maplewood Lane Traditional Assisted Living If you or someone in your family is having difficulty living independently, yet doesn't need 24-hour care and medical supervision, then assisted living will provide the ideal solution. If you or a loved one requires assistance with bathing, dressing,...
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Starting at $X,XXX+ monthly
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Provides: Independent Living
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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.
Here at Ivy Gate, we are in tune with your needs. In our peaceful sanctuary, 8-16 people become family.Our quality of care differs from more extensive communal living facilities and traditional nursing homes by offering more quality time with your loved one by committing to never housing more...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Upside is truly an exclusive opportunity to live independently on your own terms. We offer luxury living options with over 2,500+ apartments in our network across the country alongside a dedicated and experienced personal concierge support system. Upside is a uniquely designed senior...
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11 reviews
My loved one has recently moved into this community and so far everything is going well for him there. The staff have been very friendly and I am comfortable with the quality of care they are providing him....
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.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Cost of independent living in Blue Creek, AL
The average cost of senior living in Blue Creek is $3,851 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Brookwood, AL with an average of $2,942 per month.
Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Blue Creek, AL vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Blue Creek, AL vs. the state and national average
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Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Blue Creek vs. other types of senior living
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Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Blue Creek, AL by room type
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What families are saying about independent living in Blue Creek
Recent reviews for independent living in Blue Creek
Fair Haven Retirement Community in Birmingham, AL
4.0
There have been some issues with the billing but I'm having a meeting with them this week to get that resolved. Based on our experience I would recommend them.
Monark Grove Greystone in Birmingham, AL
5.0
My brother recently moved to Monark. It has been a great experience.
Nice room,people and wonderful food.
Highly recommend
It is a lovely homely place.
Great care
Family friendly
I feel it is fairly priced for the good care
Pleasant Villa Retirement Home in Pleasant Grove, AL
5.0
We picked this community because it was the best fit for my loved one. We loved it and she loved it. They went above and beyond. The director is amazing and really cares for the residents. I would recommend to other families.
Reviews mention these favorite features of communities
Friendly and caring staff. Many reviews mention the kindness and attentiveness of the staff, who go above and beyond to make residents and their families feel welcome. For instance, at Skyline Village at Red Mountain, a resident's reluctance to participate in activities was overcome after they started wearing hearing ai ...
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Varied activities and socialization. Residents at various communities appreciate the diverse range of activities offered, such as bingo, team trivia games, and ice cream socials. Some communities, like The Crossings at Riverchase, even have themed nights to keep things interesting. Socialization is crucial for mental and emotiona ...
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Proper cleaning and maintenance. Cleanliness is a common theme in reviews, with many praising the upkeep of facilities, including communal areas and private apartments. At The Crossings at Riverchase, for example, the facility is described as new and in excellent condition, while at Morningside of Vestavia Hills, residents ...
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Access to transportation. Many seniors value the convenience of having transportation readily available, as mentioned in reviews for The Crossings at Riverchase, Elite Senior Living Center, and Asher Point Independent Living of Hoover. This service helps residents stay mobile, connect with their community, and acce ...
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Community atmosphere. A strong sense of community is present in several reviews. At Skyline Village at Red Mountain, residents have made lasting friendships, and at Town Village Vestavia Hills, Town Village Vestavia Hills is described as feeling like home, not an apartment complex. This community atmosphere is es ...
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Reasonable pricing and affordability. Affordability is a significant consideration for many families when choosing a senior living community. Reviews for Skyline Village at Red Mountain, Pleasant Villa Retirement Home, and The Crossings at Riverchase indicate that the communities offer fair pricing, allowing seniors to enjoy a ...
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Blue Creek independent living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Blue Creek independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Blue Creek, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.
Availability of select dietary accommodations in Blue Creek independent living
Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Blue Creek partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
33.3%
20.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
19%
33.5%
No sugar
No sugar
19%
30.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33.3%
32.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Blue Creek independent living
Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Blue Creek communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
33.3%
35.7%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
61.9%
42.7%
Room service
Room service
38.1%
36.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.3%
17%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Blue Creek independent living
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Blue Creek offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
57.1%
44.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
23.8%
27.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
33.3%
32.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
61.9%
47.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
66.7%
48.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
66.7%
53.5%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
57.1%
42.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
47.6%
37.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
47.6%
40.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
61.9%
46.5%
Live performances
Live performances
66.7%
46.2%
Dances
Dances
33.3%
31.9%
Fitness center
Fitness center
42.9%
39.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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45.7%
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Danberry at Inverness, Gardens of Pelham and Monark Grove Greystone are the top-rated independent living facilities near Blue Creek, Alabama. See full list of communities.
There are 24 independent living facilities near Blue Creek, Alabama. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Blue Creek, Alabama are Danberry at Inverness, Gardens of Pelham and Monark Grove Greystone. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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