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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Windemere, AZ

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The cost of independent living in Windemere is about $3,948 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 134 options. Read 2116 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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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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The Maravilla is a lovely place and they have plenty to keep the residents busy. The rooms are spacious and well kept. Their only problem in Memory care where my Mom resides seems to be keeping enough...
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.
Photo of Agave Care Home Of Scottsdale
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 Desert Haven Home Care
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 Meadowbrook Assisted Living
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: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
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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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.
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.
A great place to call home! At ALC, we honor the commitments we make to our residents and their families. Our goal is to enhance our resident’s quality of life by providing a warm, caring environment that fosters independence, dignity and choice of each resident. Our residents are often seen...
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We toured Bella's Care Home along with 3 others when searching for a place to house my mother. Bella herself met with us and asked us more questions that we had for her. Her staff there were pleasant and...
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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Dad is here currently and things have been good. Everyone seems pretty nice and he gets along well with the other residents. The staff seems to be able to answer any questions that I have and they take good...
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.
Photo of Hillside Senior Living
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.
Photo of Mesa Silvercrest
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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.
Advanced Care Homes, a professional Residential Care Home organizations, is pleased to offer Bethany Gardens Assisted Living as our flag ship location in the the Central Corridor of Phoenix, not far from Arcadia or Scottsdale. We could write a book about what sets our Homes apart from the...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Everything is going well for my husband and I here at this community. It is a good looking community. The staff have kind and helpful. There are many activities for us to choose from. The food is nice, we...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Ask someone to name five really fun things and retirement community will almost certainly not be on the list. Which got us to thinking. Why shouldn't a retirement community be fun? With no pesky job to get in the way, retired folks have the time to pursue anything their hearts desire. That sounds...
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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.
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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.
Photo of Memory Care Assisted Living At Friendship Village Tempe
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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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.

Cost of independent living in Windemere, AZ

The average cost of senior living in Windemere is $3,948 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wet Camp Village, AZ with an average of $3,441 per month.

Independent living costs in Windemere, AZ, vs. nearby cities

Windemere, AZ
$3,949/mo
$3,940/mo

Independent living costs in Windemere, AZ, vs. state and national averages

Windemere, AZ
$3,949/mo
$3,921/mo
U.S. national average
$4,161/mo

Independent living costs in Windemere, AZ, vs. other senior living options

$4,672/mo
Independent Living
$3,949/mo

Independent living costs in Windemere, AZ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,456/mo
Studio
$4,859/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,433/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,047/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,712/mo

Senior living costs in Windemere 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: Windemere, AZ
Column state: Arizona
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWindemere, AZArizonaU.S.
Independent Living$3,949/mo$3,921/mo$4,161/mo
Assisted Living$3,767/mo$3,915/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$4,672/mo$4,630/mo$4,955/mo
Independent Living
Windemere, AZ:$3,949/mo
Arizona:$3,921/mo
U.S.:$4,161/mo
Assisted Living
Windemere, AZ:$3,767/mo
Arizona:$3,915/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Windemere, AZ:$4,672/mo
Arizona:$4,630/mo
U.S.:$4,955/mo
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Independent living costs in Windemere, AZ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Windemere 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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Independent living cost trends in Windemere, AZ

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Windemere 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 median 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
Windemere, AZ$2,702/mo$2,853/mo-5.3%
Arizona$2,813/mo$2,814/mo-0.0%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Windemere, AZ
2024 average cost:$2,702/mo
2023 average cost:$2,853/mo
Percent change:-5.3%
Arizona
2024 average cost:$2,813/mo
2023 average cost:$2,814/mo
Percent change:-0.0%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Windemere

Recent reviews for independent living in Windemere

Robson Reserve at Sun Lakes

5.0
Their meals were outstanding! We love love love The Renaissance! Unfortunately my mother-in-law couldn't get along with her neighbor so it was her problem, not the communities, but we decided to move her out. We're still sad that it didn't work out.

Albany Apartments in Mesa, AZ

5.0
We picked this community, for two main reasons: Price, and W/D in individual units. Definitely worth a look! Management and maintenance are responsive and helpful. I would recommend to other families.

Sagewood Desert Willow AL and MC in Phoenix, AZ

4.9
Everyone that we worked with at Sagewood Desert Willow was extremely friendly and engaged. We were assigned a move in coordinator who helped facilitate everything and provided the information we needed to move in. My loved one loves her housekeeper and the place is always very clean when we go ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming staff and residents. Numerous reviews highlight the friendly and inviting atmosphere at various communities, with many residents expressing appreciation for the kindness and care provided by both staff and fellow residents. For instance, at Fellowship Square Historic Mesa, reviewers mention the open-armed welcome ...
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Engaging and diverse activities. Residents enjoy a wide range of activities designed to encourage socialization and personal growth. At McDowell Village, the community offers a full schedule of activities, including fitness classes, educational workshops, and outings. Similarly, at Revel McDowell Mountain, residents partici ...
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Thoughtfully designed apartments and facilities. Some reviews emphasize the importance of well-designed living spaces in creating a comfortable and enjoyable senior living experience. For example, at Madison Meadows, a reviewer comments on the 'beautiful' facilities and the convenience of the single-story building, while at Tuscany at McCor ...
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Supportive and efficient staff. Reviews emphasize the importance of helpful, responsive staff in ensuring a positive living experience. For instance, at Atria Park of Sierra Pointe, a daughter comments on the 'dignity' and 'care' her mother received from the staff, while at Revel McDowell Mountain, residents praise the sta ...
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Delicious and varied meal options. Numerous reviews mention the quality of the food as a significant factor in their overall satisfaction with the community. For example, at Fellowship Square Historic Mesa, a resident expresses satisfaction with the 'tasty' food, while at Revel McDowell Mountain, a visitor notes the 'over the ...
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Beautiful and well-maintained grounds. Residents enjoy spending time in well-maintained outdoor spaces, which contribute to the overall sense of community and quality of life. For instance, at McDowell Village, residents take part in activities in the garden, while at The Springs of Scottsdale, the facility is praised for its 'cl ...
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Windemere independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Windemere independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Windemere, 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 Windemere 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 Windemere 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
13.7%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
36.3%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
35.3%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
37.3%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
16.7%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Windemere 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 Windemere communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
32.4%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
33.3%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
34.3%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.6%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Windemere 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 Windemere offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
36.3%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.5%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.5%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
41.2%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
45.1%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
45.1%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
33.3%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
31.4%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
32.4%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
39.2%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
42.2%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
24.5%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
27.5%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40.2%
46.4%
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