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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Grass Valley, CA

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The cost of independent living in Grass Valley is about $4,482 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 145 options.

Read 3204 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. You may also consider nearby communities such as Auburn, Nevada City and Lake of the Pines.

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Photo of Carlton Senior Living Orangevale
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There is a nice culture of caring, despite high turnover of staff at Carlton Senior Living in Orangevale. I trust the staff. They aren't perfect, but their do their best pretty consistently.
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.
Carlton Senior Living OrangevaleCarlton Senior Living Orangevale is located in the heart of Orangevale on seven beautifully landscaped acres featuring mature shade trees, walking paths, welcoming sitting areas, and inviting courtyards. With convenient access to nearby shopping, dining,...
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Positive: The campus itself is well maintained and feels relaxing and safe. The staff are very friendly and helpful. They're trying out a pilot program (6 apts only) for $1695 + $150 utility fee. You get no...
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.
Gold Country Senior Living offers Independent Living accommodations designed for seniors seeking a maintenance-free lifestyle. The community provides a welcoming environment with comfortable, pet-friendly apartments and a range of amenities to support an active and engaging lifestyle. Residents...
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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.
Splendor Oaks Senior Living at Park Lake is located in the Folsom neighborhood.  The newly constructed home was built with assisting living in mind.  Each room has its own bathroom.  It is also equipped with its own Heating AC split system for the resident's room temperature. ...
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Other thing when we move the folks onto PCL they really needed to between of elderly people innovative before exciting them into there facility. Are elderly parents were asked to leave after they felt...
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.
When you retire, a world of choices opens up. How will you spend your time? Where will you live? What will keep you healthy? At Prairie City Landing, located in Folsom, we know the answers to these questions are as varied as our residents. That’s why we’ve created a senior apartment community...
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Mom had been in a Nursing Home in Paradise CA after having a heart attack in July. With dementia present, we had been looking for an Assisted Living residence for her- one that had Memory Care on site in...
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.
Located in a gated campus, Fair Oaks Estates can provide senior living at the highest level. Located in Carmichael, CA this is a small facility that can provide assisted living, and dementia care for their residents. Dementia can be hard for many families to manage at some point. For the...
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Aegis was the only assisted living facility that would take my dad after his massive stroke. Due to my dad's many health issues Aegis continued to step up to meet his needs. The staff is wonderful,...
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.
Aegis of Carmichael, situated in a quiet residential neighborhood has 48 assisted living apartments providing a mix of one bedroom and spacious studios with 29 apartments dedicated to residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. Innovative programs, excellent staffing ratios,...
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It has been a difficult time during COVID, but overall we have had a positive experience. The community itself seems to be fairly clean. It is not cheap but it seems worth wile. The activities are very...
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.
Eskaton Villages offer a continuum of lifestyle options on one campus. Independent living with services is offered exclusively through membership. Assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing care and short-term stays are available to the greater community. Village residents...
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All is well and has been wonderful for my mother-in-law. She is in the memory care and the community is across the street from us. It is an extremely clean and neat community. The staff are providing...
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.
Here at Summerset Senior Living, we provide an elegant, senior living community with many amenities, but most importantly, we provide quality care for a quality-of-life. Summerset Rancho Cordova offers: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care. Rent price includes: 3 meals per day,...
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At Emerson Place Apartments the staff is very friendly. The grounds are well maintained. I've only been here a month but so far so good.
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.
This small 40 unit complex has been family built and managed since 1987! Gorgeous grounds complete with an outdoor heated spa and a lap pool located by the clubhouse, where there is always hot coffee and neighbors to chat with! Designed for active seniors, the apartments each have their own...
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I try to keep on top of things but its but hard since COVID. The communication is good and they send emails with updates but there has been some miscommunication in the front office. The caregivers are...
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.
Voralto Living at Sacramento is a single-story community offering shared studios, large studios, and one-bedroom apartments. This quaint property boasts two interior courtyards for residents to get fresh air, relax, or read a book. Some of the units have direct access to the courtyards making the...
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We have found that Atria Paradise, CA was the best place for mother compared to the other facilities in the area. She stayed there 10 months. She became more social as time went on. We were glad that she...
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.
Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains lies Atria Paradise, an independent and assisted living community for active older adults in historic Butte County. As part of the Chico metropolitan area, Atria is located near restaurants, medical centers, shops, museums, places of worship...
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So far it's going pretty good. It appears to be very clean to me but, I hear complaints they don't do as well in the personal spaces. The staff is very friendly, but there was one interaction one time with...
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.
Carlton Crown Plaza is Sacramento’s premier enhanced Assisted living community taking traditional assisted living to the next level. Crown Plaza’s smaller boutique-like setting offers our residents the comforts of home, with specialized care in an intimate and personal setting. Our team of...
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Finding the right place to help with a parent is a daunting and emotional task. My wife and I found ourselves in a tough spot with an aging parent and solicited several assisted living facilities in the Yuma...
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 place is beautiful and the service is excellent. My mom loves the food! She participates in some activities and has made a lot of friends.
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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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Staff works very well with family. Have no rules with family on visits or bringing in patients favorite food to share meals with family. If allowed ,may also check patient out for short visits. There are...
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.
Sunshine Manor is a charming assisted living residence located in the heart of El Dorado County.  Our 14-bed country home  has recently undergone numerous upgrades and improvements.  We graciously provide services for both ambulatory and non-ambulatory residents in either...
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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.
Photo of Sierra View Manor
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
Care types provided by this community
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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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.
Experience a higher quality lifestyle in a brand new, all-inclusive, 55+ community centered around active adults expecting more out of life. As a marquee destination for active senior living in Auburn, CA, Hearthstone Lodge Senior Residences welcomes you with opulent amenities, spacious floor...
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I am very impressed with Oakwood Village.they are very helpful and I believe they care very much in helping the people that are living there. They have been very helpful to me in giving me information ...
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, 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, 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.
Summerset Senior Living Lincoln Adaptive Care and Memory Care is committed to providing top-quality care in a warm, welcoming environment. Our community offers a range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each resident, ensuring everyone can enjoy a fulfilling and comfortable lifestyle.
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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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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 Grass Valley, CA

The average cost of senior living in Grass Valley is $4,482 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Beale AFB, CA with an average of $3,623 per month.

Independent living costs in Grass Valley, CA, vs. state and national averages

Grass Valley, CA
$4,482/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Grass Valley, CA, vs. other senior living options

$6,729/mo
Independent Living
$4,482/mo

Independent living costs in Grass Valley, CA, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,020/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,956/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,213/mo

Senior living costs in Grass Valley 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: Grass Valley, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGrass Valley, CACaliforniaU.S.
Independent Living$4,482/mo$4,174/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,893/mo$6,206/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,729/mo$7,329/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Grass Valley, CA:$4,482/mo
California:$4,174/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Grass Valley, CA:$5,893/mo
California:$6,206/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Grass Valley, CA:$6,729/mo
California:$7,329/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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What families are saying about independent living in Grass Valley

Recent reviews for independent living in Grass Valley

WellQuest of Granite Bay

4.2
The newness of the facility really stood out to us along with the variety of unit sizes they had available and the meal service.

Vintage Square at Westpark in Roseville, CA

4.0
My community is nice and quiet and I have met a lot of nice people. I am on my own and my apartment is approximately 600 sq feet with a good kitchen and dishwasher. They have an elevator available. They have a monthly calendar with activities and outings listed. There is going to be a luau this ...
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Eskaton Gold River

4.5
My parents were very comfortable there and well taken care of. It was a temporary arrangement, but the staff went over and above to get them in and settled. Thank you!! My mom has Crone's Disease and has a very restrictive diet of gluten free and certain other food additives give her issues. ...
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Grass Valley independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Grass Valley independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Grass Valley, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
26.9%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
48.3%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
41.4%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
53.1%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Grass Valley, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
46.9%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
50.3%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
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38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Grass Valley, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
52.4%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.5%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
38.6%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
55.2%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
60%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
60.7%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51.7%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
50.3%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
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43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
55.2%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
57.2%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
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34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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