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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Mead Valley, CA

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The cost of independent living in Mead Valley is about $3,596 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 460 options.

Read 12558 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 Redlands, Riverside and Murrieta.

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Photo of Acacia Villa Apartments
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.
Photo of Azulon at Mesa Verde
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.
Photo of Newport Senior Village
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.
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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.
Jacaranda Apartments, for Adults 55+, is located in the Sunny Hills Area of Fullerton, CA. We offer sophistication and style to active adults with a passion for living the good life. A unique combination of natural beauty and luxury, it's the perfect place to enjoy the lifestyle you so richly...
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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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 Heritage Oaks Senior Apartments
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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The caregivers are on top of things and my dad is getting good care. The food is good and they offer different choices. They have a piano room, television room and other activities available. They keep the...
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.
Whitten Heights Assisted Living and Memory care is family owned and operated. Our community is nestled in La Habra with access to nearby shopping. We have been in business for over 30 years. We currently provided Independent, Assisted and Heritage Living. Our Heritage living program is for those...
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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.
This property has been designated for Seniors Only by the City of Anaheim Housing Authority.Quiet 11 unit complex, Apartments located on 2nd floor. Complex has elevator access in addition to the stairs.Near Lincoln and Brookhurst and Shopping and Bus Lines. Great freeway access. Entry off of...
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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.
Luxury at it's best....(Brookhurst Royale) is truly resort style living. With it's fine furnishings, custom window treatments and carpeting throughout the community. Extremely spacious floor plans include a galley style kitchen with dining area, fully appointed living room, private bath, and...
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Photo of Heritage Park Senior Apartments
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.
Our residents enjoy the opportunity to create the lifestyle they desire. If you are looking for a community to call "home"where you can make good friends, have fun, keep active, relax and enjoy life, then Heritage Park is the right community for you!! Please contact s today, we will be happy to...
Photo of Fullerton Hills Apartments
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.
Photo of David Angelee and Meril Group
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 Fullerton Villa
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, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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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To me, they were very reliable. They kept communication going between myself and what was going on with my loved one. I would recommend it. It was difficult to move in during quarantine, but during 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.
Retirement Living-A true retirement center empowers you to retire from some of the daily chores of laundry, cooking and cleaning so you can truly relax and spend your time however you choose. Assisted Living-Many of us need a hand with everyday activities as we get older. We want you to be safe...
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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 Sunrise Senior Residential Care
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.
Photo of Gaillard Manor
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.
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 New Horizon Lodge
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 Dorado Senior Apartments
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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.
Anyone looking to live out their retirement years in a welcoming and friendly community should consider the Dorado Senior Apartments located in charming Buena Park, Orange County, CA. Life does not get much better then life in this wonderful town, with so much to do seniors 55 and older and their...
Provides: Assisted 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.
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 Trask Apartments
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 Mead Valley, CA

The average cost of senior living in Mead Valley is $3,596 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include March ARB, CA with an average of $3,596 per month.

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

Mead Valley, CA
$3,596/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

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

$6,302/mo
Independent Living
$3,596/mo

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

Semi-Private
$2,880/mo
Studio
$3,683/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,453/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,592/mo

Senior living costs in Mead 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: Mead Valley, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMead Valley, CACaliforniaU.S.
Independent Living$3,596/mo$4,174/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,609/mo$6,206/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,302/mo$7,329/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Mead Valley, CA:$3,596/mo
California:$4,174/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Mead Valley, CA:$5,609/mo
California:$6,206/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Mead Valley, CA:$6,302/mo
California:$7,329/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Mead Valley, CA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Mead Valley 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 Mead Valley, CA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Mead Valley 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
Mead Valley, CA$3,549/mo$3,458/mo+2.6%
California$3,916/mo$3,864/mo+1.4%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Mead Valley, CA
2024 average cost:$3,549/mo
2023 average cost:$3,458/mo
Percent change:+2.6%
California
2024 average cost:$3,916/mo
2023 average cost:$3,864/mo
Percent change:+1.4%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Mead Valley

Recent reviews for independent living in Mead Valley

Bayshire Carlsbad

5.0
they are very interactive with the residence, responsive, and also very friendly and kind The rooms sizes feel a little small, My dad is happy with the food and it looks good. I would recommend this facility to others.

Santianna in Carlsbad, CA

4.4
Overall, my parents are loving living in Santianna. The staff is fantastic. Everyone in the community appears to be friendly and nice. The food has been an ongoing issue. While everything else about living at Santianna has been positive, the meals have been an ongoing negative. While there ...
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Atria San Juan in San Juan Capistrano, CA

5.0
My Dad moved into Atria San Juan. The past year he has declined dramatically. Basically not doing anything at home. We moved him into a Studio. His life is back. He is out everyday. Sitting outside watching the golfers next door. Always sitting with other residents. Eating good meals. He lives ...
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Mead Valley independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Mead Valley independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Mead 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 Mead 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 Mead Valley partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Mead Valley, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
27.6%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
42.8%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
40%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
43%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
20.2%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Mead 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 Mead Valley communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Mead Valley, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
37.2%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
41.1%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
40.4%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
23.3%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Mead 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 Mead Valley offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
45.2%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
32%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
31.3%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
48.9%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
53.3%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
38.9%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
35.4%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
39.8%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.6%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
44.6%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
29.6%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
28.7%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45%
47.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Villas At San Bernardino, Atria Golden Creek and Sunny Rose Senior Living are the top-rated independent living facilities near Mead Valley, California. See full list of communities.
There are 460 independent living facilities near Mead Valley, California. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Mead Valley, California are Villas At San Bernardino, Atria Golden Creek and Sunny Rose Senior Living. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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