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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Valley Ford, CA

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The cost of independent living in Valley Ford is about $4,604 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 191 options.

Read 2005 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 Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Healdsburg.

Valley Ford Independent Living Facilities | 2005 Reviews

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Photo of El Bethel Terrace
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
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 Mercy Terrace 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 Mayflower Hotel Apartment
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.
Photo of Eastern Park 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.
Photo of O'Farrell Towers
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 Belen's Residential Care Home
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.
Belen's Residential Care Home To speak with an advisor about this community call: (866) 344-4946 565 Grove St San Francisco, CA 94102 Assisted Living Independent Living About Belen's Residential Care Home Belen's Residential Care Home is an assisted living community in San Francisco, California....
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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.
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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.
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I have known many residents of Buena Vista Manor House as a volunteer. The care is excellent and the atmosphere is warm. As a bonus, the food is delicious. I highly recommend Buena Vista Manor House to...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Civic Center Hotel
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 Alexis 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.
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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.
Photo of San Lorenzo Ruiz Ctr
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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There is a senior center right across the street. The grounds are kept up beautifully.
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.
With views of an orchard and a hillside vineyard, Walnut Grove Apartment Homes offers a beautiful park like setting for seniors 55 and older having limited income. This housing program is not connected with Section 8, although applicants with Section 8 vouchers and certificates may apply. We have...
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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.
Photo of Mission Plaza 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.
Photo of Arden Wood
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.
Photo of Oregon Park 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.
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 Gladding Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care
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They are doing an excellent job. They are treating her very well. It's kept clean. The food is really good, and if they are cooking something she doesn't like they will get her what the alternative is. They...
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.
When a person ages, their wants and needs change. Sometimes poor health, or lack of immediate family, requires searching for a new place to live. We, at Villa-Del-Rey have excellent facilities, in all areas for our residents. As an assisted living facility, there is a choice of private or...
Photo of Martinez Hillside
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 Parkmerced
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: 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.
Quail Creek is a boutique style assisted living community of 40 one-bedroom apartments, located in Paradise Valley Estates, a private, gated continuing care retirement community. Our all-inclusive monthly fee makes expenses predictable and includes many services that others add as extras. We also...

Cost of independent living in Valley Ford, CA

The average cost of senior living in Valley Ford is $4,604 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Napa, CA with an average of $3,119 per month.

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

Valley Ford, CA
$4,604/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

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

$7,600/mo
Independent Living
$4,604/mo

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

Semi-Private
$3,702/mo
Studio
$3,617/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,023/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,414/mo

Senior living costs in Valley Ford 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: Valley Ford, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeValley Ford, CACaliforniaU.S.
Independent Living$4,604/mo$4,174/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$6,508/mo$6,206/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,600/mo$7,329/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Valley Ford, CA:$4,604/mo
California:$4,174/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Valley Ford, CA:$6,508/mo
California:$6,206/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Valley Ford, CA:$7,600/mo
California:$7,329/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Valley Ford, CA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Valley Ford 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
Valley Ford, CA$4,241/mo$4,110/mo+3.2%
California$3,916/mo$3,864/mo+1.4%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Valley Ford, CA
2024 average cost:$4,241/mo
2023 average cost:$4,110/mo
Percent change:+3.2%
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 Valley Ford

Recent reviews for independent living in Valley Ford

AlmaVia of San Rafael

5.0
Great facility that is meeting all my parents needs! Great for memory care. The staff is very friendly and helpful to get them adjusted

Sonoma Hills Retirement

5.0
They sought out my parents, and invited them to join all sorts of activities, and services they provide, such as van services, and setting up doctors' appointment. They actually knock on your door and invite you to things. My folks had a delay moving in, and they held the apartment, and ...
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Kokoro Assisted Living in San Francisco, CA

4.7
Unique assisted living center where 90% of the residents are Japanese or of Japanese descent. Kokoro provides both a Western and Japanese menu for each meal, as well as many Japanese cultural activities. The staff are caring and hard working, and many can speak Japanese. The location right ...
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Valley Ford independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Valley Ford independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Valley Ford, 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 Valley Ford 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 Valley Ford partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Valley Ford, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
18.8%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
31.9%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
30.9%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.1%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.6%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Valley Ford 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 Valley Ford communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Valley Ford, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
29.3%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
33%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
33%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.4%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Valley Ford 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 Valley Ford offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Valley Ford, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
34.6%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
22%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
35.1%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.6%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
42.9%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
31.4%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
27.7%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
31.9%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.6%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
35.1%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
22.5%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
24.1%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
34%
47.6%
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