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The cost of independent living in Fern Park is about $4,238 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 82 options. Read 1335 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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Photo of Alabama Oaks of Winter Park
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They have done good with activities with social distancing and entertainment. The neighborhood is amazing and the grounds are really nice, and the value for this is amazing compared to other...
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.
Alabama Oaks offers a senior living experience that delivers the highest standards of care in an environment that offers community and welcomes you home. We are nestled into the beautiful streets of Winter Park, just a few blocks away from our sister facilities, Palmer Oaks Assisted Living and...
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What we like about Wayman Place is the friendly staff who work there, but their communication could be better and some Dr visits feel rushed. However, we would recommend this community to other families...
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.
At Wayman Place, we provide high quality, compassionate assisted living options in a lively community. We develop individual care plans to meet the needs of each resident, and a full-time licensed nurse is available 24 hours a day to provide clinical oversight and coordination of care. We offer...
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When it's time to move a parent into an assisted-living facility, it can be tough to figure out which is the best fit. The Palms of Longwood helped create a smooth transition to my mom’s new home. 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.
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Green Tree Assisted Living Facility is a friendly place for our elders to live and have a wonderful experience! The staff is very friendly, knowledgeable, attentive, and really care about their residents! ...
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.
Green Tree ALF is an assisted living community located in the city of Orlando, Florida in the county of Brevard. Over half a dozen nearby lakes are all within walking distance of this assisted living community, offering excellent places for seniors to take long walks, enjoy a mid day picnic, or...
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This is a very nice and friendly place. The staff are friendly and always seem to be helpful with my loved one. They have activities like social gathering, art, outings for the residents to get out into the...
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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Oakmont Village of Lake Mary is an awesome place! Five out of five stars. they have a large staff which is continuously taking care of my mother.
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.
The Cordova at Oakmonte Village is a luxury assisted living community located in Lake Mary, Florida, in Seminole County. Placed in a beautiful, 25-acre setting, the Cordova apartments are customized to meet the needs of residents who need memory care, and the property is secured to protect the...
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This is a more upscale and more independent living. The meals were lovely and the residents looked like they need a little bit of assistance. The price was very good for my parents.
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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This is a really great place. They have plenty of activities, there is something going on pretty much every day. It's a really, really impressive facility. The food is fantastic. They are a really good...
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.
Grand Palms Assisted Living and Memory Community provides a unique model in senior housing to help ensure personalized care, dignity, socialization and privacy.Grand Palms is designed to meet the needs of our residents. A peaceful, intimate homelike design that fosters a comfortable, safe and...
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My family and I are new to the whole assisted living thing. Up until recently I never thought my husband and I would be where we are in life. I was very hesitant about placing my husband in a memory care...
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.
Memory Lane Cottage is a state of the art assisted living facility for persons with Alzheimer and dementia related disease. It is designed as a luxury estate home with 20 private bedrooms (suites) with 20 full bathrooms, surrounding a community core that is typical in the resident's prior home,...
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Everyone, both residents & staff, are very friendly & helpful.
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.
Orlando Lutheran Towers, a CCRC offers a wide range of senior living options within downtown Orlando, Florida. You can live in the center of it all without giving up your quality of life. Residents can choose from a variety of spacious apartments and can enjoy the many common areas. Apartments...
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The communication was fantastic and informative and helpful. There is definitely a sense of community with the residents and staff, they even have a resident president like a little council
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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Photo of Uptown Maitland
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
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
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.
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, 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.
The Mayflower Retirement Community is a CCRC community located in charming Winter Park, Florida, the home of Rollins College and the nationally acclaimed Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival. Considered one of the nation’s most desirable addresses, the city is a treasure trove of history, culture,...
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Excellent Management! Very clean!
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: 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 The Ridge at Holstein Senior Living
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.
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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.
Aiden Springs is nestled deep in the green landscape between multiple lakes in Winter Park, Florida. Warm sunshine and sand make a beautiful backdrop as the light gleams off the surrounding lakes. Healthy air and a temperate climate help make it an ideal location for leisurely walks or chatting...
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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.
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
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: 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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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.
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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.
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...

Cost of independent living in Fern Park, FL

The average cost of senior living in Fern Park is $4,238 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Oakland, FL with an average of $4,113 per month.

Independent living costs in Fern Park, FL, vs. nearby cities

Fern Park, FL
$4,238/mo
$4,249/mo

Independent living costs in Fern Park, FL, vs. state and national averages

Fern Park, FL
$4,238/mo
$4,198/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

Independent living costs in Fern Park, FL, vs. other senior living options

$4,670/mo
Independent Living
$4,238/mo

Independent living costs in Fern Park, FL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,773/mo
Studio
$4,583/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,075/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,872/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,500/mo

Senior living costs in Fern Park 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: Fern Park, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeFern Park, FLFloridaU.S.
Independent Living$4,238/mo$4,198/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$4,226/mo$4,083/mo$4,703/mo
Memory Care$4,670/mo$4,530/mo$4,954/mo
Independent Living
Fern Park, FL:$4,238/mo
Florida:$4,198/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Fern Park, FL:$4,226/mo
Florida:$4,083/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Memory Care
Fern Park, FL:$4,670/mo
Florida:$4,530/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
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Independent living costs in Fern Park, FL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Fern Park 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 Fern Park, FL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Fern Park 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
Fern Park, FL$3,254/mo$3,290/mo-1.1%
Florida$3,401/mo$3,305/mo+2.9%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Fern Park, FL
2024 average cost:$3,254/mo
2023 average cost:$3,290/mo
Percent change:-1.1%
Florida
2024 average cost:$3,401/mo
2023 average cost:$3,305/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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 Fern Park

Recent reviews for independent living in Fern Park

Grand Living Park at Lake Mary

5.0
Excellent facility. Wonderful staff. Amazing experience. My step father moved in within 2 weeks and has received top care ever since! We are so lucky to have found such an amazing place. Thank you "Aplaceformom" for helping us locate this facility.

Encore at Avalon Park in Orlando, FL

5.0
Living in Puerto Rico, it was important to me and my siblings to find a place that would provide the best care for my mother. Having her live at Encore has provided me with peace of mind while living overseas that mom is well-taken care.

Overture Dr. Phillips 55+ Apartment Homes in Orlando, FL

4.9
The community is well run and safe, this is a healthy environment, and it's just like a family and we take care of each other. They have a heated pool for exercise and are trying to keep going with social distancing activities. I would recommend this community to others

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Beautiful and peaceful setting. Reviews from Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs and The Tremont highlight the attractive surroundings and tranquil atmosphere of their senior living communities. Residents enjoy the clean, well-maintained grounds and engaging in outdoor activities.
Friendly and helpful staff. Numerous reviews at Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs, The Tremont, and The Savoy express appreciation for the caring and attentive nature of their community's staff members. Residents feel supported and valued, with staff going above and beyond to ensure their happiness.
Varied activities catering to residents' interests. Reviews for Cascade Heights and The Tremont demonstrate the importance of engaging activities for senior living residents. Residents enjoy a wide range of planned events, from entertainment to educational opportunities, that cater to their unique interests.
Delicious and customized meals. According to reviews from The Savoy, Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs, and The Tremont, a high-quality dining experience is essential for senior living communities. Chefs accommodate dietary restrictions and individual preferences, making mealtimes enjoyable and satisfying.
Spacious and comfortable living spaces. Several reviews at Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs, The Tremont, and The Savoy mention the comfort and ample space in their community's living quarters. Residents feel at home, with accommodations designed to meet their personal needs.
Thoughtfully designed safety features. Based on The Tremont and Village on the Green a CCRC reviews, emphasizes the importance of safety for seniors in a living community. Staff are responsive, and the facilities offer features that promote safety and independence for residents.
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Fern Park independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Fern Park independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Fern Park, 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 Fern Park 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 Fern Park 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
28.6%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
42.9%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
34.3%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
40%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
18.6%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Fern Park 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 Fern Park communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Fern Park, FLNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
35.7%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
42.9%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
34.3%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.1%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Fern Park 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 Fern Park offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Fern Park, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
47.1%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.1%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.6%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
45.7%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
57.1%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
47.1%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
40%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41.4%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51.4%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
48.6%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
34.3%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.7%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
50%
46.4%
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