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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Golden Glades, FL

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The cost of independent living in Golden Glades is about $4,024 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 113 options. Read 558 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 Renaissance Gardens
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 Eden Gardens A.L.F.
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 North Miami Retirement 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 Livewell At Grand Court Lakes
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4 star
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My grandmother has been there now for almost 6 months, and she is getting used to it. I think that the place is very nice. The staff all seem very friendly and helpful. She has a nice room and she raves...
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.
Grand Court Lakes has views of Star Lake which provides a tranquil enviornment for our residents. It is located in a quiet residential neighborhood within walking distance to shopping and bus routes.
Photo of Williamsburg Retirement Home
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.
Photo of Sharon's Senior Services Inc
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 Miami Beach Marian Tower Inc
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.
Photo of Upside Aventura
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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...
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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 International at Aventura
66 Photos available
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.
The International at Aventura offers exceptional, personalized independent living, assisted living, and memory care lifestyles, in a brand-new community that feels like an oasis, perched in the heart of a vibrant, cosmopolitan locale. For pricing and floor plans visit our website... also... you...
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Photo of Chery's Tlc Retirement
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.
Photo of Coral Sand
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 Palm Manor INC
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, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Charity Care
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My grandmother is getting excellent care in this community. We really like the caring staff members. The community is very clean and a nice atmosphere. She seems to be please with the meals and variety. 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.
Charity Care is located in the beautiful state of New Jersey. This trusted facility is also associated with the well-known St. Joseph Healthcare centers abroad. This nationally recognized senior living center offers an experience like no other. We have 24/7 experienced medical care for medication...
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Photo of Villa Rosa IV Inc
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.
Photo of Professional Home Care III
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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.
Professional Home Care III is an senior citizen living facility located in Hialeah, FL. We offer a full service assisted living facility that will offer exactly what your love one needs. We offer a well trained and compassionate staff that is available twenty-four hours a day and seven days a...
Photo of Palmetto Trailer Park
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.
Photo of Care and Love Retirement Home
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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.
At the Care and Love Retirement Home, we pride ourselves on the services we provide to our elderly residents. If you are thinking about moving in to an assisted living facility, this place should be at the top of your list. There are many people who may not know what they can expect when they...
Photo of Villa Maria Living Solutions
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 Brownsville Transit Village
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.
Brownsville Transit Village is an affordable, independent apartment community for seniors 55 and older that defines the standard of senior living in the Miami area. Brownsville Transit Village combines the conveniences of affordable independent living with the advantages of a rental community. We...
Photo of Pavilion Gardens
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 Courtyard Manor
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Azalea Gardens
5 star
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4 star
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3 star
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2 star
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1 star
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This is certainly a pleasant place to be. There's good landscaping, it's not overwhelming, and the staff is very willing to help answer questions.
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.
Azalea Gardens gardens is a beautiful assisted living facility in Hollywood, Florida. We take pride in knowing that we provide the best environment for our retired seniors to spend their days happy and healthy. Our facility is less like a nursing home, and more like a resort! We provide an...
Photo of Superior Living of Hialeah Inc.
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.

Cost of independent living in Golden Glades, FL

The average cost of senior living in Golden Glades is $4,024 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Aventura, FL with an average of $3,907 per month.

Independent living costs in Golden Glades, FL, vs. nearby cities

Golden Glades, FL
$4,024/mo

Independent living costs in Golden Glades, FL, vs. state and national averages

Golden Glades, FL
$4,024/mo
$4,993/mo
U.S. national average
$4,203/mo

Independent living costs in Golden Glades, FL, vs. other senior living options

$4,264/mo
Independent Living
$4,024/mo

Independent living costs in Golden Glades, FL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,446/mo
Studio
$5,222/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,199/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,136/mo

Senior living costs in Golden Glades 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: Golden Glades, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGolden Glades, FLFloridaU.S.
Independent Living$4,024/mo$4,993/mo$4,203/mo
Assisted Living$3,278/mo$4,639/mo$4,740/mo
Memory Care$4,264/mo$5,341/mo$5,004/mo
Independent Living
Golden Glades, FL:$4,024/mo
Florida:$4,993/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
Assisted Living
Golden Glades, FL:$3,278/mo
Florida:$4,639/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Memory Care
Golden Glades, FL:$4,264/mo
Florida:$5,341/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
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Independent living costs in Golden Glades, FL, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Golden Glades 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
Golden Glades, FL$3,522/mo$3,331/mo+5.7%
Florida$3,098/mo$2,828/mo+9.5%
National$3,044/mo$2,857/mo+6.5%
Golden Glades, FL
2024 average cost:$3,522/mo
2023 average cost:$3,331/mo
Percent change:+5.7%
Florida
2024 average cost:$3,098/mo
2023 average cost:$2,828/mo
Percent change:+9.5%
National
2024 average cost:$3,044/mo
2023 average cost:$2,857/mo
Percent change:+6.5%
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What families are saying about independent living in Golden Glades

Recent reviews for independent living in Golden Glades

Courtyard Plaza ALF in North Miami, FL

5.0
We have had no complaints at all. They always send me pictures of her doing activities and they say she is very active. The staff are very good communication, they are always updating me and sending pictures of different things. I would recommend Courtyard Plaza and already have.

The Palace at Coral Gables

5.0
The Palace in Coral Gables is an excellent place to live. My mother has been there for five years. She just celebrated her 100th birthday and the Palace gave her a party that was the “best night of her life”. [Name removed], [name removed], [name removed] made all the arrangements to ensure it ...
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Colonial at Fort Lauderdale in Lauderhill, FL

5.0
We chose this facility because i felt it was a homey place, it did not feel cold and institutionalized. My favorite part about this facility is the people there. The workers are very outgoing and will help in anyway they can. My mom has no complaints about the food, I have never eaten there ...
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Golden Glades independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Golden Glades independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Golden Glades, 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 Golden Glades 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 Golden Glades partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Golden Glades, FLNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
22.1%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
22.1%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
18.6%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4.7%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Golden Glades 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 Golden Glades communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Golden Glades, FLNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.4%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
19.8%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
14%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.3%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Golden Glades 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 Golden Glades offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Golden Glades, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
23.3%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
16.3%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
19.8%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
19.8%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
26.7%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
31.4%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
22.1%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.3%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
26.7%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
25.6%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
23.3%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
17.4%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
26.7%
46.4%
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The Peninsula Assisted Living and Memory Care, Presidential Place and The Terraces at Hollywood are the top-rated independent living facilities near Golden Glades, Florida. See full list of communities.
There are 113 independent living facilities near Golden Glades, Florida. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Golden Glades, Florida are Williamsburg Landing, Independence Hall Senior Living and The Peninsula Assisted Living and Memory Care. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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