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The cost of independent living in Goldenrod is about $4,291 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 70 options. Read 1134 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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5.7
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28 reviews
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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
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.
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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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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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.
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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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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 Lodge At Lutheran Haven
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 The Bridge at Orlando DUP
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My dad is doing so much better ever since I moved him to The Bridge. He is eating nutritional meals and taking his medicine twice a day. I am a nurse by trade so I looked for certain things when...
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.
TraditionSince 2001, when The Bridge at Orlando first opened its doors, we have thrived on the notion of community, the strength of neighborhood, the comfort and warmth of extended family, and the hospitality befitting good friends.  Both our residents and associates embrace and reinforce...
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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.
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: 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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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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They really know how to treat people with Alzheimer's here. I like the guy who runs the place, he keeps me updated. They aren't as fancy as some of the other places, but it's clean, and the staff is...
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 Knight's Landing
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.
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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The senior Hillcrest Hampton Apartments, in my opinion, is one of the best places to live. It is walking distance from restaurants, clothes stores, banks and the diverse groceries in the area makes...
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.
Photo of Grace Manor Retirement 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.
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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: 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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33 Floor plans available
6.0
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45 reviews
6.0
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45 reviews
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They recently put staff in turquoise shirts, so it is easy to ask someone. Housekeeping washes my clothes and sheets once a week. Change my bed weekly. Food is good, not necessarily my choice. I would...
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.
Ansley Court and Cottage of Oviedo consists of two assisted living communities and one memory care residence nestled on a beautiful campus setting. Each community is the ideal size offering an intimate atmosphere yet is full of vibrant activity. Because each of the three communities is smaller in...
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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 Goldenrod, FL

The average cost of senior living in Goldenrod is $4,291 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lake Buena Vista, FL with an average of $4,097 per month.

Independent living costs in Goldenrod, FL, vs. nearby cities

Goldenrod, FL
$4,291/mo

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

Goldenrod, FL
$4,291/mo
$4,198/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

Independent living costs in Goldenrod, FL, vs. other senior living options

$4,737/mo
Independent Living
$4,291/mo

Independent living costs in Goldenrod, FL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,938/mo
Studio
$4,687/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,955/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,947/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,251/mo

Senior living costs in Goldenrod 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: Goldenrod, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGoldenrod, FLFloridaU.S.
Independent Living$4,291/mo$4,198/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$4,263/mo$4,083/mo$4,703/mo
Memory Care$4,737/mo$4,530/mo$4,954/mo
Independent Living
Goldenrod, FL:$4,291/mo
Florida:$4,198/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Goldenrod, FL:$4,263/mo
Florida:$4,083/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Memory Care
Goldenrod, FL:$4,737/mo
Florida:$4,530/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
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Independent living costs in Goldenrod, FL, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Goldenrod 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
Goldenrod, FL$3,413/mo$3,282/mo+4.0%
Florida$3,401/mo$3,305/mo+2.9%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Goldenrod, FL
2024 average cost:$3,413/mo
2023 average cost:$3,282/mo
Percent change:+4.0%
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 Goldenrod

Recent reviews for independent living in Goldenrod

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 serene setting. Many reviews mention the lovely surroundings of communities, including woods and wildlife, creating a peaceful and calming atmosphere for residents. At Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs, the greenery outside residents' windows adds to the overall sense of tranquility.
Wide range of activities for various interests. Reviews for several communities note the diverse selection of activities to meet the preferences of all residents. At Gentry Park, residents can participate in activities like singing, games, and social events, as well as outings to museums and parks.
Friendly and caring staff. Reviews consistently praise the kindness and dedication of staff members at various communities. At The Tremont, the friendly nature of the staff has led to lasting friendships between residents and their caregivers.
Personalized care and attention. Several residents express gratitude for the individualized care they receive at their community. At Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs, staff members go above and beyond to accommodate each resident's unique needs and preferences.
Delicious and varied meals. Throughout reviews, residents mention the high quality of the food and the flexibility to accommodate various dietary restrictions. At The Savoy, the chef ensures residents look forward to every meal and offers food that caters to individual tastes.
Engaging social environment. Communities foster a strong sense of community and friendship among residents. At Gentry Park, residents enjoy daily activities and interactions with neighbors, helping to make the transition to independent living easier.
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Goldenrod independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Goldenrod independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Goldenrod, 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 Goldenrod 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 Goldenrod partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Goldenrod, FLNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
32.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
47.5%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
36.1%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
39.3%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
19.7%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Goldenrod 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 Goldenrod communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
37.7%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
45.9%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
36.1%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Goldenrod 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 Goldenrod offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Goldenrod, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
49.2%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
42.6%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
31.1%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.5%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52.5%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
57.4%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
49.2%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
42.6%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
44.3%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
54.1%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
50.8%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
36.1%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
26.2%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
52.5%
46.4%
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Allegro Winter Park, Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs and The Addison of Oviedo are the top-rated independent living facilities near Goldenrod, Florida. See full list of communities.
There are 70 independent living facilities near Goldenrod, Florida. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Goldenrod, Florida are The Addison of Narcoossee, Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs and Windsor at Celebration. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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