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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Brier, MA

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The cost of independent living in Brier is about $3,539 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 150 options.

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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.
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.
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.
Reeds Landing Retirement Community is a member of the Loomis Communities, a not-for-profit organization which has served seniors for over 100 years. The only community in Western Massachusetts offering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care under one roof, Reeds Landing...
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.
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.
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.
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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.
As an integral part of the Hillside Village Keene Life Plan Retirement community, The Prospect-Woodward Health Center is a not-for-profit community, offering Assisted Living and Specialized Memory Care in Keene NH. Prospect-Woodward is made up of 43 attractive, newly built, private assisted...
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, 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.
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.
In 1884, Glenmeadow was the first organization in Western Massachusetts to provide a safe place for seniors to live out their retirement years with dignity. Today, we continue to redefine retirement living by providing whatever people need to live a worry-free retirement. We provide the...
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In one word, Geer Village has been simply great!
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.
Geer Village is a non-profit, community owned senior living facility which has accommodated seniors for over forty years. It is conveniently located in Canaan, CT in a facility which also hosts a community center, television station, and a YMCA. Our residents are able to enjoy day trips to...
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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.
For more than fifty years, the Levine family (local family) has worked to create a loving environment based on traditional values that recognizes the unique needs and preferences of each of our residents.  We are small (Bed N' Breakfast Style) 18 residents.  We serve a population of the...
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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I enjoyed my time at Bishop Broderick. Pleasant, friendly, caring staff. Nice apartment. Beautifully maintained grounds. Enjoyed the general atmosphere. Convenient set up and well built facility. Well...
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.
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: 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.
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 MeadowView at Clifton Park
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.
MeadowView at Clifton Park is a beautiful senior housing community located in Rexford, New York in Saratoga County. As a modern building with impeccable landscaping and ample outdoor patio space and walking trails, residents will love calling our location home. Even better, we're only a few...
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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 Schuyler Guest Home For Adults
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 Van Buren 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.
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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.
In 1868, Schenectady residents recognized the need for a caring environment for older women. To that end, an organization, known as the “Haven of Rest” was formed. The original location of the residence was on Green Street, in the heart of the Stockade area. In 1901, the name changed to the...
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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.
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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.

Cost of independent living in Brier, MA

The average cost of senior living in Brier is $3,539 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Springfield, MA with an average of $3,361 per month.

Independent living costs in Brier, MA, vs. state and national averages

Brier, MA
$3,539/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Brier, MA, vs. other senior living options

$9,576/mo
Independent Living
$3,539/mo

Independent living costs in Brier, MA, by floor plan type

Studio
$3,964/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,990/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,473/mo

Senior living costs in Brier 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: Brier, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBrier, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Independent Living$3,539/mo$4,372/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$6,567/mo$7,832/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$9,576/mo$9,730/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Brier, MA:$3,539/mo
Massachusetts:$4,372/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Brier, MA:$6,567/mo
Massachusetts:$7,832/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Brier, MA:$9,576/mo
Massachusetts:$9,730/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Brier, MA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Brier 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
Brier, MA$4,265/mo$4,174/mo+2.2%
Massachusetts$4,303/mo$3,924/mo+9.7%
National$3,338/mo$3,198/mo+4.4%
Brier, MA
2024 average cost:$4,265/mo
2023 average cost:$4,174/mo
Percent change:+2.2%
Massachusetts
2024 average cost:$4,303/mo
2023 average cost:$3,924/mo
Percent change:+9.7%
National
2024 average cost:$3,338/mo
2023 average cost:$3,198/mo
Percent change:+4.4%
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What families are saying about independent living in Brier

Recent reviews for independent living in Brier

Beechwood at Eddy Memorial in Troy, NY

4.8
I have been a Resident of Beechwood for over six years, but at this time of pandemic and destructive weather events I especially appreciate the "peace of mind" it allows me. Not having to worry about handling details of a healthy and safe environment is a blessing.

Promenade at University Place in Albany, NY

4.5
It's been great! The staff are wonderful. Everyone is helpful and compassionate. They were the only facility in the area that offers an ALP for if my Aunt's finances are such that she needs to such to Medicaid. Big plus and draw with that feature.

Peregrine Crossgate in Albany, NY

4.7
If you need something you can always find it. It is very clean, someone is always cleaning and they clean my apartment once a week. All staff members are so wonderful and very friendly to me. They have a lot of activities provided and a lot residents seem to enjoy them. I do not like the food, I ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Welcoming and friendly staff. Several reviews mention the friendly and welcoming nature of the staff at different communities. For example, at Suffield by the River, my dad says the employees make him feel like he's at home, and they enjoy their work. At Summit at Halfmoon, the staff are kind and helpful, and during tour ...
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Variety of activities for social engagement. Residents find joy in the diversified activities offered in several communities, including social events, exercise programs, arts and crafts classes, and more. For instance, at Keystone Commons, there is a rich calendar of activities for residents to choose from, such as painting classes, spir ...
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Clean and well-maintained facilities. Reviews often praise the cleanliness and upkeep of the communities, whether it's for the private rooms, communal areas, or outdoor spaces like gardens. At Southwick Village, the community is described as beautiful and well-maintained, while at The Wellington at Springfield, the apartment siz ...
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Exceptional dining experiences. Throughout reviews, high-quality food stands out as a major factor in residents' overall satisfaction with their community. For example, at Holiday Quail Run Estates, the food is described as excellent, and residents appreciate that there are choices and substitutions available for their meals ...
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Thoughtful and responsive staff. Families and residents have shared their appreciation for the attentiveness and responsiveness of the staff at various communities, such as Diamond Ridge, where the receptionist is friendly and welcoming, and the sales manager and assistant manager are helpful in addressing concerns and ensuri ...
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Supportive community atmosphere. Many residents have commented on the warm and caring atmosphere in their communities, where everyone looks out for each other. At American House Keene, American House Keene is described as an exceptional place where residents are comfortable, and the staff are attentive. Additionally, at Ceda ...
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Brier independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Brier independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Brier, 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 Brier 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 Brier partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Brier, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
25.3%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
38%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
33.3%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
34%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Brier 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 Brier communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Brier, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
34%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
37.3%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
25.3%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.7%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Brier 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 Brier offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Brier, MANational
Activity director
Activity director
40.7%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.3%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29.3%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.3%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.3%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.3%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
41.3%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.7%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
42.7%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.7%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
43.3%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
22.7%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
28%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
44.7%
47.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Cedarbrook Village at Ware, Ingersoll Place and Eddy Hawthorne Ridge are the top-rated independent living facilities near Brier, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
There are 150 independent living facilities near Brier, Massachusetts. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Brier, Massachusetts are Ingersoll Place and Southwick Village. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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