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The cost of independent living in Douglas is about $6,091 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 436 options. Read 6645 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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The facility is amazing! It's in an inner city neighborhood, but they have security and it is safe. The building is amazing! Once she runs out of private pay, she is eligible for state help. There is a...
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.
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.
We are a 23 bed licensed level 4 rest home located less than a 1/4 mile off rt. 2. Our size allows us to do the little extras that are so important to the elderly community. We are rated one of the top 5 rest homes in Massachusetts. Applewood is a family and our residents are treated with love...
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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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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.
The Chelsea Jewish Foundation is an assisted living community located in the quiet area of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Located just across the bridge from Boston, the Chelsea area has always been an independent, working-class industrial community from the beginning of its existence....
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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.
Watson Farm is a delightful community of apartment rentals for seniors 55 and over, offering independent living at a price you can afford in South Windsor, Connecticut. This age-restricted 72-unit community is centrally located east of the Connecticut River, with restaurants, medical services and...
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
Berry Patch is a senior living apartment community for adults 62 and over, at a price you can afford in South Windsor, Connecticut. This age-restricted community is centrally located east of the Connecticut River, where restaurants, medical services and shopping—the Shoppes at Buckland Hills and...
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: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
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.
Our April Time Residential Care Home is conveniently located in the classic Manchester, Connecticut. Nestled among New England's picturesque scenery and quiet community, we pride ourselves on having an array of well-maintained apartments as part of our beautiful living community. We are known for...
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Arnold House was the best place for our father. The nursing staff were highly educated and most important caring to my father and all of my sisters. We became part of the family. The food was excellent all...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
At Arnold House we now about life's choices.Residents and staff alike share in them daily.We also know that sometimes those decisions may be difficult to make, but when viewed from the perspective of genuine caring about others, the difficulties seem to diminish and the answers become...
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: 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: 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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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.
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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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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.
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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.

Cost of independent living in Douglas, MA

The average cost of senior living in Douglas is $6,091 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Monson Center, MA with an average of $4,675 per month.

Independent living costs in Douglas, MA, vs. nearby cities

Douglas, MA
$6,091/mo
$6,283/mo

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

Douglas, MA
$6,091/mo
U.S. national average
$4,176/mo

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

$6,976/mo
Independent Living
$6,091/mo

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

Semi-Private
$6,494/mo
Studio
$7,132/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,529/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,493/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$7,106/mo

Senior living costs in Douglas 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: Douglas, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDouglas, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Independent Living$6,091/mo$6,421/mo$4,176/mo
Assisted Living$6,965/mo$7,325/mo$4,719/mo
Memory Care$6,976/mo$7,332/mo$4,974/mo
Independent Living
Douglas, MA:$6,091/mo
Massachusetts:$6,421/mo
U.S.:$4,176/mo
Assisted Living
Douglas, MA:$6,965/mo
Massachusetts:$7,325/mo
U.S.:$4,719/mo
Memory Care
Douglas, MA:$6,976/mo
Massachusetts:$7,332/mo
U.S.:$4,974/mo
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Independent living costs in Douglas, MA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Douglas 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
Douglas, MA$4,123/mo$3,823/mo+7.8%
Massachusetts$4,130/mo$3,866/mo+6.8%
National$3,257/mo$3,166/mo+2.9%
Douglas, MA
2024 average cost:$4,123/mo
2023 average cost:$3,823/mo
Percent change:+7.8%
Massachusetts
2024 average cost:$4,130/mo
2023 average cost:$3,866/mo
Percent change:+6.8%
National
2024 average cost:$3,257/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Douglas

Recent reviews for independent living in Douglas

Brigham House in Watertown, MA

5.0
Watertown is our home town, [name removed] is able to go shopping and take a walk in familiar surroundings. Biggest plus is when her money runs out, they will keep her and she gets a small amount of her social security.

Fairing Way in South Weymouth, MA

3.9
It's a good environment for our age group and the amenities and activities are sufficient enough to keep us engaged and comfortable. We picked this community, because of the location and cost.

Cadbury Commons in Cambridge, MA

3.8
Our experience with this community was good, overall it is kept pretty clean. The care services are pretty reliable, the activities were however a little bit weaker. The food at this community was very good, and we really liked the responsiveness of the staff and the availability the memory care ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and helpful staff. Many residents express appreciation for the kind and caring nature of the staff at their community. At Anchor Bay at Pocasset, families mention the long-term friendships that residents and their family members have developed with the community's caregivers.
Varied activities based on residents' interests. Residents find enjoyment in the wide range of activities offered at different communities. For example, at Keystone Commons, the arts and crafts program, ballroom dancing, and artsong are popular among residents.
Indoor and outdoor common spaces. Several reviews mention the importance of having access to both indoor and outdoor common areas, such as the library and gardens, for socializing and relaxation. At StoneRidge Senior Care LLC dba StoneRidge, a CCRC, residents enjoy the courtyard and the community's outdoor walking trails.
High-quality, individually accommodated meals. Throughout reviews, quality food stands out as a major factor in residents' overall satisfaction with their community. At Arbors of Hop Brook, residents praise the flexibility of the dining staff to accommodate dietary restrictions and individual preferences.
Accommodating and supportive living spaces. Reviews highlight the importance of communities that offer comfortable and accommodating living spaces. At Heatherwood, residents mention the friendly and helpful staff who make the move-in process smoother and more comfortable.
Thoughtful and consistent communication with families. Families appreciate clear and effective communication between community staff and their loved ones. At Evergreen Crossings Retirement Community, the community director sets regular meetings with senior residents and their loved ones, both in person and virtually, to discuss care needs and upda ...
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Douglas independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Douglas independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Douglas, 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 Douglas 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 Douglas partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Douglas, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
34.7%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
54.6%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
49.5%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
44.4%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
14.5%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Douglas 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 Douglas communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Douglas, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
50.5%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
55.4%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
43.4%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
22.2%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Douglas 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 Douglas offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Douglas, MANational
Activity director
Activity director
57.1%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.5%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
41.3%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
50.8%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
59.7%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
62%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50.5%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
42.6%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
55.4%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
57.4%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
57.4%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
33.9%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
37.5%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
58.2%
46.5%
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Atria Draper Place, Elmbrook Village at Bozrah and Artisan at Hudson are the top-rated independent living facilities near Douglas, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
There are 436 independent living facilities near Douglas, Massachusetts. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Douglas, Massachusetts are Atria Draper Place, Elmbrook Village at Bozrah and Atria Longmeadow Place. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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