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The cost of independent living in Sky Farm is about $5,420 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 153 options. Read 1858 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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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: 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.
Rockridge, a not-for-profit Retirement Community, provides singles and couples 62 or older with a rewarding lifestyle on a magnificent 12-acre site adjacent to Fitzgerald Lake Conservation area in Northampton, MA. Established in 1971, the Rockridge grounds are beautifully landscaped and allow...
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...
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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.
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: 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, 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.
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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: 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.
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: 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: 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, 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.
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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I am staying here at the rest home and I haven't been so happy for a long time. I love it here, very supportive staff who assist day or night no matter what. I enjoy the meals and the other peers, every one...
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.
In the Autumn of our loved ones years, certain needs and services become vital to their continued well-being. We at the Village Rest Home encourage on-site and/or telephone meetings with family and friends. We can arrange for primary care physicians, schedule doctor's appointments or any other...
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.
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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
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.
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: 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, 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.

Cost of independent living in Sky Farm, MA

The average cost of senior living in Sky Farm is $5,420 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Pittsfield, MA with an average of $3,921 per month.

Independent living costs in Sky Farm, MA, vs. nearby cities

Sky Farm, MA
$5,420/mo
$5,358/mo

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

Sky Farm, MA
$5,420/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

Independent living costs in Sky Farm, MA, vs. other senior living options

$6,501/mo
Independent Living
$5,420/mo

Independent living costs in Sky Farm, MA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,041/mo
Studio
$6,549/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,806/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,142/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,245/mo

Senior living costs in Sky Farm 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: Sky Farm, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSky Farm, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Independent Living$5,420/mo$6,364/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$6,501/mo$7,247/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$6,501/mo$7,254/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Sky Farm, MA:$5,420/mo
Massachusetts:$6,364/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Sky Farm, MA:$6,501/mo
Massachusetts:$7,247/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Sky Farm, MA:$6,501/mo
Massachusetts:$7,254/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Sky Farm, MA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Sky Farm 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.

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Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Sky Farm, MA$3,548/mo$3,590/mo-1.2%
Massachusetts$4,130/mo$3,866/mo+6.8%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Sky Farm, MA
2024 average cost:$3,548/mo
2023 average cost:$3,590/mo
Percent change:-1.2%
Massachusetts
2024 average cost:$4,130/mo
2023 average cost:$3,866/mo
Percent change:+6.8%
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 Sky Farm

Recent reviews for independent living in Sky Farm

Corcoran House in Clinton, MA

4.3
The community is always clean. Every time we visit, my mother's apartment is always clean and the bathroom is always clean. Very high marks for cleanliness. Some of the staff is a bit friendlier than others, but they are all great with the residents. The care could be improved for the higher ...
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American House Keene

4.9
My father lived in American House, Keene for eight years; six of them alone after my mother died. American House was absolutely the best place for him. He had company, care, and companionship. The staff were terrific. I never had to worry about him because I knew caring eyes were on him every ...
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Keystone Commons in Ludlow, MA

4.6
It's a great place but it is so over the top expensive. I don't know how anyone can afford it for long and you really never know how long. Staff are great and the activities are fun.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Engaging and varied activities. Residents at various communities enjoy a wide range of activities tailored to their interests. For example, at Suffield by the River, residents participate in morning shares, happy hours, restaurant outings, pet therapy, and trivia pub. At Keystone Commons, residents can choose from activiti ...
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Friendly and helpful staff. Staff members across multiple communities are described as warm, welcoming, and genuinely caring. For instance, at Sweetwood of Williamstown, the exceptionally clean and well-maintained Sweetwood community boasts staff who provide excellent, empathetic care. At Southwick Village, staff at So ...
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Reasonably priced and good value. Several reviews mention that, despite the cost, the value for the money is good. For example, at Holiday Quail Run Estates, the cost is reasonable compared to other places. At The Highlands, the value is considered a pros despite the lack of some promised services like a bus driver and weekl ...
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Clean and well-maintained facilities. Throughout the reviews, cleanliness and upkeep are consistently praised. At Day Brook Village Senior Living, Day Brook Village is described as a wonderful facility with clean and well-appointed apartments. At The Highlands, the community is spotless and beautiful on the inside. And at Holid ...
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Diverse range of apartment sizes. Communities offer a variety of apartment sizes to accommodate different needs. For instance, at The Willows at Worcester, The Willows at Worcester offers spacious apartments. At Southwick Village, Southwick Village has excellent apartment sizes. And at Holiday Quail Run Estates, Holiday Qu ...
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Personalized care and attention. Residents receive individualized care and attention based on their unique needs. For example, at The Highlands, the staff are very kind people and extremely attentive and responsive. At Goddard House, Goddard House staff are praised for their helpfulness and friendliness. And at The Welling ...
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Sky Farm independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Sky Farm independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Sky Farm, 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 Sky Farm 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 Sky Farm partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Sky Farm, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
30.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
49.6%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
43.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
41.4%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10.5%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Sky Farm 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 Sky Farm communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Sky Farm, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
45.9%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
49.6%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
35.3%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Sky Farm 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 Sky Farm offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Sky Farm, MANational
Activity director
Activity director
52.6%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
30.1%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
35.3%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
46.6%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
53.4%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
53.4%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
45.9%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.6%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
48.1%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51.9%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
48.1%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
26.3%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
31.6%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
51.1%
46.4%
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Artisan at Hudson, Spring Village at Summerhill and The Residence at Orchard Grove are the top-rated independent living facilities near Sky Farm, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
There are 153 independent living facilities near Sky Farm, Massachusetts. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Sky Farm, Massachusetts are Spring Village at Summerhill, The Residence at Orchard Grove and Cedarbrook Village at Ware. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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