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The cost of independent living in Oak Shade is about $5,406 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 522 options. Read 10204 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: 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, 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.
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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.
Welcome to Ave Care,  a Comprehensive Personal Care Home and Residential care home.  Our services include 24/7  supervision, a supportive residential environment, and staff state-certified to address the needs of residents with compassion, expertise and...
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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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Hopewell Gardens is the most attractive and affordable over 55 senior community in Mercer County. We now have limited availability on 1 & 2 BR apartments. These apartments will not last at these prices.Leasing office hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
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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.
Dover Woods Health Care Center is a residential health care facility located in Toms River, with an admissions policy for anyone over 18 years of age with physical and/or mental disabilities. Dover Woods Health Care Center is in a modern building with a full choice of room arrangements, catering...
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.
At Cathedral Village, you have the flexibility to create your own experience. All of our senior living services are available as you need them in Philadelphia, PA. Ideally located near the Plymouth/Whitemarsh area of Montgomery County in the Roxborough community of Northwest Philadelphia, we are...
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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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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.
Whitemarsh House, a personal care residence, belongs to a quiet neighborhood in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. We specialize in caring for individuals with brain injury and other mental needs. High ceilings and large windows accompany the three-story residence and an open, wooded park is visible from...
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I went to several seniors care homes, before I decided to bring my mom to The Bayville Manor. The Bayville Manor are honest and very reasonably priced. My bill is exactly what they said it would be. They...
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
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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.
The Lakewood Courtyard's kitchen, under strict rabbinical supervision, provides three glatt kosher meals daily, as well as Shabbos and Yom Tov Seudos.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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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My parents lived at Gwynedd Estates for 2 years, in a 2 BR, 2 BA apartment. I give an A+ star to every single part of Gwynedd: the staff, the people who live there, the value for money, the individual...
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.
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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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It has been a very positive experience for us at this community. Everyone here are very nice and caring, The residents were very welcoming and friendly. You really get the sense of a great community here....
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.
Waterside Villas, an apartment community for adults 55+, is located in Monroe Township, an area that is fast becoming one of New Jersey's best places to live because of its small town warmth and big city appeal. Waterside Villas features 99 well-appointed apartments that have been designed 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.
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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: 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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Oak Shade, NJ

The average cost of senior living in Oak Shade is $5,406 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Medford Lakes, NJ with an average of $4,582 per month.

Independent living costs in Oak Shade, NJ, vs. nearby cities

Oak Shade, NJ
$5,406/mo
$5,309/mo

Independent living costs in Oak Shade, NJ, vs. state and national averages

Oak Shade, NJ
$5,406/mo
U.S. national average
$4,176/mo

Independent living costs in Oak Shade, NJ, vs. other senior living options

$6,391/mo
Independent Living
$5,406/mo

Independent living costs in Oak Shade, NJ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,375/mo
Studio
$6,222/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,437/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,172/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,938/mo

Senior living costs in Oak Shade 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: Oak Shade, NJ
Column state: New Jersey
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOak Shade, NJNew JerseyU.S.
Independent Living$5,406/mo$6,367/mo$4,176/mo
Assisted Living$6,364/mo$7,291/mo$4,718/mo
Memory Care$6,391/mo$7,356/mo$4,972/mo
Independent Living
Oak Shade, NJ:$5,406/mo
New Jersey:$6,367/mo
U.S.:$4,176/mo
Assisted Living
Oak Shade, NJ:$6,364/mo
New Jersey:$7,291/mo
U.S.:$4,718/mo
Memory Care
Oak Shade, NJ:$6,391/mo
New Jersey:$7,356/mo
U.S.:$4,972/mo
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Independent living costs in Oak Shade, NJ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Oak Shade 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 Oak Shade, NJ

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Oak Shade 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
Oak Shade, NJ$3,591/mo$3,309/mo+8.5%
New Jersey$4,082/mo$3,520/mo+16.0%
National$3,257/mo$3,166/mo+2.9%
Oak Shade, NJ
2024 average cost:$3,591/mo
2023 average cost:$3,309/mo
Percent change:+8.5%
New Jersey
2024 average cost:$4,082/mo
2023 average cost:$3,520/mo
Percent change:+16.0%
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2024 average cost:$3,257/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

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What families are saying about independent living in Oak Shade

Recent reviews for independent living in Oak Shade

Friends Village, Styer Campus in Newtown, PA

4.2
We chose this facility because I thought it would fit my brother-in-laws personality better. He is in a community where there are 3 or 4 suites, almost like a motel set-up. He has a dog so he is able to go out the front or back door, its more private and personal. His cottage is good sized, it ...
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Artman Lutheran Home in Ambler, PA

5.0
Dave the activity man is such a asset to Artman ,he is really trying to help my Mom and all the residents .He takes a real interest and will find family members and update them on how their loved one is doing .My Mom really likes him ! So glad he is there !

Maurice House in Millville, NJ

5.0
My mom loves her "apartment " I wish the communication was better from the administration. No part is covered by insurance so all expenses are out of pocket

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Welcoming and friendly staff. Throughout the reviews, the kindness and warmth of the staff stands out as a major factor in residents' overall satisfaction. At Merrill Gardens at Glen Mills, several residents express appreciation for the long-term friendships they have formed with the community's caregivers.
Variety of engaging activities. Activities are another key feature mentioned in many reviews, with families praising the wide range of offerings at various communities like Arbour Square and Fountain View at Logan Square. Movie nights, museum outings, gardening classes, and more help residents stay engaged and active.
Delicious and accommodating meals. Residents consistently praise the quality of the food at their communities. At Silverwoods and The Havens, for instance, the chef accommodates dietary restrictions and individual preferences, ensuring that residents look forward to mealtimes every day.
Well-maintained interior spaces and grounds. The cleanliness and upkeep of the communities' facilities is frequently mentioned in reviews. For example, at Arbour Square, the renovated patio and dining room are appreciated by residents for their beauty and functionality.
Thoughtful communication with families and residents. Clear and consistent communication between families and staff is a common theme in the reviews. At Hudson Estates, for instance, the family is kept informed of their loved one's activities and needs through regular updates from the community director.
Diverse range of apartment sizes and layouts. The availability of a range of apartment sizes and layouts caters to various needs and preferences. In the reviews for Forwood Estates, for example, one resident appreciates the generously sized apartment and the convenience of having a patio door.
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Oak Shade independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Oak Shade independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Oak Shade, 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 Oak Shade 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 Oak Shade partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
37.4%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
46.5%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
44.6%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
42.8%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
27.8%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Oak Shade 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 Oak Shade communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
42%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
47.4%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
39.3%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Oak Shade 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 Oak Shade offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
50.7%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
35.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
35.2%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
50.9%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
54.1%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.5%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.9%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
44.3%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.2%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51.1%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
51.1%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
37%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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