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The cost of independent living in Woodbourne is about $6,405 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 440 options. Read 5804 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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It has been a great experience for my father here. The staff is always friendly and very helpful. There is always great activities to enhance the residents life here.
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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Exceptional care, compassionate staff, and a warm environment make this memory care unit outstanding. Loved ones receive top-notch support and respect, enhancing their quality of life. The facility itself is...
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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My loved one was previously a resident at Moravian Hall Square and the experience at this facility was great. They were well staffed, very clean, friendly and everything in the building worked and if...
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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The food and activities could be better. But the staff couldn't be nicer and they treated [name removed] wonderfully. And the care he received was good. My family and I really had good feelings about the...
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.
At Complete Care at Whispering Woods, an Edison, New Jersey Assisted Living Facility, we pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our residents and staff. Through frequent site visits and a hands-on approach from our top leadership, we create strong connections with both the residents...
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Green Hill has a very homelike setting which we appreciated very much. There are individual houses with a limited number or residents. Each person has a private room. The residents get to know each other as...
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.
Green Hill, located in West Orange, New Jersey, is among the most experienced senior living communities providing 150 years of compassionate personal care.Green Hill offers a catered lifestyle for the more independent senior providing task-free living while assuring a customized plan able to...
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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.
Franklin House Senior Apartments are a community for people 55 and older, located in Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. Franklin is a beautiful town, surrounded by woods and hillsides. The landscapes in Franklin are beautiful. Residents say that the surroundings are so beautiful, that it is...
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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.
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.
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
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: 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: 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: 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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Everything is going well for me. The staff are very helpful and give me no problems. The meals have been good. Once it was not good and I told them and I was given a roast beef sandwich for a substitution....
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.
Located in the heart of the Hudson Valley near the Wallkill River and the Shawangunk Mountains, lies the Eliot at Erie Station assisted living community in beautiful Middletown, New York. Just a stone's throw away from the hustle and bustle of New York City, simply take a train, bus, or even the...
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.
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: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Saint Francis Residential Community, a non profit, senior living community, located in Denville, NJ in the heart of Morris County, provides comfortable, safe and affordable living that is free from worry. We recently celebrated our 125th year. We offer living with assistance. Medication...
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Facility is clean and staff is friendly and helpful, facility is as cheerful as it can be for that type of place. Rooms are decent size. My mom has a corner room with windows so her room gets lots of light....
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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My wife and I are very happy at this community. The staff are exceptionally friendly. The food tastes good and there is a good variety of choices. We have a nice apartment and a lot of friendly neighbors....
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Franciscan Oaks is a life care retirement community located in the gentle rolling hills of Morris County, and just a short walk from the delightful town of Denville.  The nearby downtown offers specialty stores and boutiques, a multitude of restaurants, along with a charming library and...

Cost of independent living in Woodbourne, NJ

The average cost of senior living in Woodbourne is $6,405 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Sussex, NJ with an average of $6,375 per month.

Independent living costs in Woodbourne, NJ, vs. nearby cities

Woodbourne, NJ
$6,405/mo
$6,375/mo
$7,220/mo

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

Woodbourne, NJ
$6,405/mo
U.S. national average
$4,176/mo

Independent living costs in Woodbourne, NJ, vs. other senior living options

$9,050/mo
Independent Living
$6,405/mo

Independent living costs in Woodbourne, NJ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,516/mo
Studio
$7,884/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,413/mo
2 Bedroom
$9,742/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$8,540/mo

Senior living costs in Woodbourne 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: Woodbourne, NJ
Column state: New Jersey
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWoodbourne, NJNew JerseyU.S.
Independent Living$6,405/mo$6,367/mo$4,176/mo
Assisted Living$8,621/mo$7,291/mo$4,718/mo
Memory Care$9,050/mo$7,356/mo$4,972/mo
Independent Living
Woodbourne, NJ:$6,405/mo
New Jersey:$6,367/mo
U.S.:$4,176/mo
Assisted Living
Woodbourne, NJ:$8,621/mo
New Jersey:$7,291/mo
U.S.:$4,718/mo
Memory Care
Woodbourne, NJ:$9,050/mo
New Jersey:$7,356/mo
U.S.:$4,972/mo
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Independent living costs in Woodbourne, NJ, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Woodbourne 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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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Woodbourne, NJ$5,332/mo$4,167/mo+28.0%
New Jersey$4,082/mo$3,520/mo+16.0%
National$3,257/mo$3,166/mo+2.9%
Woodbourne, NJ
2024 average cost:$5,332/mo
2023 average cost:$4,167/mo
Percent change:+28.0%
New Jersey
2024 average cost:$4,082/mo
2023 average cost:$3,520/mo
Percent change:+16.0%
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 Woodbourne

Recent reviews for independent living in Woodbourne

Arbor Terrace Mountainside

5.0
The only helpful thing would be using Touchpoint to create the shopping list when supplies run out. I often get multiple calls a day when they run out of soap supplies. Really minor because of such great care and medical coordination. Very happy with the transparency and visibility, the ...
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The Residence at St. Peter’s in River Edge, NJ

4.5
We went with The Senior Residence at Se. Peter Apostle because they offered a comparable level of service for almost $2000 less a month. The facility is smaller with only 20 rooms, it is a former convent so you have to be ok with a small room versus some other places that had large rooms. They ...
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Westchester Center for Independent and Assisted Living Program in Yonkers, NY

4.0
My father in law is doing okay here at this community, he is still adjusting, but they are caring for him well. We do feel comfortable with his move to this community, it is a nice place. [Removed] is amazing. She was great to work with, she was very helpful, and understanding. The front desk ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Attentive and caring staff. Many reviews mention the kindness and attentiveness of the staff at different communities. For example, at Arbor Terrace Teaneck, the staff go above and beyond to ensure residents' needs are met, while at Holiday Manor at Woodside, they are described as friendly and accommodating. At The De ...
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Varied activities and social opportunities. Reviews highlight the importance of socialization and activities in senior living communities. At The Club at Briarcliff Manor, residents are praised for their welcoming nature, while at Arbor Terrace Teaneck, there is a rich cultural life with opportunities for study, volunteering, and arts ...
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Clean and well-maintained living spaces. Residents consistently note the importance of cleanliness and upkeep in their communities. At Fellowship Community, the grounds are described as woodsy and natural, while at Sunrise of Cresskill, the facility is spotless and beautiful. At The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, the apartment is ...
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Personalized care and attention. Several reviews mention the individualized care and attention provided at different communities. At Holiday Manor at Woodside, the staff treat residents like family, while at Arbor Terrace Teaneck, they are described as caring and compassionate. At The Delaney of Bridgewater, the focus is ...
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Accessible and convenient location. Residents appreciate the convenience and accessibility of their communities' locations. At Arbor Terrace Teaneck, the facilities are praised for their great neighborhoods and access to outside places of interest, while at Holiday Manor at Woodside, the nearby hospitals and rehabilitation cen ...
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Nutritious and tasty meals. Good food is a key factor in overall satisfaction with senior living communities. At The Club at Briarcliff Manor, residents find the food just okay but note that it is made to accommodate various dietary needs. At Fellowship Community, meals are wholesome and delicious, and at Holiday Mano ...
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Woodbourne independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Woodbourne independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Woodbourne, 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 Woodbourne 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 Woodbourne 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
31.6%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
38.3%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
36%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Woodbourne 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 Woodbourne communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
34.4%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
31.6%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Woodbourne 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 Woodbourne offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
39.1%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42.4%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
41.1%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
48.3%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.7%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
35.7%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37.3%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
41.6%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
39.1%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
27.8%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
22.6%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Atria West 86, Twin Cedar Senior Living and Brookdale Wayne AL/MC are the top-rated independent living facilities near Woodbourne, New Jersey. See full list of communities.
There are 440 independent living facilities near Woodbourne, New Jersey. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Woodbourne, New Jersey are Twin Cedar Senior Living, Brookdale Wayne AL/MC and Colonial Manor at Panther Valley. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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