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The cost of independent living in West University is about $3,892 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 126 options. Read 1238 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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Mountain Trace Terrace is an income based HUD property for seniors age 62 or older. We are an independent living facility. All of our units are one bedroom apartments. This property opened in 2008 and is located in South Tucson,Arizona. We do accept one small pet with a fully refundable deposit....
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My loved one has only been here a short time. She is just here for rehab. She loves the people, and they are very responsive. If she squeezes for assistance they are there immediately. They have been working...
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 Handmaker community offers Assisted Living and Health Care services for every stage of the aging. Residents and families can feel confident that, as needs change, quality, caring staff and programs will be there to meet those needs. In addition to the apartment settings, Handmaker offers...
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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 Gardens at San Carlos is a renovated, sun-filled home in central Tucson. Our core values support Compassionate, Active, Responsive, and Excellent care and the living space is responsive to those values. Inside the home we have soaring ceilings, a high-end kitchen, and stunning open spaces for...
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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.
Crossroads Adult Care III is located in Pima county, Tucson AZ. It is a caring residential care home with loving caregivers assisting residents in a group home setting. Historical, cultural, recreational, natural and educational attractions bring many people to perpetually sunny Tucson. Enveloped...
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I down sized to the Villa and am extremely happy. Very caring staff, excellent menu, boat load of activities and loving neighbors. We’re all retired and lookout for each other, who could ask for anything...
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.
Ask someone to name five really fun things and "retirement community" will almost certainly not be on the list. Which got us to thinking. Why shouldn't a retirement community be fun? With no pesky job to get in the way, retired folks have the time to pursue anything their hearts desire. That...
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This is a smaller community and the staff are great. The food is good and if you get there early enough they have a good variety of choices. They offer several card games such as poker, bridge and pinochle....
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.
The Fountains at La ChollaDiscover a welcoming resort-style community in the serene Sonoran Desert in Tucson, Arizona.Explore Independent Living, Casitas Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Short-Term Stay lifestyles designed just for you.Life’s better when you don’t have to worry about the...
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The staff members would be a 10 out of 10, they are just wonderful. The sales lady we worked with was extremely helpful, she really bent over backwards to accommodating our loved one with anything he needed....
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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.
Welcome to The Echelon of Tucson!If you're looking for a community that understands and honors you as a unique individual, you've come to the right place. Choice of one and two-bedroom floor plans, each with a full kitchen.Restaurant-style, all-inclusive diningHousekeeping services and...
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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.
Solterra Senior Living at La Cholla is an Assisted Living & Memory Care community. Each Villa has 16 luxury suites each adjoined by a great room style main living area with the kitchen being the focal point. The villas are uniquely designed and beautifully decorated to emphasize resident...
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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 HACIENDA AT THE CANYON®Live a life that inspires you each day.Embrace nature, explore new passions, make lasting friends, and celebrate well-being at this wellness retreat featuring a dramatic desert landscape in Tucson, Arizona. Curated Independent Living, Bungalows, Assisted Living,...
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This is a good community and it is a good value. The staff are very friendly and kind. My loved one was in the memory care and is moving over to the unassisted living and is excited to participate in more...
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 mom loves to tell everyone how much she loves Fairmount Assisted Living and Memory Care. She and my dad were able to move in together, and thankfully she had the understanding support of the chaplain and...
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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.
Fairmount Assisted Living is an assisted living community located in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County, and home to just over 980,000 people. Tucson is a large city with great shopping, stores, restaurants and sports. Residents will enjoy getting out running their errands, going shopping with...
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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.
Council House is a senior citizen independent living community.
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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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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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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 Marshall Home For Men is an assisted living community for men in Tuscon, Arizona. We are conveniently located for easy visitor access and our secure grounds make a terrific place to enjoy company on a cool Arizona night. The dedicated staff at Marshall Home For Men are always ready to welcome...
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My brother spent the last month of his life at Plum Tree House (one of the Groves 6 houses), and for all of our family, it was by far the most positive experience of the last 6 months of his illness. 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.
Pima Street Homes is an assisted living community located in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County and home to over 520,000 people. Tucson is a beautiful city known for its bustling business community, sporting events, great shopping and fine dining. Residents will enjoy shopping with friends, going to...
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.
Spring Street Homes provides seniors with an assisted living community in the midst of the great city of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Both residents and guests of the city will enjoy checking out the Reid Park Zoo, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and the Tucson Botanical Gardens. This city has...
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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.
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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Best 55+ Community in Tucson!! Quiet, safe, friendly and a good value both cost wise and secure. Management ensure the community is continually maintained and activities abound... Come check it out,...
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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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.
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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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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.

Cost of independent living in West University, AZ

The average cost of senior living in West University is $3,892 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Sahuarita, AZ with an average of $3,513 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Tucson, AZ vs. nearby cities

Tucson, AZ
$3,892/mo
$3,918/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Tucson, AZ vs. the state and national average

Tucson, AZ
$3,892/mo
$3,896/mo
U.S. national average
$4,125/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Tucson vs. other types of senior living

$4,607/mo
Independent Living
$3,892/mo

Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Tucson, AZ by room type

Semi-Private
$4,801/mo
Studio
$4,582/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,191/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,805/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,114/mo

Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Tucson

Recent reviews for independent living in Tucson

Mountain View Retirement Village in Tucson, AZ

4.8
This is a good community and it is a good value. The staff are very friendly and kind. My loved one was in the memory care and is moving over to the unassisted living and is excited to participate in more activities.

Villa Hermosa in Tucson, AZ

5.0
I have lived in other communities in Arizona. I will highly recommend this one to anyone who would be looking for a retirement home.

The Gardens at Blenman Elm in Tucson, AZ

5.0
We moved our loved one to the Gardens at Blenham Elms from a larger Memory Care facility and are so happy with the decision to move her. She seems more at peace, the management is educated in dementia and doesn't blame the family when issues like agitation come up. They are patient, kind and ...
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Sierra del Sol, Arroyo Gardens and Fellowship Square at Tucson are the top-rated independent living facilities near West University, Arizona. See full list of communities.

There are 126 independent living facilities near West University, Arizona. See the full list.

The best independent living facility near you in West University, Arizona is Arroyo Gardens. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.

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