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I can't express enough in words how great this staff is. It has been a long stressful journey for myself and husband getting my mom and step dad out of a horrible facility in Nevada from elder [Removed], to...
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.
The moment you enter The Woodway Inn, you will feel welcome. All the amenities for your Independent or Assisted Living lifestyle are here in the comfort of this attractive and active retirement center. The Woodway Inn provides all the comforts of home and the convenience of a full service...
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They don't have air conditioning in the apartments themselves, so it is a little warm. The activities were good before COVID. we had movie night, exercise class, and casino day. I chose this community...
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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.
Welcome to Vintage at Lakewood a luxury 55+ apartment community located in beautiful Marysville, Washington. Currently offering spacious 1 and 2 bedroom apartment homes featuring modern appliances including a full-size washer and dryer, microwave, twelve place setting dishwasher and more. ...
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They showed me one apartment before I moved in and it seemed big enough at the time but once I moved in I realized I needed a two bedroom. I was advised I would have to wait a year before I could move. They...
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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.
Vintage at Arlington is for those that are 55 w Disability and 62 years and older.Our staff has over 20 years combined experience in senior care. Vintage at Arlington is a controlled access building conveniently located near shopping, medical facilities including a hospital, bus line and...
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Our care services were beyond the scope of the facility. The Director may of not realized this, but was very accommodating when the bill was settled. We were prorated and they worked with hospice to arrange...
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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.
Looking for an exceptional senior living community?Well, you’ve found it. When you combine an exceptional lifestyle, ready-made friends and outstanding service, the result is what we callRetirement Perfected™Welcome to Bonaventure Retirement. Life is good here in our community, and we like to...
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Suites are large, the staff is friendly and the food is excellent.
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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.
The Wellesley, a luxury retirement community in Victoria for over 27 years. We boast large bright suites with a variety of floor plans to choose from. Centrally located close to the Royal Jubilee hospital, shopping centers, grocery stores and all the downtown amenities without living right...
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The food was really good and the rooms were comfortable. The staff were super nice although they are short staffed. The biggest concern I had was their pharmacy provider was far away and there were many...
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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.
For over 30 years, Sunrise Senior Living's resident-centered approach allows seniors with changing needs to live with independence, dignity, and the joy of every day.Sunrise of Victoria's beautiful community was opened in the Fairfield neighborhood in 2001, and is centrally located near the Inner...
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Mom was only at Douglas House for 5 days before she passed. The staff were extremely helpful and attentive. The building was well maintained and residents seemed to enjoy the services offered them. It was...
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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.
Welcome to Amica at Douglas House. As you approach along a fragrant garden path, your entry into this warm home—like setting sets the tone for what is to come in this 'community within a community'. A bright and welcoming lobby is attended by a Concierge to greet you and assist with special...
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I chose Victorian at McKenzie because I just liked the overall atmosphere of the facility. It is hard coming from a house, but the apartment sizes are adequate for what I need. I would recommend this...
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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.
Set on beautifully landscaped grounds in sunny Victoria, you'll fall in love with the elegance, charm and serenity of The Victorian at McKenzie. We've served area seniors since 2002, offering an all-inclusive lifestyle free from chores and the stresses of maintaining a home. Whether taking part...
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I very much enjoyed it. - I went there twice for a few months each time. I would highly recommend it. The location is beautiful, it's right on the water and you can watch the ships come and go. They had good...
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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.
If you or someone you love is considering a retirement in Victoria, you must include Amica at Somerset House on your list of must—see locations. Prepare to be spoiled. Imagine living by the ocean, with stunning views from the lounges on each floor and expansive manicured grounds and gardens that...
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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.
Norgarden and The Peninsula sit on a quiet road in a friendly neighborhood just a block from downtown Sidney-by-the-Sea, and only 20-minutes from downtown Victoria. Both facilities are family-owned, operated and impeccably maintained. Tastefully appointed suites, gourmet meals, weekly...
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My experience with Westminster House was very positive. It is a very well-run and facility, with caring staff and top-notch care.
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 Westminster House assisted living is located in the culturally diverse city of Surrey in British Columbia. Known as the 'City of Parks,' Surrey is comprised of over 6,000 acres of green vegetation and forests. From the arts and cultural museums to the numerous shops and restaurants, you will...
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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 Village model enables a safe and enriched-living community for persons living with dementia and cognitive impairment. Our community model affords a continuum of care to support people throughout the course of their personal journey including assisted living, full and end of life care. More...
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You know it's fantastic when my mother said she should have moved to Sunridge two years earlier. All the people who work there are fantastic. They are so helpful and very caring.
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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.
Sunridge Gardens is an independent living community for active seniors in Langley, British Columbia. Langley is considered the "Birthplace of British Columbia," and is filled with historic sites, heritage museums, farms and nurseries, wineries, and boutique shopping. It is a lively community...
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Absolutely the kindest, caring and hard working staff you will find anywhere and the residence is lovely, cheerful and clean. [Name removed] who is the manager at Magnolia has gone above and beyond to help...
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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.
Magnolia Gardens provides an independent living community to seniors who are looking to make Langley, BC their home. Langley offers much to do for both residents and their guests, including checking out the Campbell Valley Regional Park. Guests and residents will also enjoy spending time at the...
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New management has taken over. They are in the process of changing things around. Overall, its good. My loved ones broken closet doors never got fixed. Sometimes they don't get around to helping residents to...
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 Harbour Pointe Senior Living & Memory Care, we’re proud to be the small-town, local option. Many of our residents have lived in Mukilteo for all of their lives, and we’re happy to offer senior living options to them right here, in the town they’ve always called home. We have been in...
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It's absolutely wonderful. My relative loves it there, and is so happy. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about them. They are wonderful.
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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! Bethshan Gardens is Cloverdale's newest independent living residence for seniors. Offering affordable housing in a warm and friendly environment. Values Statement At Bethshan Gardens we value: The dignity of the individual Respect for each person Honesty in our dealings Integrity in...
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Our parents have been with this care facility for 8 months and we have only praise for all of the care they have been receiving. They have a wonderful caring staff, who take an interest in all the needs of...
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.
Langley Seniors Village offers Assisted Living care in the beautiful Willoughby area of Langley and is centrally located near amenities such as shopping, a library, pharmacy and bank.
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I've Lived at Laurel Place for a year now and have very much enjoyed it. Whether you need a lot of help or are still independent Laurel Place is a great place to live. The staff have become great friends of...
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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.
Laurel Place is an assisted living community located in one of the most beautiful areas in the United States, Port Angeles, Washington. The rugged Olympic Mountains to the south tower over the city and the sparkling waters of the Strait of Juan De Fuca are minutes to the north of our community....
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Although I know that my father is well taken care of in terms of having regular meals and company, there are some ongoing issues that are a concern for us. 1) quality of the food is low; High carbs...
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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.
Amenida Seniors’ Community has been helping the seniors of our community for over 20 years. We understand that you are looking for more than “home-like” – you are looking for somewhere that IS home! In addition to great food, fun activities and a well-kept, clean building, you will find us...
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Overall, I would say my mom moved in during a chaotic time. There were Covid cases in the home. The dining room was closed. Many workers were ill, as well as several residents. Even with this happening the...
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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.
Enhancing Your Senior LifestyleImagine if you could trade all of your chores, including cooking, cleaning and home maintenance, for a different kind of senior living, full of interesting things to do and interesting people to do them with. That’s the life you’ll find in our assisted living...
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Absolutely the best! Gourmet meals! Amazing staff! Excellent facilities! Totally secure, protected, and safe! Best value! Never been happier! Wish we had moved in sooner!
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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.
Bear Creek villa is an independent living community located in Surrey B.C. Canada. Our residence is located on a serene environment with a cascading topography of evergreens and creeks that run through the Bear Creek park in which we are located . The Bear Creek villa residence has a...
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The whole process with A Place for Mom was so incrediblely helpful!!! I picked because of the overall value for cost, especially meals. Also the location was very important, it provides a lot of extra...
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.
Edmonds Landing is proud winner of The Best of Edmonds Senior Living/Assisted Living Award 2023.Residents of Edmonds Landing Retirement Community benefit from living in the charming town of Edmonds located on the Puget Sound. Our residents are within walking distance to local restaurants, coffee...
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Both my parents moved to Sunrise when they were 85 and were in need of full care which they received. The staff are great and became like family to them.. I feel that they couldn’t have been in a better...
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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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It's a very clean place, with friendly staff, my loved one is a picky eater so, they find it a little challenging and is not willing to try new stuff. Sometimes the meals are cold by dinner time. They are...
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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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Michelin chef, sauna in every room, 24 hour security and valet services. Splendid views of the Meadows and Forests, with the Sooke mountians to the north. Songbirds sing, as a gentle wind ruffles the drying...
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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.

What families are saying about independent living in Anacortes

Recent reviews for independent living in Anacortes

Harbour Pointe Senior Living in Mukilteo, WA

4.4
This is a nice community. The apartments are a nice size and roomy. They have a good list of activities for the residents to choose from. They have friendly front desk staff. My loved one seems to enjoy the food.

Chandler's Square in Anacortes, WA

5.0
Everything is great I am loving my time here at Chandler's Square. Everyone here is just wonderful,the staff has been kind and helpful to me with all my needs. The community is very nice looking and maintained well. It has been a great experience so far for me, they have helped me with getting ...
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The Vintage at Mount Vernon

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I've had a great experience here so far, I'd recommend this place highly! You get quite a lot for what you pay here, they are "apartment homes" so each unit has a small fully equipped kitchen, and a washer and dryer. The complex also has a gym, billiard room, and a great room for ...
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Cost of independent living in Anacortes, WA

The average cost of senior living in Anacortes is 3837.4 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Indian Village, WA with an average of 3766.57 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Anacortes, WA vs. nearby cities

Anacortes, WA

$3,837/mo

Guemes, WA

$3,833/mo

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What is independent living?

Independent living offers a stress-free lifestyle for older adults. Independent living communities don’t provide personal care or supervision, but do offer generally healthy adults opportunities for socialization and hassle-free living. Independent living services often include:

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  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Home maintenance and repairs
  • Social activities and outings
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