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The community is pet-friendly and my loved one is very happy here. She says that the food is good and they are opening the dining rooms. They have kept the residence safe and secure. i would recommend...
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.
Courtyard Towers, located in the historic town center of Mesa, Arizona, offers luxurious apartments in a high-rise retirement community featuring panoramic views of the East Valley and mountains beyond. You will find that life at Courtyard Towers is comparable to living in a fine hotel with many...
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It's been a wonderful transition for Mom into Assisted Living. Everyone has welcomed her with open arms! She is constantly telling us how much she likes being there and she truly raves about how much they...
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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Canyon Winds is truly one of a kind. My mom has been a resident for 4 years now. We couldn't be happier. The staff feels like family. They keep her busy with fun activities. The facility feels more like a...
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.
Beautiful Canyon Winds opened up in July 2018. We provide both assisted living and secure Memory Care for seniors 55+. We have an all inclusive approach for care. Our community has Alcove, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in Assisted Living. We have private and shared rooms in Memory Care.Hampton...
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First hand experience with this organization has proven to me and my family they know how to care for complex medical conditions and behavioral issues. The staff is very friendly, courteous 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.
Heritage Lane Behavioral Assisted Living is two single story buildings offering 57 private suites. The assisted living community specializes in assisting its residents with behavioral issues related to specific mental health diagnoses.Heritage Lane is nestled in a quiet neighborhood setting. In...
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Mom seems pretty happy there and everyone has been nice and helpful. We have a tight budget, so Life stream was the logical choice. Mom likes the Youngtown location too, but that one requires walking outside...
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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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Before I moved in I made a list of the plusses and minuses of moving here. The list of plusses was more than twice as long as the minuses. The central location is a big plus. It is a small community and...
Provides: Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
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My loved one has been living there for the last 2 years and staff are fantastic. The care is excellent and we are very happy with her there.
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 Heritage at Carefree is an assisted living community located in Carefree, Arizona, in Maricopa County and home to just over 3,300 people. Carefree is a small town that was the former home to Southwestern Studios where several movies and shows were filmed. Residents will love the quiet 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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.

Cost of independent living in Black Canyon City, AZ

The average cost of senior living in Black Canyon City is $3,709 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Camp Verde, AZ with an average of $3,142 per month.

Independent living costs in Black Canyon City, AZ, vs. nearby cities

Black Canyon City, AZ
$3,709/mo
$3,738/mo

Independent living costs in Black Canyon City, AZ, vs. state and national averages

Black Canyon City, AZ
$3,709/mo
$3,744/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Black Canyon City, AZ, vs. other senior living options

$4,527/mo
Independent Living
$3,709/mo

Independent living costs in Black Canyon City, AZ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,201/mo
Studio
$4,433/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,543/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,120/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,848/mo

Senior living costs in Black Canyon City 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: Black Canyon City, AZ
Column state: Arizona
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBlack Canyon City, AZArizonaU.S.
Independent Living$3,709/mo$3,744/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$3,719/mo$3,762/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$4,527/mo$4,493/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Black Canyon City, AZ:$3,709/mo
Arizona:$3,744/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Black Canyon City, AZ:$3,719/mo
Arizona:$3,762/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Black Canyon City, AZ:$4,527/mo
Arizona:$4,493/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Black Canyon City, AZ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Black Canyon City 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 Black Canyon City, AZ

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Black Canyon City 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
Black Canyon City, AZ$2,667/mo$2,693/mo-1.0%
Arizona$2,813/mo$2,814/mo-0.0%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Black Canyon City, AZ
2024 average cost:$2,667/mo
2023 average cost:$2,693/mo
Percent change:-1.0%
Arizona
2024 average cost:$2,813/mo
2023 average cost:$2,814/mo
Percent change:-0.0%
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 Black Canyon City

Recent reviews for independent living in Black Canyon City

Sagewood Desert Willow AL and MC in Phoenix, AZ

4.9
Everyone that we worked with at Sagewood Desert Willow was extremely friendly and engaged. We were assigned a move in coordinator who helped facilitate everything and provided the information we needed to move in. My loved one loves her housekeeper and the place is always very clean when we go ...
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Avista Payson

4.5
First of all I would like to say that this place is just what Mom needed. Mom wasn't doing as well as she could have been living at home by herself. She has neuropathy which can make it unbearable to walk and she also suffers from congestive heart failure. When Mom decided it was time for ...
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Ridge at The Stratford in Phoenix, AZ

4.8
Staff is very caring very accommodating for special needs and always available to help. They're also very encouraging the resident I feel it could be more nutrition based foods, like more fresh veggies and fruit.

Black Canyon City independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Black Canyon City independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Black Canyon City, 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 Black Canyon City 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 Black Canyon City 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
10.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
24.6%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
23.8%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
25.1%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.5%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Black Canyon City 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 Black Canyon City communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
26.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.6%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
27.3%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13.3%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Black Canyon City 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 Black Canyon City offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
31.2%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
19.6%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.3%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
31.8%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
35.9%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
37.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
27.3%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
27.1%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27.9%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
34.3%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
22.4%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.4%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
34.5%
47%
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Oasis at Mesa Palms, LifeStream at Glendale and McDowell Village are the top-rated independent living facilities near Black Canyon City, Arizona. See full list of communities.
There are 485 independent living facilities near Black Canyon City, Arizona. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Black Canyon City, Arizona are McDowell Village, The Gardens of Sun City and Fellowship Square Historic Mesa at Brown and Center. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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