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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Christmas, FL

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Discover unique independent living amenities, social activities, dining, and more independent living benefits. With 18 independent living facilities in Christmas, A Place for Mom makes it easier to find your new, maintenance-free home.

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Photo of Benton House of Oviedo
1010 Photos available
44 Floor plans available
9.9
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Overall experience has been pleasant. The staff is nice and approachable. We've had some small issues with the laundry service not picking up and adhering to the schedule. And the food seems to be hit or...
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.
Award Winning Senior Living! National Winner-Top 50 in Aging Services by Fortune magazine. A Great Place to Work certified 3 consecutive years. Multiple Pinnacle Customer Service Awards. Call or drop by to see what make Benton House such a special place!Uniquely designed, Benton House offers...
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Staff is nice but the team they have at the front desk could use a little more training. Kitchen and dining room wait staff are wonderful. Exercise classes are good and the pool is wonderful. Happy hour...
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.
Our senior living community in Orlando, Florida, ensures that life here is exciting, from well-designed apartment homes with convenient features to delicious dining and enriching activity offerings. Regardless of how you choose to spend your day, our friendly staff is here to provide you with all...
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Photo of Crescent Wood
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66 Floor plans available
9.2
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Crescent Wood is very responsive, polite and caring staff. Willing to work with everyone and tries hard to make things right and enjoyable. I would definitely recommend CW. Nothing more to add except we are...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Crescent Wood is an independent living and assisted living community is Titusville Florida. Voted the fourth best beach in Florida, Titusville values the safety of its citizens and strive to protect the natural beauty of the Florida coast. Drawing visitors all over the country with its stunning...
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Photo of Addington Place of Titusville
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66 Floor plans available
8.7
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The friendliness is a 5+. My parents both have dementia, but they can do most things themselves. They sit alone in their room most of the day and come out, usually just to eat. I know there is entertainment...
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.
Welcome to Addington Place of Titusville! A beautiful community of warmth decorated with fine furnishings, stunning artwork and more often than not the scent of something delicious baking in the kitchen. A place where independence thrives but help is just a call away.Addington Place of Titusville...
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Photo of The Canopy at Hickory Creek
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8.7
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They are engaged, and invested emotionally and physically with the residents. Even coming back in late evening to be with the family members when the spouse passed away. They are so very accommodating to any...
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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Photo of Legacy Pointe at UCF
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Legacy Pointe is a beautiful campus with amazing staff and medical providers. They have taken such great care of my Mother and truly live up to their mission statement by providing “an unparalleled...
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.
When you choose our Central Florida community, you gain access to state-of-the-art assisted living services, as well as a modern fitness center and progressive wellness programs. Influenced by UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, we provide cutting-edge care and programming. You’ll have as...
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Photo of Savannah Court and Cottage of Oviedo
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8.5
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49 reviews
8.5
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What we like the most about the community is the Large community room and dining area. Staff is always very helpful and caring. Very clean also and yes we would recommend this community to other families.
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.
Savannah Court and Cottage of Oviedo consists of two assisted living communities and one memory care residence nestled on a beautiful campus setting. Each community is the ideal size offering an intimate atmosphere yet is full of vibrant activity. Both Savannah Courts provide affordable assisted...
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I can not say enough good things about this facility. My brother has been there for over 6 months and I am very happy with the care they provide to him. Encore went out of their way during Christmas to...
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.
Encore at Avalon Park Assisted Living and Memory Care is located in the center of a community that was built on the rich traditions of small-town life. Encore is composed of 6 neighborhoods with 15 residences each, all centrally oriented around a secured landscaped courtyard. Encore at Avalon...
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This is a really great place. They have plenty of activities, there is something going on pretty much every day. It's a really, really impressive facility. The food is fantastic. They are a really good...
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.
Grand Palms Assisted Living and Memory Community provides a unique model in senior housing to help ensure personalized care, dignity, socialization and privacy.Grand Palms is designed to meet the needs of our residents. A peaceful, intimate homelike design that fosters a comfortable, safe and...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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, 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.
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.
Twenty-seven unit assisted living.Very reasonably priced.Bingo, Holiday activities, group exercises, memory games, singing/karaoke, spelling bee arts and crafts.
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of The Lutheran Haven
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Lodge At Lutheran Haven
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Sandpiper Glen 62 Plus Apartments
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Open Summer 2024! Affordable & Brand-New Apartment Homes for Adults 62 and Older.Welcome to Sandpiper Glen, a community for adults 62 years and older, where local charm meets sophistication. Brand new and ready to redefine the way you see affordable senior living, our pet-friendly apartments...
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Cost of independent living in Christmas, FL

The average cost of senior living in Christmas is $3,718 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Oak Hill, FL with an average of $2,962 per month.

Independent living costs in Christmas, FL, vs. state and national averages

Christmas, FL
$3,718/mo
$3,640/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Christmas, FL, vs. other senior living options

$5,862/mo
Independent Living
$3,718/mo

Independent living costs in Christmas, FL, by floor plan type

Studio
$3,298/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,774/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,168/mo

Senior living costs in Christmas 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: Christmas, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeChristmas, FLFloridaU.S.
Independent Living$3,718/mo$3,640/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$4,947/mo$4,853/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$5,862/mo$5,704/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Christmas, FL:$3,718/mo
Florida:$3,640/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Christmas, FL:$4,947/mo
Florida:$4,853/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Christmas, FL:$5,862/mo
Florida:$5,704/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Christmas, FL, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Christmas 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 average 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
Christmas, FL$3,512/mo$3,349/mo+4.9%
Florida$3,560/mo$3,449/mo+3.2%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Christmas, FL
2024 average cost:$3,512/mo
2023 average cost:$3,349/mo
Percent change:+4.9%
Florida
2024 average cost:$3,560/mo
2023 average cost:$3,449/mo
Percent change:+3.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Christmas

Recent reviews for independent living in Christmas

Oakmonte Village at Lake Mary Valencia

5.0
Excellent facility. Wonderful staff. Amazing experience. My step father moved in within 2 weeks and has received top care ever since! We are so lucky to have found such an amazing place. Thank you "Aplaceformom" for helping us locate this facility.

Encore at Avalon Park in Orlando, FL

5.0
Living in Puerto Rico, it was important to me and my siblings to find a place that would provide the best care for my mother. Having her live at Encore has provided me with peace of mind while living overseas that mom is well-taken care.

Grand Palms Assisted Living and Memory Care in Orlando, FL

5.0
My Mom is very happy here! Grand Palms seems to be doing a great job overall! It's a very very clean facility, the staff are friendly, the food is delicious, and they've got a lot of wonderful programs to keep the residents entertained. I can't say enough about how much she loves it, sometimes ...
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Christmas independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Christmas independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Christmas, 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 Christmas 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 Christmas partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Christmas, FLNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23%
18.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
29.9%
30.5%
No sugar
No sugar
25.6%
27.3%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
29.7%
29.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
12.4%
9.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Christmas 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 Christmas communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Christmas, FLNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
37.2%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
39%
38.3%
Room service
Room service
28.8%
32.6%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.2%
15.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Christmas 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 Christmas offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Christmas, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
45.7%
39.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
30.6%
25.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.2%
29.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42.7%
41.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43.4%
43.2%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
45.1%
47.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
40.1%
37.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
37.2%
34.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37.5%
36.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
42%
41.6%
Live performances
Live performances
43.2%
41.2%
Dances
Dances
31.4%
29.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
34.2%
35.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
43.2%
40.8%
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