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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.
Here you’ll have an independent worry-free lifestyle.Whether you’re looking for independent living, personal care home or memory care, our senior living community in Buford, Georgia, has care options to meet your changing needs. You’ll have the lifestyle you want, plus care if you need it. Plus,...
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.
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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: 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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We chose Beehive Homes because they are so close and they were willing to work with my loved one's need for a catheter. Beehive Homes is a great place. The staff are very, very nice; they care for the...
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
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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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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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They did an excellent job at Tanglewood Community! It is a very nice place, and they take great care of the residents here. I like that they do not segregate the memory care patients, and allow everyone 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.
Tanglewood provides Assisted Living, Respite, and Adult Day Care services. The atmosphere at Tanglewood is rich in daily activities, with restaurant-style dining, lavishly decorated interiors with large common areas and smaller quant and intimate setting nooks. Our residents are viewed as guest...
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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.
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The community is outstanding. The food is good,but needs more foods for diabetics. The staff is always helpful. The activities are great. A great community for others.
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.
Senior Solutions of Social CircleWhen you need superior care and comfort for your senior relative due to dementia, Alzheimer’s or other concerns, Senior Solutions of Social Circle, Georgia offers an excellent option worthy of your consideration. Social Circle is a small community with an...
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My father lived at Best Care for almost eight years beginning in August of 2009 after we had tried two other larger assisted living homes in Cumming. [Name removed] took him in and kept him until he died in...
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.
Bestcare Senior Living is a senior care community located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Gwinnett County, especially designed for nurturing those with Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia. Our community is small, homey and clean, providing our residents with a quiet, gentle structure. A suburb...
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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I'm impressed with the new management team especially their handling of issues with professionalism and follow-through with resolve concerning tenants. On a scale of 1-10 I would rate their performance thus...
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.
Sweetwater Terraces is a brand-new Senior Community in Gwinnett.  We offer a luxurious and carefree lifestyle at very affordable rates.  You will enjoy 22,000 square feet of community space with an extensive amenities package that surpasses all others. Come and be part of a 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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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.
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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.
Gwinnett Christian Terrace is a six-story, HUD-subsidized apartment community for seniors, nestled in a quiet wooded setting behind the Kroger shopping center near Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn, Georgia.GCT is a not-for-profit organization, whose community houses 125 one-bedroom...
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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: 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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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.
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.
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.
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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 Apple Valley, GA

The average cost of senior living in Apple Valley is $3,567 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Winder, GA with an average of $3,051 per month.

Independent living costs in Apple Valley, GA, vs. nearby cities

Apple Valley, GA
$3,567/mo
$3,051/mo

Independent living costs in Apple Valley, GA, vs. state and national averages

Apple Valley, GA
$3,567/mo
$3,397/mo
U.S. national average
$3,510/mo

Independent living costs in Apple Valley, GA, vs. other senior living options

$5,285/mo
Independent Living
$3,567/mo

Independent living costs in Apple Valley, GA, by floor plan type

Studio
$3,120/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,853/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,900/mo

Senior living costs in Apple Valley 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: Apple Valley, GA
Column state: Georgia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeApple Valley, GAGeorgiaU.S.
Independent Living$3,567/mo$3,397/mo$3,510/mo
Assisted Living$4,474/mo$4,630/mo$5,805/mo
Memory Care$5,285/mo$5,202/mo$6,971/mo
Independent Living
Apple Valley, GA:$3,567/mo
Georgia:$3,397/mo
U.S.:$3,510/mo
Assisted Living
Apple Valley, GA:$4,474/mo
Georgia:$4,630/mo
U.S.:$5,805/mo
Memory Care
Apple Valley, GA:$5,285/mo
Georgia:$5,202/mo
U.S.:$6,971/mo
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What families are saying about independent living in Apple Valley

Recent reviews for independent living in Apple Valley

TerraBella Sugarloaf in Suwanee, GA

4.9
The staff is very friendly and helpful, and you have activities, except for Saturday and Sunday. They have transportation within a ten mile radius and no charge. They also do outings, such as trips to grocery stores and restaurants. The move in was easy. The meals are good, but should be more ...
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The Phoenix at Roswell

5.0
My husband has been at Pacifica about a month. He has Parkinson's Dementia. This includes a major change in personality making it impossible for me to keep him at home. He can turn from a sweet helpful man to a raging angry man in a matter of seconds. Sometimes, even I don't see the transition ...
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Azalea House in Decatur, GA

4.5
This facility is unique. Mid 2015 it was purchased by a new owner, who is also the Director and she has improved the Home dramatically, with fresh paint, new carpet and hardwoods. It is a smaller facility that has a very residential feel. The rooms are big, the staff are friendly, caring ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming staff. Many reviews mention the friendly and welcoming nature of the staff at their community. For example, at Dunwoody Pines Retirement Community, residents and families express appreciation for the community's staff members who have made them feel at home. They mention that the staff goes above and ...
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Delicious meals and excellent dining experiences. Residents consistently praise the quality of the food and dining experiences at their communities. At The Mansions at Sandy Springs Senior Independent Living, the chef accommodates dietary restrictions and individual preferences, and residents look forward to meals every day. Reviews for Atri ...
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Wide range of activities to encourage socializing. Residents find enjoyment in the wide range of specialized activities offered in communities. For example, at The Phoenix at Braselton, the activity director organizes events like movie nights, museum outings, and gardening classes that help residents stay engaged and active.
Thorough and consistent communication between families and staff. Reviews contain many mentions of frequent, in-depth conversations that community staff members have with residents and their families to keep everyone informed and make sure care needs are being met. At the Brookdale Chambrel Roswell, for example, the community director sets regular meetings w ...
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Properly maintained interior spaces and grounds. Reviews often praise the cleanliness and upkeep of the community, whether it's for the private rooms, communal areas, or outdoor areas like gardens and walking trails. Residents of Cottonwood Estates mention the updated bathrooms and high-end furniture in the library, while reviews for The Ma ...
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Friendly and supportive community atmosphere. Several reviews mention the sense of community and supportive environment at their loved ones' communities. For example, at The Retreat at Loganville, residents and families report that the other residents have made their loved one feel at home and have gone out of their way to check on them w ...
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Apple Valley independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Apple Valley independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Apple Valley, 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 Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Apple Valley, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
20.9%
20.3%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
52%
34%
No sugar
No sugar
49.3%
31.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
46.2%
33.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Apple Valley, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
46.2%
36.4%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
58.2%
43.4%
Room service
Room service
49.8%
36.8%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Apple Valley, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
60.4%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
44.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
40.9%
32.7%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
68.4%
49.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
65.8%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
69.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
59.1%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
46.7%
37.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
51.6%
41.6%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
62.7%
47.4%
Live performances
Live performances
62.2%
47.2%
Dances
Dances
43.1%
32.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
29.8%
39.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
62.2%
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The Cottages of Monroe, Park at Johns Creek and The Joy Senior Living of Loganville are the top-rated independent living facilities near Apple Valley, Georgia. See full list of communities.
There are 271 independent living facilities near Apple Valley, Georgia. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Apple Valley, Georgia are The Cottages of Monroe, The Joy Senior Living of Loganville and The Mansions at Sandy Springs. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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