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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Suffolk Downs Station, MA

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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: 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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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.
Fitch Home is located in a beautiful residential neighborhood that reflects what Melrose and Fitch Home are all about: a warm and friendly community. We offer a variety of lifestyles: independent, social and active, private and relaxed. You choose what combination makes you happy. Our dining room...
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, 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: 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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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: 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.
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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Our loved one is no longer there so we do not have much more to stay, but based on the experience we had the staff members were very friendly and helpful. The maintenance team were extremely helpful as well....
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.
Waterstone at the Circle is a premier living community – designed exclusively for active seniors 62 and over – located at the former site of the Circle Cinema in Boston. Waterstone at the Circle features gorgeous private apartments with views of the Boston skyline, Chestnut Hill Reservoir or...
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Arnold House was the best place for our father. The nursing staff were highly educated and most important caring to my father and all of my sisters. We became part of the family. The food was excellent all...
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.
At Arnold House we now about life's choices.Residents and staff alike share in them daily.We also know that sometimes those decisions may be difficult to make, but when viewed from the perspective of genuine caring about others, the difficulties seem to diminish and the answers become...
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.
Providing exceptional, quality housing and services while preserving the independence, rights and dignity of our residents in the most professional, respectful and caring manner. The Foley Senior Residences is an affordable independent and assisted living community that opened in the spring of...
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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
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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.
At Vineyard Community Living, older people enjoy friendships, old and new. We don’t replace existing family and friends, but surround our residents with a larger sense community and offer respectful, quality services.We know it’s the little things in life that can make a big difference; like...
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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: 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.

Cost of independent living in Suffolk Downs Station, MA

The average cost of senior living in Suffolk Downs Station is $6,642 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Brockton, MA with an average of $6,367 per month.

Independent living costs in Suffolk Downs Station, MA, vs. nearby cities

Suffolk Downs Station, MA
$6,642/mo
$6,649/mo
$6,578/mo

Independent living costs in Suffolk Downs Station, MA, vs. state and national averages

Suffolk Downs Station, MA
$6,642/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Suffolk Downs Station, MA, vs. other senior living options

$7,204/mo
Independent Living
$6,642/mo

Independent living costs in Suffolk Downs Station, MA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,254/mo
Studio
$6,924/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,346/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,611/mo

Senior living costs in Suffolk Downs Station 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: Suffolk Downs Station, MA
Column state: Massachusetts
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Community typeSuffolk Downs Station, MAMassachusettsU.S.
Independent Living$6,642/mo$6,112/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$7,195/mo$6,883/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$7,204/mo$6,886/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Suffolk Downs Station, MA:$6,642/mo
Massachusetts:$6,112/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Suffolk Downs Station, MA:$7,195/mo
Massachusetts:$6,883/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Suffolk Downs Station, MA:$7,204/mo
Massachusetts:$6,886/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Suffolk Downs Station, MA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Suffolk Downs Station 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 Suffolk Downs Station, MA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Suffolk Downs Station 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
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Suffolk Downs Station, MA$4,877/mo$3,212/mo+51.8%
Massachusetts$3,919/mo$3,577/mo+9.6%
National$3,191/mo$3,044/mo+4.8%
Suffolk Downs Station, MA
2024 average cost:$4,877/mo
2023 average cost:$3,212/mo
Percent change:+51.8%
Massachusetts
2024 average cost:$3,919/mo
2023 average cost:$3,577/mo
Percent change:+9.6%
National
2024 average cost:$3,191/mo
2023 average cost:$3,044/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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What families are saying about independent living in Suffolk Downs Station

Recent reviews for independent living in Suffolk Downs Station

Brigham House in Watertown, MA

5.0
Watertown is our home town, [name removed] is able to go shopping and take a walk in familiar surroundings. Biggest plus is when her money runs out, they will keep her and she gets a small amount of her social security.

Fairing Way - A Rice Eventide Community in South Weymouth, MA

3.9
It's a good environment for our age group and the amenities and activities are sufficient enough to keep us engaged and comfortable. We picked this community, because of the location and cost.

Cadbury Commons in Cambridge, MA

3.8
Our experience with this community was good, overall it is kept pretty clean. The care services are pretty reliable, the activities were however a little bit weaker. The food at this community was very good, and we really liked the responsiveness of the staff and the availability the memory care ...
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Suffolk Downs Station independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Suffolk Downs Station independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Suffolk Downs Station, 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 Suffolk Downs Station 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 Suffolk Downs Station partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Suffolk Downs Station, MANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
36.2%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
52.2%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
49.3%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
42%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
8.7%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Suffolk Downs Station 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 Suffolk Downs Station communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Suffolk Downs Station, MANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
53.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
53.6%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
34.8%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.7%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Suffolk Downs Station 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 Suffolk Downs Station offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
60.9%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
36.2%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
33.3%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
50.7%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
59.4%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
59.4%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50.7%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
40.6%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
56.5%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
56.5%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
60.9%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
24.6%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
34.8%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
59.4%
47%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Atria Longmeadow Place, The Gables at Winchester and Sunrise of Lynnfield are the top-rated independent living facilities near Suffolk Downs Station, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
There are 80 independent living facilities near Suffolk Downs Station, Massachusetts. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Suffolk Downs Station, Massachusetts are Atria Longmeadow Place, The Gables at Winchester and Atria Marland Place. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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